1861 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nathaniel S. Berry, Republican, probate judge for Grafton County,^[2] Free Soil nominee for Governor from 1846 to 1850
George Stark, Democratic, civil engineer, brigadier-general of the third brigade of New Hampshire militia^[3]
Levi Bartlett, Constitutional Union Party^[1]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[a]

Withdrew[edit]

Benning W. Jenness, Breckinridge Democrat,^[1]^[5]^[6]^[7] former U.S. Senator

Results[edit]

1861 New Hampshire gubernatorial election^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[b]
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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Political Intelligence". The New York herald. New York, N.Y. January 25, 1861. p. 5. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
^ "Gov. Nathaniel Springer Berry". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
^ 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.
^ "New Hampshire politics". Richmond daily Whig. Richmond, Va. January 29, 1861. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Political Intelligence". The New York herald. New York, N.Y. March 11, 1861. p. 5. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "The New Hampshire election". The daily exchange. Baltimore, Md. March 12, 1861. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
^ "New Hampshire". Bellows Falls times. Bellows Falls, Vt. March 1, 1861. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
^ "NH Governor, 1861". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 67. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ 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.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of New-Hampshire, June Session, 1861. Concord: Henry McFarland, State Printer. 1861. p. 18.
^ Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1862. Concord: G. Parker Lyon. p. 130.
^ 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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[7] Some 20th Century sources record Bartlett as an American Party candidate, but this party had largely disappeared by 1860.

[17] Most 20th Century sources give scattering votes as 24. The result given is taken from the New Hampshire Senate Journal.

[New_York_Herald_January_25-1] "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.

[New_York_Herald_March_11-5] "Political Intelligence". The New York herald. New York, N.Y. March 11, 1861. p. 5. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

[Daily_Exchange-6] "The New Hampshire election". The daily exchange. Baltimore, Md. March 12, 1861. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

[8] "New Hampshire". Bellows Falls times. Bellows Falls, Vt. March 1, 1861. p. 2. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

[9] "NH Governor, 1861". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

[10] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 202–203. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[11] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 67. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

[12] 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.

[13] Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 1. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.

[14] Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of New-Hampshire, June Session, 1861. Concord: Henry McFarland, State Printer. 1861. p. 18.

[15] Lyon, G. Parker. The New-Hampshire Annual Register, and United States Calendar, for the year 1862. Concord: G. Parker Lyon. p. 130.

[16] 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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