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1888 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

New Hampshire · 2 candidates · See every 1888 Governor race

Who won the 1888 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

David H. Goodell won the 1888 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. David H. Goodell received 44,809 popular votes (49.45%). The main challenger was Charles H. Amsden (48.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Goodell and Amsden

Goodell +0.7 pts · won by 592 votes
David H. GoodellRepublicanWINNER49.45%
44,809 votes
Charles H. AmsdenDemocratic48.79%
44,217 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% 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.