1877 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1877 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

13 March 1877

Nominee Benjamin F. Prescott Daniel Marcy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 40,757 36,726 Percentage 52.33% 47.16%

Governor before election Person Colby Cheney Republican Elected Governor Benjamin F. Prescott Republican

The 1877 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on 13 March 1877 in order to elect the Governor of New Hampshire. Republican nominee and former Secretary of State of New Hampshire Benjamin F. Prescott defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 1st district Daniel Marcy.

General election

The Democratic Party nominated Daniel Marcy for a second time following his election loss during the 1876 New Hampshire gubernatorial election. On election day, 13 March 1877, Republican nominee Benjamin F. Prescott won the election by a margin of 4,031 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Daniel Marcy, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Governor. Prescott was sworn in as the 36th Governor of New Hampshire on 6 June 1877.

Results

New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 1877

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Benjamin F. Prescott	40,757	52.33
	Democratic	Daniel Marcy	36,726	47.16
	Temperance	Asa S. Kendall	338	0.43
	Others		59	0.08
Total votes			77,880	100.00
	Republican hold