1806 United States gubernatorial elections explained

Election Name:1806 United States gubernatorial elections
Country:United States
Flag Year:1795
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1805 United States gubernatorial elections
Previous Year:1805
Next Election:1807 United States gubernatorial elections
Next Year:1807
Seats For Election:10 state governorships
Election Date:March 11, 1806 – December 9, 1806
1Blank:Seats up
Party1:Democratic-Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:12 governorships
Seats Before1:12
Seats After1:12
Seats1:7
1Data1:7
Party2:Federalist Party (United States)
Last Election2:4 governorships
Seats Before2:4
Seats After2:4
Seats2:3
1Data2:3
Party3:Independent (politician)
Last Election3:1 governorship
Seats Before3:1
Seats After3:1
Seats3:0
1Data3:0

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1806, in 10 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections.

Five governors were elected by popular vote and five were elected by state legislatures.

Results

State Election date Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
Connecticut10 April 1806Jonathan Trumbull Jr.Federalist Re-elected, 13,413 (58.27%)William Hart (Democratic-Republican), 9,460 (41.10%)
Scattering 144 (0.63%)
[1] [2]
Maryland
(election by legislature)		10 November 1806Robert BowieDemocratic-Republican Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victoryRobert Wright (Democratic-Republican), 59 votes
Charles Carroll of Carrollton (Federalist), 11 votes
John Eager Howard (Federalist), 3 votes
Thomas Johnson (Federalist), 1 vote
[3] [4] [5]
Massachusetts7 April 1806Caleb StrongFederalist Re-elected, 36,433 (50.06%)James Sullivan (Democratic-Republican), 36,034 (49.51%)
Scattering 317 (0.44%)
[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
New Hampshire11 March 1806John LangdonDemocratic-RepublicanRe-elected, 15,277 (74.26%)Timothy Farrar (Federalist), 1,720 (8.36%)
John Taylor Gilman (Federalist), 1,553 (7.55%)
Jeremiah Smith (Federalist), 902 (4.38%)
Oliver Peabody (Federalist), 866 (4.21%)
Scattering 255 (1.24%)
[11] [12] [13] [14]
New Jersey
(election by legislature)		31 October 1806Joseph BloomfieldDemocratic-Republican Re-elected, unanimously
[15] [16] [17] [18]
North Carolina
(election by legislature)		27 November 1806Nathaniel AlexanderDemocratic-RepublicanRe-elected, "without opposition"
[19] [20] [21]
Rhode Island16 April 1806[22] Henry Smith (acting)Democratic-RepublicanNo choice. Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island, Isaac Wilbour, served the term as acting Governor.Richard Jackson Jr. (Federalist), 1,662 (43.07%)
Henry Smith (Democratic-Republican), 1,097 (28.43%)
Peleg Arnold (Democratic-Republican), 1,094 (28.35%)
Scattering 6 (0.16%)
[23] [24] [25]
(Legislative election)
(held, 15 May 1806)
Richard Jackson Jr., 16 votes
Nay, 52 votes
No choice made.
[26]
South Carolina
(election by legislature)		9 December 1806[27] [28] Paul HamiltonDemocratic-Republican Term-limited, Democratic-Republican victory(Second ballot)
Charles Pinckney (Democratic-Republican), 73 votes
Henry Middleton (Democratic-Republican), 66 votes
[29] [30] [31] [32]
Vermont2 September 1806Isaac TichenorFederalist Re-elected, 8,851 (54.97%)Israel Smith (Democratic-Republican), 6,930 (43.04%)
Scattering 320 (1.99%)
[33] [34] [35] [36] [37]
Virginia
(election by legislature)		4 December 1806[38] William H. CabellDemocratic-RepublicanRe-elected, "without opposition"
[39] [40] [41] [42]

