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New Hampshire Alcohol Prohibition, Question 5 (1889)

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The New Hampshire Alcohol Prohibition, Question 5 was on the ballot in New Hampshire on March 12, 1889, as a constitutional convention referral. It was defeated. It proposed to prohibit the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages.[1]

Election results

New Hampshire Question 5 (March 1889)
ResultVotesPercentage
Defeatedd No30,79654.43%
Yes25,78645.57%

Election results via: Manual of Useful Information 1889

Note: Although this measure gathered more "yes" votes, it did not pass because New Hampshire requires that an amendment receive greater than two-thirds of the vote to be approved.

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