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The 1844 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 12 March 1844 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Democratic nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives John Hardy Steele defeated Whig nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Anthony Colby, Conservative nominee John H. White and Liberty nominee Daniel Hoit. [1]
On election day, 12 March 1844, Democratic nominee John Hardy Steele won the election by a margin of 11,236 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Anthony Colby, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Steele was sworn in as the 19th Governor of New Hampshire on 6 June 1844. [2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Hardy Steele | 25,986 | 53.37 | |
| Whig | Anthony Colby | 14,750 | 30.29 | |
| Liberty | Daniel Hoit | 5,767 | 11.84 | |
| Conservative | John H. White | 1,988 | 4.08 | |
| Scattering | 201 | 0.42 | ||
| Total votes | 48,692 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
John Parker Hale was an American politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1843 to 1845 and in the United States Senate from 1847 to 1853 and again from 1855 to 1865. He began his congressional career as a Democrat, but helped establish the anti-slavery Free Soil Party and eventually joined the Republican Party.
John Hardy Steele served as the 19th governor of New Hampshire from 1844 to 1846.
Anthony Colby was an American businessman and politician from New London, New Hampshire. He owned and operated a grist mill and a stage line, and served as the 20th Governor of New Hampshire from 1846 to 1847.
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The 1843 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 14 March 1843 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Democratic Governor Henry Hubbard won re-election against Whig nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Anthony Colby, Conservative nominee John H. White and Liberty nominee Daniel Hoit.
The 1845 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 11 March 1845 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Hardy Steele won re-election against Whig nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Anthony Colby and Liberty nominee Daniel Hoit in a rematch of the previous election.
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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 Jared W. Williams defeated incumbent Whig Governor Anthony Colby and Free Soil Party nominee and former member of the New Hampshire Senate Nathaniel S. Berry in a rematch of the previous election.
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.
The 1853 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 8 March 1853 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Democratic Governor Noah Martin won re-election against Whig nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives James Bell and Free Soil Party nominee John H. White.
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.
The 1855 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 13 March 1855 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Know Nothing nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Ralph Metcalf defeated incumbent Democratic Governor Nathaniel B. Baker, Whig nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives James Bell and Free Soil Party nominee Asa Fowler.
The 1856 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 11 March 1856 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Know Nothing Governor Ralph Metcalf won re-election against Democratic nominee and former United States Senator from New Hampshire John S. Wells and Whig nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Ichabod Goodwin.Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Metcalf was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution.
The 1876 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 14 March 1876 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Republican Governor Person Colby Cheney won re-election against Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st district Daniel Marcy and Temperance nominee Asa S. Kendall.
The October 1838 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 3 October 1838 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Following an 1838 constitutional amendment, Governors would be elected through popular vote instead of by the Maryland General Assembly. Democratic nominee and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates William Grason narrowly defeated Whig nominee and former member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st district John N. Steele.
The 1844 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on 2 October 1844 in order to elect the Governor of Maryland. Whig nominee and former member of the Maryland House of Delegates Thomas Pratt narrowly defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district James Carroll.
