The 1861 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 12, 1861.
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 Nathaniel S. Berry, Republican, probate judge for Grafton County, Free Soil nominee for Governor from 1846 to 1850 George Stark, Democratic, civil engineer, brigadier-general of the third brigade of New Hampshire militia Levi Bartlett, Constitutional Union Party
Withdrew Benning W. Jenness, Breckinridge Democrat, former U.S. Senator
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