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1869 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

New Hampshire · 2 candidates · See every 1869 Governor race

Who won the 1869 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Onslow Stearns won the 1869 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Onslow Stearns received 35,777 popular votes (52.75%). The main challenger was John Bedell (47.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Stearns and Bedell

Stearns +5.6 pts · won by 3,773 votes
Onslow StearnsRepublicanWINNER52.75%
35,777 votes
John BedellDemocratic47.19%
32,004 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.