1861 New Hampshire gubernatorial election
March 12, 1861
 
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Nominee Nathaniel S. Berry George Stark
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 35,467 31,452
Percentage 52.82% 46.84%
Governor before election

Ichabod Goodwin
Republican

 Elected Governor

Nathaniel S. Berry
Republican

The 1861 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 12, 1861.[1]

Incumbent Republican Governor Ichabod Goodwin did not stand for re-election.

Republican nominee Nathaniel S. Berry defeated Democratic nominee George Stark with 52.82% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

1861 New Hampshire gubernatorial election[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][lower-alpha 2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nathaniel S. Berry 35,467 52.82%
Democratic George Stark 31,452 46.84%
Constitutional Union Paul J. Wheeler 181 0.27%
Scattering 42 0.06%
Majority 4,015 5.98%
Turnout 67,142
Republican hold Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Some 20th Century sources record Bartlett as an American Party candidate, but this party had largely disappeared by 1860.
  2. ↑ Most 20th Century sources give scattering votes as 24. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Political Intelligence". The New York herald. New York, N.Y. January 25, 1861. p. 5. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gov. Nathaniel Springer Berry". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ Herrick, H. W. (1882). "Gen. George Stark". In Clarke, John Badger (ed.). Sketches of Successful New Hampshire Men. Manchester, NH: John B. Clarke. pp. 9–13.
  4. ↑ "New Hampshire politics". Richmond daily Whig. Richmond, Va. January 29, 1861. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Political Intelligence". The New York herald. New York, N.Y. March 11, 1861. p. 5. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "The New Hampshire election". The daily exchange. Baltimore, Md. March 12, 1861. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "New Hampshire". Bellows Falls times. Bellows Falls, Vt. March 1, 1861. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "NH Governor, 1861". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  10. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 67. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  11. ↑ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 386. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  12. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  13. ↑ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of New-Hampshire, June Session, 1861. Concord: Henry McFarland, State Printer. 1861. p. 18.
  14. ↑ Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1862. Concord: G. Parker Lyon. p. 130.
  15. ↑ Carter, Hosea B., ed. (1891). "Gubernatorial Vote of New Hampshire – 1784 to 1890". The New Hampshire Manual for the General Court 1680–1891. Concord: Office of the Secretary of State. p. 156.


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