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The1912 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912.Democratic nomineeSamuel D. Felker defeatedRepublican nominee Franklin Worcester with 41.07% of the vote.
Former presidentTheodore 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 namewith the BritishFirst Lord of the Admiralty, then a figure of national but not substantial international notoriety.
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Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Samuel D. Felker | 34,203 | 41.07% | ||
| Republican | Franklin Worcester | 32,504 | 39.03% | ||
| Progressive | Winston Churchill | 14,401 | 17.29% | ||
| Socialist | William H. Wilkins | 1,674 | 2.01% | ||
| Prohibition | Alva H. Morrill | 496 | 0.60% | ||
| Majority | 1,699 | ||||
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| Democraticgain fromRepublican | Swing | ||||