1862 New Hampshire gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1862 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
Country:	New Hampshire
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1861 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1861
Next Election:	1863 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1863
Election Date:	March 11, 1862
Nominee1:	Nathaniel S. Berry
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	32,150
Percentage1:	51.46%
Nominee2:	George Stark
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	28,566
Percentage2:	45.73%
Map Size:	245px
Governor
Before Election:	Nathaniel S. Berry
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Nathaniel S. Berry
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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

Notes and References

1. News: . March 6, 1862 . New Hampshire election . Vermont phœnix . Brattleboro, Vt. . 2 . 25 December 2021 .
2. Book: Herrick, H. W. . Clarke . John Badger . 1882 . Sketches of Successful New Hampshire Men . Gen. George Stark . Manchester, NH . John B. Clarke . 9–13 .
3. News: . January 2, 1862 . New Hampshire . Vermont phœnix . Brattleboro, Vt. . 2 . 25 December 2021 .
4. News: . January 10, 1862 . New Hampshire . Bellows Falls times . Bellows Falls, Vt. . 2 . 25 December 2021 .
5. News: . February 7, 1862 . Political . The daily Green Mountain freeman . Montpelier, Vt. . 2 . 25 December 2021 .
6. News: . February 13, 1862 . New Hampshire politics . Vermont phœnix . Brattleboro, Vt. . 2 . 25 December 2021 .
7. Book: Lyon, G. Parker . 1864 . The New-Hampshire annual register, and United States calendar, for the year 1865 . Obituary Notices . https://books.google.com/books?id=xUA4AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT2 . Concord . G. Parker Lyon .