1851 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1851 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
March 11, 1851
 
Nominee Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. Thomas E. Sawyer John Atwood
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote 27,425 18,458 12,049
Percentage 47.19% 31.76% 20.73%
County results
Dinsmoor:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Sawyer:      40–50%
Governor before election

Samuel Dinsmoor Jr.
Democratic

Elected Governor

Samuel Dinsmoor Jr.
Democratic

The 1851 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1851, in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Democratic governor Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. won re-election against Whig nominee Thomas E. Sawyer and Free Soil Party nominee John Atwood. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Dinsmoor was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution.

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