1862 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1862 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

←  1861 March 11, 1862 1863  →

Nominee Nathaniel S. Berry George Stark Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 32,150 28,566 Percentage 51.46% 45.73%

County results Berry:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Stark:     50–60%

Governor before election Nathaniel S. Berry Republican Elected Governor Nathaniel S. Berry Republican

The 1862 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1862. ^[1]

Incumbent Republican Governor Nathaniel S. Berry defeated Democratic nominee George Stark in a re-match of the previous year's election.

General election

Candidates

• Nathaniel S. Berry, Republican, incumbent Governor
• George Stark, Democratic, civil engineer, brigadier-general of the third brigade of New Hampshire militia, ^[2] Democratic nominee for Governor in 1861
• Paul J. Wheeler, Union Democrat, ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} incumbent member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives ^[7]

Results

1862 New Hampshire gubernatorial election ^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Nathaniel S. Berry (incumbent)	32,150	51.46%
	Democratic	George Stark	28,566	45.73%
	Independent Democrat	Paul J. Wheeler	1,709	2.74%
	Scattering		45	0.07%
Majority			3,584	5.73%
Turnout			62,470
	Republican hold		Swing

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