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1865 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1865 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Frederick Smyth won the 1865 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Frederick Smyth received 34,145 popular votes (54.91%). The main challenger was Edward W Harrington (45.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Smyth and Harrington

Smyth +9.8 pts · won by 6,128 votes
Frederick SmythRepublicanWINNER54.91%
34,145 votes
Edward W HarringtonDemocratic45.06%
28,017 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.