Election Name: | 1850 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
Country: | New Hampshire |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1849 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1849 |
Next Election: | 1851 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1851 |
Election Date: | 12 March 1850 |
Nominee1: | Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 30,751 |
Percentage1: | 55.12% |
Nominee2: | Levi Chamberlain |
Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 18,512 |
Percentage2: | 33.18% |
Nominee3: | Nathaniel S. Berry |
Party3: | Free Soil Party |
Popular Vote3: | 6,472 |
Percentage3: | 11.60% |
Map Size: | 245px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1850 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 12 March 1850 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Democratic Governor Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. won re-election against Whig nominee Levi Chamberlain and Free Soil Party nominee and former member of the New Hampshire Senate Nathaniel S. Berry in a rematch of the previous election.[1]
On election day, 12 March 1850, incumbent Democratic Governor Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. won re-election by a margin of 12,239 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Levi Chamberlain, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Dinsmoor was sworn in for his second term on 3 June 1850.[2]