1849 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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The 1849 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 13, 1849.
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March 13, 1849
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 County results Dinsmoor: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% Chamberlain: 40â50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Governor Jared W. Williams did not stand for re-election.
Democratic nominee Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. defeated Whig nominee Levi Chamberlain and Free Soil nominee Nathaniel S. Berry with 53.73% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
- Nathaniel S. Berry, Free Soil, judge of the Grafton County Court of Common Pleas, Free Soil nominee for Governor in 1846, 1847 and 1848
- Levi Chamberlain, Whig, lawyer, former State Senator[1]
- Samuel Dinsmoor Jr., Democratic, former clerk of the New Hampshire Senate, president of the Ashuelot Bank[2]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. | 30,107 | 53.73% | ||
| Whig | Levi Chamberlain | 18,764 | 33.49% | ||
| Free Soil | Nathaniel S. Berry | 7,045 | 12.57% | ||
| Scattering | 117 | 0.21% | |||
| Majority | 11,343 | 20.24% | |||
| Turnout | 56,033 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
