1790 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1790 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

John Pickering won the 1790 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. John Pickering received 3,189 popular votes (41.09%). The main challenger was Joshua Wentworth (30.52%).

See the full head-to-head between Pickering and Wentworth

Pickering +10.6 pts · won by 820 votes
John PickeringWINNER41.09%
3,189 votes
2,369 votes
Josiah BartlettAnti-Federalist21.59%
1,676 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.