| Election Name: | 1862 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Kansas |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1859 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1859 |
| Next Election: | 1864 Kansas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1864 |
| Election Date: | 4 November 1862 |
| Nominee1: | Thomas Carney |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 9,990 |
| Percentage1: | 64.68% |
| Nominee2: | William Ross Wagstaff |
| Party2: | National Union Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,456 |
| Percentage2: | 35.32% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Charles L. Robinson |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas Carney |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1862 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1862 in order to elect the Governor of Kansas. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Kansas House of Representatives Thomas Carney defeated National Union nominee and incumbent member of the Kansas Legislature William Ross Wagstaff.[1] [2]
On election day, 4 November 1862, Republican nominee Thomas Carney won the election by a margin of 4,534 votes against his opponent National Union nominee William Ross Wagstaff, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Governor. Carney was sworn in as the 2nd Governor of Kansas on 12 January 1863.[3]