1863 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1863 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee Joseph A. Gilmore Ira Allen Eastman Walter Harriman
Party Republican Democratic Independent Democrat
Electoral vote 192 133 1
Popular vote 29,035 32,833 4,372
Percentage 43.63% 49.34% 6.57%

Governor before election

Nathaniel S. Berry
Republican

Elected Governor

Joseph A. Gilmore
Republican

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The 1863 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1863.[1]

Incumbent Republican Governor Nathaniel S. Berry did not stand for re-election.

Republican nominee Joseph A. Gilmore defeated Democratic nominee Ira Allen Eastman and Union Democrat Walter Harriman.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Gilmore was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution.

General election

Candidates

Results

1863 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ira Allen Eastman 32,833 49.34%
Republican Joseph A. Gilmore 29,035 43.63%
Independent Democrat Walter Harriman 4,372 6.57%
Scattering 303 0.46%
Majority 3,798 5.71%
Turnout 66,543

Legislative election

As no candidate received a majority of the vote, the New Hampshire General Court was required to decide the election, both Houses in convention choosing among the top two vote-getters, Eastman and Gilmore.[b] The legislative election was held on June 4, 1863.[16]

Legislative election[12][13][17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph A. Gilmore 192 58.89%
Democratic Ira Allen Eastman 133 40.80%
Independent Democrat Walter Harriman 1 0.31%
Turnout 326
Republican hold

Notes

  1. ^ Most sources give scattering votes as 363. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.
  2. ^ Nevertheless, one vote was cast for Harriman, who finished third.

References

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  2. ^ "The State Canvass in New Hampshire". The daily Green Mountain freeman. Montpelier, Vt. February 18, 1863. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire politics". The Caledonian. St. Johnsbury, Vt. February 20, 1863. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Coming Elections". Rutland weekly herald. Rutland, Vt. February 26, 1863. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "New Hampshire Election". Daily Ohio statesman. Columbus, Ohio. March 11, 1863. p. 3. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Pride, Mike (November 9, 2014). "'Our country is on the very brink of ruin'". Our War. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "NH Governor, 1863". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  8. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  9. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 67. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  10. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 386. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  11. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  12. ^ a b "Journal of the House of Representatives, of the State of New-Hampshire. June Session, 1863". Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire at Their Session, Holden at the Capitol in Concord Commencing. Concord: Amos Hadley, State Printer: 20–21. 1863.
  13. ^ a b Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1864. Concord: G. Parker Lyon. p. 124.
  14. ^ Carter, Hosea B., ed. (1891). "Gubernatorial Vote of New Hampshire – 1784 to 1890". The New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1680–1891. Concord: Office of the Secretary of State. p. 156.
  15. ^ "New Hampshire Election". Rutland weekly herald. Rutland, Vt. March 10, 1864. p. 4. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  16. ^ "New Hampshire". The Caledonian. St. Johnsbury, Vt. June 12, 1863. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "New Hampshire". Bellows Falls times. Bellows Falls, Vt. June 12, 1863. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
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