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1859 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

New Hampshire · 2 candidates · See every 1859 Governor race

Who won the 1859 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Ichabod Goodwin won the 1859 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Ichabod Goodwin received 36,326 popular votes (52.53%). The main challenger was Asa P. Cate (47.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Goodwin and Cate

Goodwin +5.1 pts · won by 3,524 votes
Ichabod GoodwinRepublicanWINNER52.53%
36,326 votes
Asa P. CateDemocratic47.43%
32,802 votes
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.