1872 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1872 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire Presidential no 1871 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1871 1873 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1873 March 12, 1872 File:Portrait of Ezekiel A. Straw (cropped).jpg Ezekiel A. Straw Republican Party (United States) 38,751 50.83% File:James Adams Weston (1).png 150x150px James A. Weston Democratic Party (United States) 36,584 47.99% 1872 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 245px County results Straw: #e27f7f 50–60%Weston: #7996e2 50–60% Governor James A. Weston Democratic Party (United States) Ezekiel A. Straw Republican Party (United States) 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.James Adams Weston https://www.nga.org/governor/james-adams-weston/ 2024-04-04 National Governors Association General election On election day, March 12, 1872, Republican nominee Ezekiel A. Straw won the election by a margin of 2,167 votes against his foremost opponent incumbent Democratic governor James A. Weston, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of governor. Straw was sworn in as the 34th governor of New Hampshire on June 5, 1872.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266652 NH Governor ourcampaigns.com February 1, 2011 2024-04-04 Results New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1872 Republican Party (United States) Ezekiel A. Straw 38,751 50.83 Democratic Party (United States) James A. Weston (incumbent) 36,584 47.99 Labor Reform Party Lemuel P. Cooper 446 0.59 Prohibition Party John Blackmer 436 0.57 Scattering 14 0.02 76,231 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References gubernatorial Category:New Hampshire gubernatorial elections Category:1872 United States gubernatorial elections Category:March 1872 in the United States