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April 7, 1840 in The New Hampshire Gazette

Domestic News April 7, 1840

The New Hampshire Gazette

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James Pickering, Daniel Adams, James B. Creighton, Abram Brown, David A. Gregg, Elijah Belding, Peter Renton, J. D. Nettleton, George Nutter, Converse Goodhue, John Comerford, James H. Johnson, Phinehas Handerson, John H. Steele, Isaac Waldron, John H. White, Henry B. Rust

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New Hampshire Election, Governor Votes, Senate Election, County Recapitulation, 1840 Results

Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

1840 New Hampshire election results: Vote tallies for governor by county and town compared to 1839, elected senators (e.g., James Pickering), councilors (e.g., Phinehas Handerson), and House composition claims (171 Democrats, 79 Whigs).

Merged-components note: Merging multiple tables and accompanying text blocks that detail New Hampshire county-by-county vote counts, recapitulations, and elected officials for the gubernatorial election into a single coherent domestic news component focused on local election results.

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Atkinson	23	81	Nottingham	39	171
Candia	88	165	Plaistow	20	97
Chester	173	159	Poplin	28	53
Deerfield	59	252	Portsmouth	502	647
Derry	172	159	Rye	63	170
East Kingston	51	63	Seabrook	119	43
Epping	100	155	Stratham	63	89
Exeter	256	174	Windham	96	50
Greenland	31	84	Brentwood	98	60
Hampstead	57	101	Hampton-Falls	63	48
Hampton	115	125	Northwood	40	136
Kensington	77	75	Raymond	59	132
Kingston	79	115	South-Hampton	10	85
New-Castle	75	63	4 towns not heard from gave last	344	429
Newington	26	88
New-Market	186	163		3170	4423
Newtown	12	95

STRAFFORD COUNTY.
Albany	32	35	Moultonboro'	53	217
Alton	138	190	New-Hampton	112	167
Barnstead	40	328	Sandbornton	296	333
Barrington	186	177	Strafford	156	223
Centre Harbor	16	82	Sandwich	167	283
Conway	184	163	Somersworth	290	108
Dover	579	379	Tamworth	72	141
Durham	98	149	Tuftonborough	18	213
Eaton	150	122	Wolfeboro'	54	227
Effingham	29	142	Brookfield	32	78
Farmington	81	146	Chatham	13	74
Freedom	25	144	Milton	145	76
Gilnanton	276	349	Rochester	249	223
Gilford	118	212	Wakefield	133	133
Lee	19	174	3 towns lastyear	267	374
Madbury	49	28
Meredith	162	307		4239	6002

Allenstown	20	79	Hopkinton	124	292
Andover	58	165	Loudon	115	179
Boscawen	224	162	Newbury	9	146
Bow	15	162	New-London	95	118
Bradford	48	197	Northfield	37	167
Caaterbury	90	154	Pembroke	124	132
Chichester	31	139	Pittsfield	68	177
Coacord	513	544	Salisbury	77	156
Danbarton	56	103	Sutton	12	276
Epsom	48	142	Warner	37	302
Franklin	140	137	Wilmot	17	192
Henniker	90	219
Hooksett	53	115		2096	4478

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.
Amherst	180	158	Merrimack	125	131
Antrim	71	179	Mont Vernon	63	83
Bedford	165	139	Milford	159	87
Peering	29	210	Nashua	586	441
Frauncestown	151	135	New-Boston	67	245
Offstown	78	277	Pelham	110	113
Greenfield	26	151	Peterboro	192	161
Hancock	76	203	Society Land	1	26
Hillsboro	77	289	Weare	119	289
Hollis	135	152	Brookline	58	62
Fudson	78	138	Mason	137	92
Litchfield	44	60	5 towns last year	420	343
Lyndeboro	70	133
Manchester	210	306		3417	4603

VOTES FOR GOVERNOR
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY.
RECAPITULATION
1840.
1839.
20,838 29,150 23,830 30,260
Senators Elected.
No. 1 James Pickering,
7 Daniel Adams,
2 James B. Creighton,
8 Abram Brown,
David A. Gregg:
9 Elijah Belding,
Peter Renton,
10 J. D. Nettleton,
George Nutter,
11 Converse Goodhue,
4 John Comerford,
, 12 James H. Johnson.

