1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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'.

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1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election

← 1861 November 3, 1863 1865 â†’

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

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