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The1790 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 9 March 1790 in order to elect thePresident of New Hampshire. (The office would be renamed to Governor in 1792.) Third time Anti-Federalist candidateJosiah Bartlett defeated formerActing PresidentJohn Pickering, Joshua Wentworth and former delegate to theContinental CongressNathaniel Peabody. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Bartlett was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution, despite placing third in the popular vote.[1]
On election day, 9 March 1790, formerActing PresidentJohn Pickering won the popular vote by a margin of 820 votes against his foremost opponent Joshua Wentworth. But because no candidate received a majority of the popular vote, a separate election was held by theNew Hampshire General Court, which chose Anti-Federalist candidateJosiah Bartlett as the winner, despite Bartlett having only received 21.59% of the vote and having placed third. Bartlett thereby gained Anti-Federalist control over the office of President. Bartlett was sworn in as the fourthPresident of New Hampshire on 5 June 1790.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Anti-Federalist | Josiah Bartlett | 1,676 | 21.59 | |
| John Pickering | 3,189 | 41.09 | ||
| Joshua Wentworth | 2,369 | 30.42 | ||
| Anti-Federalist | Nathaniel Peabody | 294 | 3.79 | |
| Scattering | 234 | 3.01 | ||
| Total votes | 7,762 | 100.00 | ||
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