1854 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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1854 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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  1853 14 March 1854 1855  
  Nathaniel Bradley Baker.jpg JasBell.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Nathaniel B. Baker James Bell Jared Perkins
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote29,78816,94011,080
Percentage51.42%29.24%19.13%

1854 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Baker:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Noah Martin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Nathaniel B. Baker
Democratic

The 1854 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 14 March 1854 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Democratic nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Nathaniel B. Baker defeated Whig nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives James Bell and Free Soil Party nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 3rd district Jared Perkins. [1]

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General election

On election day, 14 March 1854, Democratic nominee Nathaniel B. Baker won the election by a margin of 12,848 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee James Bell, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Baker was sworn in as the 24th Governor of New Hampshire on 8 June 1854. [2]

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1854
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nathaniel B. Baker 29,788 51.42
Whig James Bell 16,94029.24
Free Soil Jared Perkins 11,08019.13
Scattering1220.21
Total votes57,930 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Nathaniel Bradley Baker". National Governors Association . Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  2. "NH Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 4, 2005. Retrieved April 3, 2024.