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The1788 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 11 March 1788 in order to elect thePresident of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.)IncumbentFederalist PresidentJohn Sullivan was defeated in his re-election bid byAnti-Federalist candidate and former PresidentJohn Langdon, who had initially finished first in the popular vote during theprevious President election.[1]
On election day, 11 March 1788,Anti-Federalist candidate and former PresidentJohn Langdon won the election by a margin of 757 votes against incumbentFederalist PresidentJohn Sullivan, thereby gaining Anti-Federalist control over the office of President. Langdon was sworn in for his second term on 6 June 1788.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Anti-Federalist | John Langdon | 4,421 | 50.02 | |
| Federalist | John Sullivan (incumbent) | 3,664 | 41.46 | |
| Scattering | 753 | 8.52 | ||
| Total votes | 7,079 | 100.00 | ||
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