1846 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1846 New Hampshire gubernatorial election New Hampshire Presidential no 1845 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1845 1847 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1847 March 10, 1846 file:Anthony Colby.jpg Anthony Colby Whig Party (United States) 17,737 31.99% File:JWWilliams.jpg Jared W. Williams Democratic Party (United States) 26,740 48.23% File:Nathaniel Springer Berry (cropped).jpg 150x150px Nathaniel S. Berry Liberty Party (United States, 1840) 10,403 18.76% 1846 New Hampshire gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 245px County results Colby: #FEE391 40–50% Williams: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #584CDE 70–80% Governor John Hardy Steele Democratic Party (United States) Anthony Colby Whig Party (United States) The 1846 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1846, in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Whig nominee Anthony Colby defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district (Seat 3) Jared W. Williams and Liberty Party nominee and former member of the New Hampshire Senate Nathaniel S. Berry. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Colby was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution, despite placing second in the popular vote.Anthony Colby https://www.nga.org/governor/anthony-colby/ 2024-04-02 National Governors Association General election On election day, March 10, 1846, Democratic nominee Jared W. Williams won the popular vote by a margin of 9,003 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Anthony Colby. But because no candidate received a majority of the popular vote, a separate election was held by the New Hampshire General Court, which chose Whig nominee Anthony Colby as the winner, despite Colby having only received 31.99% of the vote and having placed second. Colby thereby gained Whig control over the office of Governor, he was sworn in as the 20th Governor of New Hampshire on June 4, 1846.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=235796 NH Governor ourcampaigns.com June 4, 2005 2024-04-02 Results New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1846 Whig Party (United States) Anthony Colby 17,737 31.99 Democratic Party (United States) Jared W. Williams 26,740 48.23 Liberty Party (United States, 1840) Nathaniel S. Berry 10,403 18.76 Scattering 568 1.02 55,448 100.00 Whig Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References gubernatorial Category:New Hampshire gubernatorial elections Category:1846 United States gubernatorial elections Category:March 1846