1845 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1845 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

John Hardy Steele won the 1845 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. John Hardy Steele received 23,406 popular votes (51.14%). The main challenger was Anthony Colby (34.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Steele and Colby

Steele +17.1 pts · won by 7,821 votes
23,406 votes
Anthony ColbyWhig Party34.05%
15,585 votes
Daniel HoitLiberty Party12.64%
5,786 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.