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1798 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

New Hampshire · 3 candidates · See every 1798 Governor race

Who won the 1798 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

John Taylor Gilman won the 1798 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. John Taylor Gilman received 9,397 popular votes (77.32%). The main challenger was Oliver Peabody (9.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Gilman and Peabody

Gilman +67.5 pts · won by 8,208 votes
John Taylor GilmanFederalist PartyWINNER77.32%
9,397 votes
Oliver PeabodyDemocratic9.78%
1,189 votes
Timothy WalkerDemocratic6.04%
734 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 6.9% 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.