1872 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1872 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee Ezekiel A. Straw James A. Weston
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 38,751 36,584
Percentage 50.83% 47.99%

Governor before election

James A. Weston
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ezekiel A. Straw
Republican

The 1872 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 12 March 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.[1]

  1. ^ "James Adams Weston". National Governors Association. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

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