1850 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1850 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

12 March 1850

Nominee Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. Levi Chamberlain Nathaniel S. Berry Party Democratic Whig Free Soil Popular vote 30,751 18,512 6,472 Percentage 55.12% 33.18% 11.60%

County results Dinsmoor:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. Democratic Elected Governor Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. Democratic

The 1850 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 12 March 1850 in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Democratic governor Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. won re-election against Whig nominee Levi Chamberlain and Free Soil Party nominee and former member of the New Hampshire Senate Nathaniel S. Berry in a rematch of the previous election.

General election

On election day, 12 March 1850, incumbent Democratic governor Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. won re-election by a margin of 12,239 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Levi Chamberlain, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Dinsmoor was sworn in for his second term on 3 June 1850.

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1850

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Samuel Dinsmoor Jr. (incumbent)	30,751	55.12
	Whig	Levi Chamberlain	18,512	33.18
	Free Soil	Nathaniel S. Berry	6,472	11.60
		Scattering	54	0.10
Total votes			55,789	100.00
	Democratic hold