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1958 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1958 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Wesley Powell won the 1958 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Wesley Powell received 106,790 popular votes (51.65%). The main challenger was Bernard L. Boutin (48.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Powell and Boutin

Powell +3.3 pts · won by 6,835 votes
Wesley PowellRepublicanWINNER51.65%
106,790 votes
Bernard L. BoutinDemocratic48.35%
99,955 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.