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New Hampshire gubernatorial election
1863 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
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
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]
Notes
^ Most sources give scattering votes as 363. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.
^ Nevertheless, one vote was cast for Harriman, who finished third.
References
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^ "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 .
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^ 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 .