1859 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1859 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
	March 8, 1859
Governor before election; William Haile; Republican	Elected Governor ; Ichabod Goodwin; Republican

The 1859 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 8, 1859.[1]

Incumbent Republican Governor William Haile did not stand for re-election.

Republican nominee Ichabod Goodwin defeated Democratic nominee Asa P. Cate with 52.53% of the vote.

General election

Asa P. Cate, Democratic, attorney, former President of the New Hampshire Senate,[2] Democratic nominee for Governor in 1858
Ichabod Goodwin, Republican, former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, Whig nominee for Governor in 1856

1859 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[3][4][5][6][7][lower-alpha 1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ichabod Goodwin	36,326	52.53%
	Democratic	Asa P. Cate	32,802	47.43%
	Scattering		27	0.04%
Majority			3,524	5.10%
Turnout			69,155
	Republican hold		Swing

Some sources give Goodwin's total as 36,296.[8][9][10] The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.

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