1863 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

1863 New Hampshire gubernatorial election

← 1862 March 10, 1863 1864 →
 
Nominee Joseph A. Gilmore Ira Allen Eastman Walter Harriman
Party Republican Democratic Independent Democrat
Electoral vote 192 133 1
Popular vote 29,035 32,833 4,372
Percentage 43.63% 49.34% 6.57%

County results
Gilmore:      40–50%      50–60%
Eastman:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Nathaniel S. Berry
Republican

Elected Governor

Joseph A. Gilmore
Republican

The 1863 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on March 10, 1863.[1]

Incumbent Republican Governor Nathaniel S. Berry did not stand for re-election.

Republican nominee Joseph A. Gilmore defeated Democratic nominee Ira Allen Eastman and Union Democrat Walter Harriman.

Since no candidate received a majority in the popular vote, Gilmore was elected by the New Hampshire General Court per the state constitution.

  1. ^ "New Hampshire Election". The weekly pioneer and Democrat. Saint Paul, Minn. February 27, 1863. p. 5. Retrieved December 27, 2021.