1846 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1846 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

← 1845 10 March 1846 1847 →
 
Nominee Anthony Colby Jared W. Williams Nathaniel S. Berry
Party Whig Democratic Free Soil
Popular vote 17,737 26,740 10,403
Percentage 31.99% 48.23% 18.76%

County results
Colby:      40–50%
Williams:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%

Governor before election

John Hardy Steele
Democratic

Elected Governor

Anthony Colby
Whig

The 1846 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 10 March 1846 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Whig nominee Anthony Colby defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district (Seat 3) Jared W. Williams and Free Soil Party nominee and former member of the New Hampshire Senate Nathaniel S. Berry. Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Colby was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution, despite placing second in the popular vote.[1]

  1. ^ "Anthony Colby". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2 April 2024.