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CT Governor, 1806 . Our Campaigns . 14 August 2020.
  2. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Connecticut 1806 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 14 August 2020 .
  3. Web site: MD Governor, 1806 . Our Campaigns . 14 August 2020.
  4. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Maryland 1806 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 14 August 2020 .
  5. Book: . Votes and Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Maryland. November Session, 1806 . Annapolis . Frederick Green, Printer to the State . 4 .
  6. Web site: MA Governor, 1806 . Our Campaigns . 14 August 2020.
  7. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Massachusetts 1806 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 14 August 2020 .
  8. Book: Burdick, Charles . 1814 . The Massachusetts Manual: or Political and Historical Register, for the Political Year from June 1814 to June 1815 . I . Boston . Charles Callender . 26 .
  9. Book: . The Massachusetts Register and United States Calendar; for the Year of Our Lord 1814, &c., &c. . 1814 . Boston . John West & Co. . 36 .
  10. Book: Hayward, John . 1847 . A Gazetteer of Massachusetts, &c., &c. . Boston . John Hayward . 417 .
  11. Web site: NH Governor, 1806 . Our Campaigns . 14 August 2020.
  12. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . New Hampshire 1806 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 14 August 2020 .
  13. Book: . A Journal of the Proceedings of the Honorable Senate of the State of New-Hampshire, at their Session, begun and holden at Hopkinton, on the first Wednesday of June, Anno Domini, 1806 . Portsmouth . Peirce and Gardner, Printers to the State . 7 . 1807 .
  14. Book: Farmer, James . The New Hampshire Annual Register and United States Calendar, 1833 . Concord . Marsh, Capen and Lyon . 18 .
  15. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . New Jersey 1806 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 14 August 2020 .
  16. Book: Lee, Francis Bazely . 1902 . New Jersey as a colony and a state . 3 . New York . Publishing Society of New Jersey . 159 .
  17. News: . The Legislature of New-Jersey . The enquirer . Richmond, VA . 11 November 1806 . 3 . 14 August 2020 .
  18. News: . Trenton, Nov. 3. Reformation . Portland gazette and Maine advertiser . Portland, District of Maine . 17 November 1806 . 2 . 14 August 2020 .
  19. Web site: NC Governor, 1806 . Our Campaigns . 14 August 2020.
  20. Book: Broussard, James H. . 1978 . The Southern Federalists, 1800-1816 . 219 . Baton Rouge . Louisiana State University Press . 0-8071-0288-1 .
  21. News: . Raleigh, (N.C.) December 1 . Virginia Argus . Richmond, VA . 9 December 1806 . 3 . 14 August 2020 .
  22. News: . April 17, 1806 . Newport. Thursday, April 17, 1806 . Rhode-Island Republican . Newport, R.I. . 2 . 14 December 2021 .
  23. Web site: RI Governor, 1806 . Our Campaigns . 14 August 2020.
  24. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Rhode Island 1806 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 14 August 2020 .
  25. Book: J. Fred Parker, Secretary of State . 1914 . Manual, with Rules and Orders, for the use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island, 1914 . Providence, RI . E. L. Freeman Company, State Printers . 107 .
  26. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Rhode Island 1806 Governor, Ballot 2 . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 14 August 2020 .
  27. Web site: Charles Pinckney: 7th Governor of the State of South Carolina 1789-1792 and 1796-1798 and 1806-1808 . carolana.com . Lewis, J. D. . Little River, S.C. . 14 August 2020 .
  28. News: . A record of this State's executives . Anderson Daily Intelligencer . Anderson, S.C. . 26 May 1914 . 20 . 14 August 2020 .
  29. Web site: SC Governor, 1806 . Our Campaigns . 14 August 2020.
  30. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . South Carolina 1806 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 14 August 2020 .
  31. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . South Carolina 1806 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 14 August 2020 .
  32. News: . South Carolina . The enquirer . Richmond, VA . 27 December 1806 . 2 . 14 August 2020 .
  33. Web site: VT Governor, 1806 . Our Campaigns . 14 August 2020.
  34. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Vermont 1806 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 14 August 2020 .
  35. Web site: General Election Results: Governor . . 3 . Election Results Archive . Office of the Vermont Secretary of State . 14 August 2020 .
  36. Book: Walton . E. P. . 1877 . Records of the Governor and Council of the State of Vermont . V . https://archive.org/details/recordsofgoverno05verm/page/101/mode/1up . Montpelier . Steam Press of J. & J. M. Poland . Records of the Governor and Council at the Session with the General Assembly at Middlebury, October 1806 . 101 .
  37. Book: Coolidge . A. J. . Mansfield . J. B. . 1860 . History and Description of New England: Vermont . https://archive.org/details/historydescrip00cool/page/965/mode/1up . Boston . Austin J. Coolidge . Governors and Gubernatorial Vote . 965 .
  38. News: . Virginia Legislature. House of Delegates. Wednesday, December 3, 1806 . Virginia Argus . Richmond, VA . 5 December 1806 . 2 . 14 August 2020 .
  39. Web site: VA Governor, 1806 . Our Campaigns . 14 August 2020.
  40. Web site: . Tufts Digital Collations and Archives . Virginia 1806 Governor . A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825 . 14 August 2020 .
  41. News: . General Assembly of Virginia . The enquirer . Richmond, VA . 5 December 1806 . 2 . 14 August 2020 .
  42. News: . Washington City. Wednesday, December 10 . The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser . Washington, D.C. . 10 December 1806 . 3 . 14 August 2020 .

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