1817 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1817 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

William Plumer won the 1817 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. William Plumer received 19,088 popular votes (53.96%). The main challenger was James Sheafe (34%).

See the full head-to-head between Plumer and Sheafe

Plumer +20.0 pts · won by 7,059 votes
19,088 votes
James SheafeFederalist Party34%
12,029 votes
Jeremiah MasonFederalist Party10.2%
3,607 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% 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.