The 1862 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 11, 1862.[1]
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 County results Berry: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Stark: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Governor Nathaniel S. Berry defeated Democratic nominee George Stark in a re-match of the previous year's election.
General election
editCandidates
edit- 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
edit| 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 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "New Hampshire election". Vermont phœnix. Brattleboro, Vt. March 6, 1862. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ Herrick, H. W. (1882). "Gen. George Stark". In Clarke, John Badger (ed.). Sketches of Successful New Hampshire Men. Manchester, NH: John B. Clarke. pp. 9–13.
- ^ "New Hampshire". Vermont phœnix. Brattleboro, Vt. January 2, 1862. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "New Hampshire". Bellows Falls times. Bellows Falls, Vt. January 10, 1862. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "Political". The daily Green Mountain freeman. Montpelier, Vt. February 7, 1862. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ "New Hampshire politics". Vermont phœnix. Brattleboro, Vt. February 13, 1862. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ Lyon, G. Parker (1864). "Obituary Notices". The New-Hampshire annual register, and United States calendar, for the year 1865. Concord: G. Parker Lyon.
- ^ "NH Governor, 1862". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 67. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 386. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
- ^ "Journal of the Honorable Senate of the State of New-Hampshire. June Session, 1862". Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire at Their Session, Holden at the Capitol in Concord Commencing. Concord: Henry McFarland, State Printer: 10. 1862.
- ^ Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1863. Concord: G. Parker Lyon. p. 124.
- ^ Carter, Hosea B., ed. (1891). "Gubernatorial Vote of New Hampshire – 1784 to 1890". The New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1680–1891. Concord: Office of the Secretary of State. p. 156.
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