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1960 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1960 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Wesley Powell won the 1960 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Wesley Powell received 161,123 popular votes (55.46%). The main challenger was Bernard L. Boutin (44.54%).

See the full head-to-head between Powell and Boutin

Powell +10.9 pts · won by 31,719 votes
Wesley PowellRepublicanWINNER55.46%
161,123 votes
Bernard L. BoutinDemocratic44.54%
129,404 votes
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.