The 1962 New Hampshire gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962. Democratic nominee

John W. King John William King (October 10, 1916 – August 9, 1996) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Democratic politician from Manchester, New Hampshire. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and his law degree from Columbia Law Sc ...

defeated Republican nominee John Pillsbury with 58.89% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...

s were held on September 11, 1962.

Candidates

State Representative A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Sta ...

*Elmer E. Bussey

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

*John Pillsbury *

Wesley Powell Wesley Powell (October 13, 1915January 6, 1981) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. Powell was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He attended schools in Portsmouth before graduating from the Unive ...

, incumbent

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*Walter L. Koenig

Results

General election

Candidates

*John W. King, Democratic *John Pillsbury, Republican

Results

References

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New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

Gubernatorial A governor is an politician, administrative leader and head of a polity or Region#Political_regions, political region, ranking under the Head of State, head of state and in some cases, such as governor-general, governors-general, as the head of ...