1840 New Hampshire gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1840 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
Country:	New Hampshire
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1839 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1839
Next Election:	1841 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1841
Election Date:	March 10, 1840
Nominee1:	John Page
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	29,521
Percentage1:	58.11%
Nominee2:	Enos Stevens
Party2:	Whig Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	20,716
Percentage2:	40.78%
Governor
Before Election:	John Page
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	John Page
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1840 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1840.^[1]

Incumbent Democratic Governor John Page defeated Whig nominee Enos Stevens with 58.11% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• John Page, Democratic, incumbent Governor
• Enos Stevens, Whig, incumbent member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire^{[2] [3]}

Results

Notes and References

1. News: . March 12, 1840 . Elections . The Madisonian . Washington City . 3 . 28 December 2021 .
2. Book: Moore, Jacob B. . The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1840 . Executive . https://archive.org/details/newhampshirereg184044slsn/page/n29/mode/2up . Concord . Marsh, Capen, Lyon & Webb . 25 .
3. Book: Saunderson, Henry H. . 1876 . History of Charlestown, New-Hampshire, the Old No. 4 . Claremont, N.H. . The Claremont Manufacturing Company . 570 .