1855 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1855 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
March 13, 1855
 
Nominee Ralph Metcalf Nathaniel B. Baker James Bell
Party Know Nothing Democratic Whig
Popular vote 32,779 27,050 3,436
Percentage 50.71% 41.84% 5.32%
County results
Metcalf:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Baker:      40–50%      50–60%
Governor before election

Nathaniel B. Baker
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ralph Metcalf
Know Nothing

The 1855 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 13, 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.

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