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1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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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]

Results

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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

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  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.