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Parents > United States > New Hampshire > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline February 19, 1851 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 19, 1851 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close February 19, 1851 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start June 03, 1851 - 12:00pm
Term End June 03, 1852 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedRBH January 05, 2011 03:03am
Data SourcesNewspaper The Farmer's Cabinet, 2/27/1851
Description In the fall of 1850, the New Hampshire Democratic state convention nominated John Atwood for Governor. Atwood was a vocal opponent of the Compromise of 1850.

State Democratic leaders, who overwhelmingly supported the Compromise, urged Atwood to maintain silence regarding the Compromise. Atwood refused. Several state Democratic leaders called for a replacement nominee; among these leading Democrats was Franklin Pierce.

State Democrats called the state convention back into session to decide whether to remove Atwood from the ticket. The convention voted as shown here and came to be called the "decapitating Convention."
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won03/12/1850
NameSamuel Dinsmoor, Jr. Votes30,751 (55.12%)
Term06/03/1850 - 06/03/1851 Margin12,239 (+21.94%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won03/11/1851
NameSamuel Dinsmoor, Jr. Votes27,425 (47.19%)
Term06/03/1851 - 06/03/1852 Margin8,967 (+15.43%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceNH Governor 03/11/1851

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Name (I) Gov. Samuel Dinsmoor, Jr. John Atwood  
PartyDemocratic Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 202 (98.54%) 3 (1.46%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -199 (-97.07%)  
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