1873 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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1873 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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  1872 11 March 1873 1874  
  Portrait of Ezekiel A. Straw (cropped).jpg James Adams Weston.png
Nominee Ezekiel A. Straw James A. Weston
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote34,02332,016
Percentage50.16%47.20%

1873 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Straw:     50–60%
Weston:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

Ezekiel A. Straw
Republican

Elected Governor

Ezekiel A. Straw
Republican

The 1873 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 11 March 1873 in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican governor Ezekiel A. Straw won re-election against former Democratic governor James A. Weston, Temperance nominee John Blackmer and Labor Reform Party nominee Samuel K. Mason in a rematch of the previous election. [1]

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General election

On election day, 11 March 1873, incumbent Republican governor Ezekiel A. Straw won re-election by a margin of 2,007 votes against his foremost opponent former Democratic governor James A. Weston, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of governor. Straw was sworn in for his second term on 3 June 1873. [2]

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1873
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ezekiel A. Straw (incumbent) 34,023 50.16
Democratic James A. Weston 32,01647.20
Prohibition John Blackmer1,0981.62
Labor Reform Party Samuel K. Mason6871.01
Scattering80.01
Total votes67,832 100.00
Republican hold

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