1849 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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The 1849 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 13, 1849.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Jared W. Williams did not stand for re-election.
Democratic nominee Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. defeated Whig nominee Levi Chamberlain and Free Soil nominee Nathaniel S. Berry with 53.73% of the vote.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Nathaniel S. Berry, Free Soil, judge of the Grafton County Court of Common Pleas, Free Soil nominee for Governor in 1846, 1847 and 1848
- Levi Chamberlain, Whig, lawyer, former State Senator[1]
- Samuel Dinsmoor Jr., Democratic, former clerk of the New Hampshire Senate, president of the Ashuelot Bank[2]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. | 30,107 | 53.73% | ||
| Whig | Levi Chamberlain | 18,764 | 33.49% | ||
| Free Soil | Nathaniel S. Berry | 7,045 | 12.57% | ||
| Scattering | 117 | 0.21% | |||
| Majority | 11,343 | 20.24% | |||
| Turnout | 56,033 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Griffin, Simon Goodell (1904). A History of the Town of Keene, from 1732, When the Township Was Granted by Massachusetts, to 1874, When it Became a City. Keene, N.H.: Sentinel Printing Company. p. 572.
- ^ Rumrill, Alan (2009). Monadnock Moments: Historic Tales from Southwest New Hampshire. Charleston, SC: The History Press. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-59629-740-1.
- ^ "NH Governor, 1849". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
- ^ Journal of the Honorable Senate of the State of New Hampshire; June Session, 1849. Concord: Butterfield and Hill. 1849. p. 10.
- ^ Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1860. Concord: G. Parker Lyon. p. 44.
- ^ Carter, Hosea B., ed. (1891). "Gubernatorial Vote of New Hampshire – 1784 to 1890". The New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1680–1891. Concord: Office of the Secretary of State. p. 155.
- ^ Coolidge, A. J.; Mansfield, J. B. (1860). History and Description of New England. New Hampshire. Boston: Austin J. Coolidge. p. 709.
- ^ Wadleigh, George (1913). Notable Events in the History of Dover, New Hampshire: from the first settlement in 1623 to 1865. Dover, N.H.: The Tufts College Press. p. 255.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 66. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 384. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
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