1863 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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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
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Ira Allen Eastman, Democratic, former U.S. Representative, former judge of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
- Joseph A. Gilmore, Republican, former President of the New Hampshire Senate
- Walter Harriman, Union (or War) Democrat,[2][3][4][5][6] colonel of the 11th New Hampshire Regiment, former State Senator
Results
[edit]| 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
[edit]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]
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "New Hampshire Election". The weekly pioneer and Democrat. Saint Paul, Minn. February 27, 1863. p. 5. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "The State Canvass in New Hampshire". The daily Green Mountain freeman. Montpelier, Vt. February 18, 1863. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "New Hampshire politics". The Caledonian. St. Johnsbury, Vt. February 20, 1863. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "The Coming Elections". Rutland weekly herald. Rutland, Vt. February 26, 1863. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "New Hampshire Election". Daily Ohio statesman. Columbus, Ohio. March 11, 1863. p. 3. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ Pride, Mike (November 9, 2014). "'Our country is on the very brink of ruin'". Our War. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "NH Governor, 1863". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 67. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1864. Concord: G. Parker Lyon. p. 124.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New Hampshire Election". Rutland weekly herald. Rutland, Vt. March 10, 1864. p. 4. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "New Hampshire". The Caledonian. St. Johnsbury, Vt. June 12, 1863. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "New Hampshire". Bellows Falls times. Bellows Falls, Vt. June 12, 1863. p. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
