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 County results Sawyer: 40–50% 50–60% Cogswell: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1886 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886.Republican nomineeCharles H. Sawyer defeatedDemocratic nominee Thomas H. Cogswell with 48.86% of the vote.
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| Republican | Charles H. Sawyer | 37,819 | 48.86% | ||
| Democratic | Thomas H. Cogswell | 37,334 | 48.23% | ||
| Prohibition | Joseph Wentworth | 2,137 | 2.76% | ||
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