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1801 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1801 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

John Taylor Gilman won the 1801 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. John Taylor Gilman received 10,898 popular votes (65.5%). The main challenger was Timothy Walker (31.55%).

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

Gilman +34.0 pts · won by 5,649 votes
John Taylor GilmanFederalist PartyWINNER65.5%
10,898 votes
Timothy WalkerDemocratic31.55%
5,249 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.0% 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.