1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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The 1842 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 8, 1842.[1]
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March 8, 1842
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 County results Hubbard: 40â50% 50â60% 70â80% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Governor John Page did not stand for re-election.
Democratic nominee Henry Hubbard defeated Whig nominee Enos Stevens, Independent Democrat nominee John H. White, and Liberty nominee Daniel Hoit with 55.78% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
- Daniel Hoit, Liberty, former State Senator,[2] Liberty nominee for Governor in 1841
- Henry Hubbard, Democratic, former U.S. Senator
- Enos Stevens, Whig, former member of the Executive Council of New Hampshire, Whig nominee for Governor in 1840 and 1841
- John H. White, Independent Democrat, judge.[3] Contemporary newspapers refer to White as a 'Conservative' candidate.[4][5][6] White was supported by former Governor and owner of Hill's New Hampshire Patriot, Isaac Hill.[7][8][9][10][11] White appears to have declined the nomination.[7][12]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Henry Hubbard | 26,831 | 55.78% | ||
| Whig | Enos Stevens | 12,234 | 25.43% | ||
| Independent Democrat | John H. White | 5,869 | 12.20% | ||
| Liberty | Daniel Hoit | 2,812 | 5.85% | ||
| Scattering | 358 | 0.74% | |||
| Majority | 14,597 | 30.34% | |||
| Turnout | 48,104 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
