1796 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

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1796 United States presidential election in New Hampshire

November 4 – December 7, 1796

Nominee John Adams Thomas Jefferson Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Home state Massachusetts Virginia Running mate Thomas Pinckney Aaron Burr Electoral vote 6 0 Popular vote 3,265 393 Percentage 89.3% 10.7%

President before election George Washington Independent Elected President John Adams Federalist

The 1796 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place between November 4 to December 7, 1796, as part of the 1796 United States presidential election to elect the President. Voters chose five representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

New Hampshire voted for Federalist candidate and Vice President John Adams, over the Democratic-Republican candidate and Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson by a total of 78.6% margin of the popular vote, making this the largest margin for a presidential candidate in the state of New Hampshire.

Results

1796 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Federalist	John Adams	3,265	89.3%	6
	Democratic-Republican	Thomas Jefferson	393	10.7%
Totals			3,658	100.0%	6

See also

• United States presidential elections in New Hampshire