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1954 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1954 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Lane Dwinell won the 1954 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Lane Dwinell received 107,287 popular votes (55.12%). The main challenger was John Shaw (44.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Dwinell and Shaw

Dwinell +10.2 pts · won by 19,943 votes
Lane DwinellRepublicanWINNER55.12%
107,287 votes
John ShawDemocratic44.88%
87,344 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.