1912 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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Nominee Samuel D. Felker Franklin Worcester Winston Churchill Party Democratic Republican Progressive Popular vote 34,203 32,504 14,401 Percentage 41.07% 39.03% 17.29%

County results Worcester:     40–50% Felker:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election Robert P. Bass Republican Elected Governor Samuel D. Felker Democratic

The 1912 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Democratic nominee Samuel D. Felker defeated Republican nominee Franklin Worcester with 41.07% of the vote.

Contents

• General election
• Candidates
• Results
• References

Former president Theodore Roosevelt's Progressive Party did make a strong third-party showing and may have swung the election in disfavour of the Republican ticket. Notably, although not at the time, nominee Winston Churchill (a then-famous novelist) shared name with the British First Lord of the Admiralty, then a figure of national but not substantial international notoriety.

General election

References