Alstead	167	133	Sullivan	76	23
Chesterfield	201	150	Surry	58	48
Dublin	154	66	Swanzey	112	238
Fitzwilliam	196	73	Walpole	226	203
Gilsum	33	81	Westmoreland	160	173
Hinsdale	165	52	Winchester	217	121
Jaffrey	152	113	Richmond	74	136
Keene	349	168	Rindge	218	35
Marlboro	121	57	Stoddard	73	133
Marlow	24	128	Troy	95	44
Nelson	128	36
Roxbury	40	19		3039	2230

SULLIVAN COUNTY.
Aeworth	155	156	Newport	212
Charlestown	165	135	Plainfield	146
Claremont	399	169	Springfield	27
Cornish	158	175	Unity	38
Croydon	78	122	Washington	106
Goshen	37	106	Wendell	9
Grantham	40	150
Langdon	82	56		1735
Lempster	83	108

Alexandria	98	146	Lebanon	206	111
Bath	152	152	Lisbon	40	229
Bridgewater	29	101	Littleton	150	123
Bristol	122	109	Lyman	111	157
Campton	101	147	Landaff	48	121
Canaan	115	189	Lyme	192	80
Coventry	6	76	Orford	136	165
Danbury	40	103	Piermont	60	121
Dorchester	50	101	Plymouth	92	127
Enfield	42	163	Peeling	13	67
Franconia	18	72	Rumney	43	153
Grafton	137	149	Thornton	59	134
Groton	43	102	Warren	35	147
Haver	219	188	Wentworth	36	172
Haverhill	142	291	6 towns lastyear	198	385
Hebron	17	68
Hill	41	142		2791	4600

COOS COUNTY.
Bartlett	19	119	Whitefield	22	182
Colebrook	39	82	Berlin	2	22
Dalton	31	96	Carroll	2	36
Jackson	6	72	Columbia	44	65
Lancaster	99	142	Jefferson	8	80
Northumberland	20	48	Milan	11	38
Stewartstown	20	99

	Stevens.	Page.	Wilson.	Page.
Rockingham	3170	4223	3881	4298
Strafford	4239	6002	4920	6113
Merrimack	2096	4478	2619	4750
Hillsborough	3417	4603	3460	4782
Cheshire	3039	2230	3375	2215
Sullivan	1735	2176	1888	2257
Grafton	2719	4387	3301	4661
Coos	353	1051	438	1184

COUNCILOR SELECTED,
Phinehas Handerson,
John H. Steele,
Isaac Waldron,
John H. White.
Henry B. Rust,
Messrs. Pickering, Gregg, Renton, Belding, and Nettleton, are new members of the Senate—supplying the places of Messrs. Laighton, Wilkins, Cogswell, Prentiss and Gove.
The Concord Patriot claims 171 members of the House as Democrats, and allows 79 as Whigs.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

New Hampshire Election Governor Votes Senate Election County Recapitulation 1840 Results

What entities or persons were involved?

James Pickering Daniel Adams James B. Creighton Abram Brown David A. Gregg Elijah Belding Peter Renton J. D. Nettleton George Nutter Converse Goodhue John Comerford James H. Johnson Phinehas Handerson John H. Steele Isaac Waldron John H. White Henry B. Rust

Where did it happen?

New Hampshire

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

New Hampshire

Event Date

1840

Key Persons

James Pickering Daniel Adams James B. Creighton Abram Brown David A. Gregg Elijah Belding Peter Renton J. D. Nettleton George Nutter Converse Goodhue John Comerford James H. Johnson Phinehas Handerson John H. Steele Isaac Waldron John H. White Henry B. Rust

Outcome

rockingham county totals: 3170 for one candidate, 4423 for another in 1840; similar for other counties. senators elected from districts 1-12. councilors selected: phinehas handerson, john h. steele, isaac waldron, john h. white, henry b. rust. concord patriot claims 171 democratic members and 79 whig members in the house.

Event Details

Tables provide vote counts for governor candidates in towns across Rockingham, Strafford, Merrimack, Hillsborough, Cheshire, Sullivan, Grafton, and Coos counties for 1840 and 1839. Lists elected senators by district and selected councilors. Notes new Senate members replacing previous ones.