Election Name: | 1798 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
Country: | New Hampshire |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1797 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1797 |
Next Election: | 1799 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1799 |
Election Date: | March 13, 1798 |
Nominee1: | John Taylor Gilman |
Party1: | Federalist Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 9,397 |
Percentage1: | 77.32% |
Nominee2: | Oliver Peabody |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,189 |
Percentage2: | 9.78% |
Nominee3: | Timothy Walker |
Party3: | Democratic-Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 734 |
Percentage3: | 6.04% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John Taylor Gilman |
Before Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
After Election: | John Taylor Gilman |
After Party: | Federalist Party (United States) |
The 1798 New Hampshire gubernatorial election took place on March 13, 1798. Incumbent Federalist Governor John Taylor Gilman won re-election to a fifth term, easily defeating various minor candidates.