The 1861 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 9, 1861, in order to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent Republican governor Israel Washburn Jr. won re-election against War Democrat Charles Davis Jameson and Democratic nominee and former governor John W. Dana.
On election day, September 9, 1861, incumbent Republican governor Israel Washburn Jr. won re-election by a margin of 36,356 votes against his foremost opponent War Democrat C. D. Jameson, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of governor. Washburn was sworn in for his second term on January 7, 1862.