1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election

1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election
November 3, 1863
 
Nominee Stephen Miller Henry T. Welles
Party National Union Democratic
Popular vote 19,628 12,737
Percentage 60.6% 39.4%
Governor before election

Henry A. Swift
Republican

Elected Governor

Stephen Miller
National Union

The 1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1863,[1] to elect the governor of Minnesota.[2] Incumbent governor Alexander Ramsey was not seeking election, as he has been elected to the Senate that January. Due to the ongoing American Civil War, the Republican candidate, Stephen Miller, ran under the National Union ticket. Miller would win the election. After Miller's victory, Governor Ramsey would resign, leaving Henry Adoniram Swift as governor between the election and inauguration of Stephen Miller. The Democratic Party chose to run its candidates under the 'Union Ticket'.

Candidates

Results

1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
National Union Stephen Miller 19,628 60.65
Democratic Henry T. Welles 12,737 39.35
Total votes 32,367 100
National Union gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ "Official Abstract of the Vote Polled in Ramsey County, Nov. 3, I863". November 13, 1863.
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Biography of Minnesota. Minnesota: Higginson Book Company. 1900. pp. 144–147.
  3. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861–1911: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.


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