1847 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1847 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

9 March 1847

Nominee Jared W. Williams Anthony Colby Nathaniel S. Berry Party Democratic Whig Free Soil Popular vote 30,806 21,109 8,531 Percentage 50.92% 34.89% 14.10%

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

Governor before election Anthony Colby Whig Elected Governor Jared W. Williams Democratic

The 1847 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 9 March 1847 in order to elect the governor of New Hampshire. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large district (Seat 3) Jared W. Williams defeated incumbent Whig governor Anthony Colby 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, 9 March 1847, Democratic nominee Jared W. Williams won the election by a margin of 9,697 votes against his foremost opponent incumbent Whig governor Anthony Colby, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of governor. Williams was sworn in as the 21st governor of New Hampshire on 3 June 1847.

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1847

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jared W. Williams	30,806	50.92
	Whig	Anthony Colby (incumbent)	21,109	34.89
	Free Soil	Nathaniel S. Berry	8,531	14.10
		Scattering	54	0.09
Total votes			60,500	100.00
	Democratic gain from Whig