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The 1852 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 9 March 1852 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Democratic nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Noah Martin defeated Whig nominee Thomas E. Sawyer and Free Soil Party nominee John Atwood. [1]
On election day, 9 March 1852, Democratic nominee Noah Martin won the election by a margin of 10,925 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Thomas E. Sawyer, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Martin was sworn in as the 23rd Governor of New Hampshire on 3 June 1852. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Noah Martin | 31,177 | 50.79 | |
| Whig | Thomas E. Sawyer | 20,252 | 32.99 | |
| Free Soil | John Atwood | 9,683 | 15.78 | |
| Scattering | 269 | 0.44 | ||
| Total votes | 61,381 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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The Free Soil Party was a political party in the United States from 1848 to 1854, when it merged into the Republican Party. The party was focused on opposing the expansion of slavery into the western territories of the United States. The 1848 presidential election took place in the aftermath of the Mexican–American War and debates over the extension of slavery into the Mexican Cession. After the Whig Party and the Democratic Party nominated presidential candidates who were unwilling to rule out the extension of slavery into the Mexican Cession, anti-slavery Democrats and Whigs joined with members of the Liberty Party to form the new Free Soil Party. Running as the Free Soil presidential candidate, former President Martin Van Buren won 10.1 percent of the popular vote, the strongest popular vote performance by a third party up to that point in U.S. history.
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The 1835 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1835.
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The 1839 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 12, 1839.
The 1841 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 9, 1841.
The 1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 8, 1842.
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