1843 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1843 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

14 March 1843

Nominee Henry Hubbard Anthony Colby Party Democratic Whig Popular vote 23,050 12,553 Percentage 51.58% 28.09%   Nominee John H. White Daniel Hoit Party Conservative Liberty Popular vote 5,597 3,392 Percentage 12.53% 7.59%

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

Governor before election Henry Hubbard Democratic Elected Governor Henry Hubbard Democratic

The 1843 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 14 March 1843 in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Incumbent Democratic governor Henry Hubbard won re-election against Whig nominee and former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives Anthony Colby, Conservative nominee John H. White and Liberty nominee Daniel Hoit.

General election

On election day, 14 March 1843, Democratic governor Henry Hubbard won re-election by a margin of 10,497 votes against his foremost opponent Whig nominee Anthony Colby, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Hubbard was sworn in for his second term on 6 June 1843.

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1843

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry Hubbard (incumbent)	23,050	51.58
	Whig	Anthony Colby	12,553	28.09
	Conservative	John H. White	5,597	12.53
	Liberty	Daniel Hoit	3,392	7.59
		Scattering	93	0.21
Total votes			44,685	100.00
	Democratic hold