1872 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1872 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
March 12, 1872
 
Nominee Ezekiel A. Straw James A. Weston
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 38,751 36,584
Percentage 50.83% 47.99%
County results
Straw:      50–60%
Weston:      50–60%
Governor before election

James A. Weston
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ezekiel A. Straw
Republican

The 1872 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 12, 1872, in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Republican nominee and former member of the New Hampshire Senate Ezekiel A. Straw defeated incumbent Democratic governor James A. Weston, Labor Reform Party nominee Lemuel P. Cooper and Temperance nominee John Blackmer.

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