1844 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1844 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire Presidential no 1843 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1843 1845 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1845 March 12, 1844 File:John Hardy Steele.jpg 150x150px John Hardy Steele Democratic Party (United States) 25,986 53.37% File:Anthony Colby.jpg Anthony Colby Whig Party (United States) 14,750 30.29% 3x4.svg Daniel Hoit Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 5,767 11.84% 1844 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 245px County results Steele: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Colby: #FEE391 40–50% Governor Henry Hubbard Democratic Party (United States) John Hardy Steele Democratic Party (United States) The 1844 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 12, 1844, in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Democratic nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives John Hardy Steele defeated Whig nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Anthony Colby, Conservative nominee John H. White and Liberty nominee Daniel Hoit.John Hardy Steele https://www.nga.org/governor/john-hardy-steele/ 2024-04-02 National Governors Association General election On election day, March 12, 1844, Democratic nominee John Hardy Steele won the election by a margin of 11,236 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Anthony Colby, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Steele was sworn in as the 19th Governor of New Hampshire on June 6, 1844.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=235794 NH Governor ourcampaigns.com June 3, 2005 2024-04-02 Results New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1844 Democratic Party (United States) John Hardy Steele 25,986 53.37 Whig Party (United States) Anthony Colby 14,750 30.29 Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Daniel Hoit 5,767 11.84 Conservative Party (United States) John H. White 1,988 4.08 Scattering 201 0.42 48,692 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References gubernatorial Category:New Hampshire gubernatorial elections Category:1844 United States gubernatorial elections Category:March 1844