1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election

1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election

←  1861 July 10, 1863 1865  →

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 July 10, 1863, to elect the governor of Minnesota. ^[1] Incumbent governor Henry A. Swift was not seeking election. Due to the ongoing American Civil War, the Republican candidate, Stephen Miller, ran under the National Union ticket.

Candidates

• Stephen Miller, Brigadier general (Republican/National Union)
• Henry T. Welles, former mayor of St. Anthony (Democrat)

Results

1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election ^[2]

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. 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.