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1882 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1882 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel W. Hale won the 1882 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Samuel W. Hale received 38,399 popular votes (50.36%). The main challenger was Martin V. B. Edgerly (48.37%).

See the full head-to-head between Hale and Edgerly

Hale +2.0 pts · won by 1,520 votes
Samuel W. HaleRepublicanWINNER50.36%
38,399 votes
Martin V. B. EdgerlyDemocratic48.37%
36,879 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.3% 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.