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1962 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1962 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

John W. King won the 1962 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. John W. King received 135,481 popular votes (58.89%). The main challenger was John Pillsbury (41.11%).

See the full head-to-head between King and Pillsbury

King +17.8 pts · won by 40,914 votes
John W. KingDemocraticWINNER58.89%
135,481 votes
John PillsburyRepublican41.11%
94,567 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.