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1862 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1862 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Nathaniel S. Berry won the 1862 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Nathaniel S. Berry received 32,150 popular votes (51.46%). The main challenger was George Stark (45.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Berry and Stark

Berry +5.7 pts · won by 3,584 votes
Nathaniel S. BerryRepublicanWINNER51.46%
32,150 votes
George StarkDemocratic45.73%
28,566 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.