A presidential election was held in New Hampshire 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 HampshirePartyCandidateVotesPercentageElectoral votesFederalistJohn Adams3,26589.3%6Democratic-RepublicanThomas Jefferson39310.7%Totals3,658100.0%6
Results by county +1796 United States presidential election in New HampshireCountyJohn AdamsFederalistThomas JeffersonDemocratic-RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#% Cheshire20790.39%229.61%18580.78%229 Grafton187100.00%00.00%187100.00%187 Hillsborough12578.62%3421.38%9157.24%159 Rockingham24364.80%13235.20%11129.60%375 Strafford10286.44%1613.56%8672.88%118Total86480.90%20419.10%66061.80%1,068
See also United States presidential elections in New Hampshire
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