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1876 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1876 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Person Colby Cheney won the 1876 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Person Colby Cheney received 41,761 popular votes (51.99%). The main challenger was Daniel Marcy (47.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Cheney and Marcy

Cheney +4.5 pts · won by 3,628 votes
Person Colby CheneyRepublicanWINNER51.99%
41,761 votes
Daniel MarcyDemocratic47.48%
38,133 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.