Election Name: | 1852 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
Country: | New Hampshire |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1851 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1851 |
Next Election: | 1853 New Hampshire gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1853 |
Election Date: | 9 March 1852 |
Nominee1: | Noah Martin |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 31,177 |
Percentage1: | 50.79% |
Nominee2: | Thomas E. Sawyer |
Party2: | Whig Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 20,252 |
Percentage2: | 32.99% |
Nominee3: | John Atwood |
Party3: | Free Soil Party |
Popular Vote3: | 9,683 |
Percentage3: | 15.78% |
Map Size: | 245px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Noah Martin |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1852 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 9 March 1852 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Democratic nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Noah Martin defeated Whig nominee Thomas E. Sawyer and Free Soil Party nominee John Atwood.[1]
On election day, 9 March 1852, Democratic nominee Noah Martin won the election by a margin of 10,925 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Thomas E. Sawyer, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Martin was sworn in as the 23rd Governor of New Hampshire on 3 June 1852.[2]