1856 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1856 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Ralph Metcalf won the 1856 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Ralph Metcalf received 32,119 popular votes (48.15%). The main challenger was John S. Wells (48.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Metcalf and Wells

Metcalf +0.1 pts · won by 88 votes
Ralph MetcalfKnow NothingWINNER48.15%
32,119 votes
32,031 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.8% 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.