Claim: Republican Robert O. Blood, a physician and politician from Concord, won the 1942 New Hampshire gubernatorial election.
Evidence: Robert Oscar Blood (November 10, 1887 – August 3, 1975) was an American physician and Republican politician from Concord, New Hampshire. He was re-elected in 1942, but lost in 1944. He won a close contest in the Republican direct primary for governor and won the election by just 800 votes.