1847 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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1847 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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  1846 9 March 1847 1848  
  JWWilliams.jpg Anthony Colby.jpg Nathaniel Springer Berry.jpg
Nominee Jared W. Williams Anthony Colby Nathaniel S. Berry
Party Democratic Whig Liberty
Popular vote30,80621,1098,531
Percentage50.92%34.89%14.10%

1847 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Williams:     40–50%     50–60%     70–80%
Colby:     40–50%

Governor before election

Anthony Colby
Whig

Elected Governor

Jared W. Williams
Democratic

The 1847 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 9 March 1847 in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district (Seat 3) Jared W. Williams defeated incumbent Whig governor Anthony Colby and Liberty Party nominee and former member of the New Hampshire Senate Nathaniel S. Berry in a rematch of the previous election. [1]

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General election

On election day, 9 March 1847, Democratic nominee Jared W. Williams won the election by a margin of 9,697 votes against his foremost opponent incumbent Whig governor Anthony Colby, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Williams was sworn in as the 21st governor of New Hampshire on 3 June 1847. [2]

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1847
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jared W. Williams 30,806 50.92
Whig Anthony Colby (incumbent)21,10934.89
Liberty Nathaniel S. Berry 8,53114.10
Scattering540.09
Total votes60,500 100.00
Democratic gain from Whig

References

  1. "Jared Warner Williams". National Governors Association . Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  2. "NH Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 4, 2005. Retrieved April 3, 2024.