1854 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1854 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
March 14, 1854
 
Nominee Nathaniel B. Baker James Bell Jared Perkins
Party Democratic Whig Free Soil
Popular vote 29,788 16,940 11,080
Percentage 51.42% 29.24% 19.13%
County results
Baker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Noah Martin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Nathaniel B. Baker
Democratic

The 1854 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 14, 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.

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