1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election
  1861 July 10, 1863 1865  
  StephenMiller.jpg Henry Titus Welles.jpg
Nominee Stephen Miller Henry T. Welles
Party National Union Democratic
Popular vote19,62812,737
Percentage60.6%39.4%

Governor before election

Henry A. Swift
Republican

Elected Governor

Stephen Miller
National Union

The 1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on July 10, 1863, to elect the governor of Minnesota. [1]

Results

1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
National Union Stephen Miller 19,628 60.65
Democratic Henry T. Welles 12,73739.35
Total votes32,367 100
National Union gain from Republican

References

  1. Encyclopedia of Biography of Minnesota. Minnesota: Higginson Book Company. 1900. pp. 144–147.
  2. 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.