1863 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1863 Wisconsin gubernatorial election presidential no 1861 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1861 1865 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1865 November 3, 1863 120px James T. Lewis National Union Party (United States) 72,717 59.59% 100px Henry L. Palmer Democratic Party (United States) 49,053 40.20% 1863 Wisconsin gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsLewis: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18ff 80–90%Palmer: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5ff 80–90% Governor Edward Salomon National Union Party (United States) James T. Lewis National Union Party (United States) The 1863 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1863. Union candidate James T. Lewis won the election with nearly 60% of the vote, defeating Democratic candidate Henry L. Palmer.Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature 2015 Wisconsin Blue Book 2015–2016 Madison, Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Administration 699–701 978-0-9752820-7-6 The incumbent Governor, Edward Salomon, had ascended to office after the accidental drowning of his predecessor, Louis P. Harvey, in April 1862. He was a former Democrat who had been elected Lieutenant Governor on the Union ticket in 1861. He was not re-nominated. Nominations Union party James T. Lewis was the incumbent Wisconsin Secretary of State at the time of the 1863 election, having been elected on the Union ticket in the 1861 election. Lewis was also a former Democrat. As a Democrat, he had previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 1854 to 1856, and represented Columbia County in the state legislature for two years—in the Assembly for the 1852 session, and in the Senate for the 1853 session. Democratic party Henry L. Palmer was a former Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and had served three terms in the Assembly and one term in the Wisconsin State Senate prior to the 1863 election. Results 1863 Wisconsin gubernatorial electionWisconsin Historical Society, Tabular Statement of the Votes polled at a General Election held in the several towns, wards and election precincts in the State of Wisconsin and by the electors of the State of Wisconsin in the military service of the United States and of this States on Tuesday the third day of November A.D. 1863Wisconsin Secretary of State Annual Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Wisconsin for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30th, 1864 Appendix "D" 1864 70–72 William J. Park, State Printer Madison, Wisconsin https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89064687809&seq=268 National Union Party (United States) James T. Lewis 72,717 59.59% +5.41% Democratic Party (US) Henry L. Palmer 49,053 40.20% -5.60% Independent Edward Salomon (write-in) 227 0.19% Scattering 32 0.03% 23,664 19.39% 122,029 100.00% National Union Party (United States) +11.01% Results by county County James T. LewisUnion Henry L. PalmerDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Adams69275.79%22124.21%47151.59%913Ashland3251.61%3048.39%23.23%62Brown54333.81%1,06266.13%-519-32.32%1,606"one" Includes 1 Scattering voteBuffalo54868.16%25531.72%29336.44%804"one"Calumet55744.07%70755.93%-150-11.87%1,264Chippewa22645.38%27254.62%-46-9.24%498Clark10670.20%4529.80%6140.40%151Columbia2,89669.65%1,26230.35%1,63439.30%4,158Crawford71251.67%66648.33%463.34%1,378Dane4,15253.52%3,59846.38%5547.14%7,758"eight" Includes 8 Scattering votesDodgeThis county's return was rejected by the Board of Canvassers due to lacking an official seal. These votes are not included in the statewide totals. 3,67746.88%4,16653.12%-489-6.23%7,843Door23082.44%4917.56%18164.87%279Douglas4840.34%7159.66%-23-19.33%119Dunn50765.00%27335.00%23430.00%780Eau Claire50162.70%29837.30%20325.41%799Fond du Lac3,57957.30%2,66742.70%91214.60%6,246Grant3,40472.16%1,31327.84%2,09144.33%4,717Green2,04670.99%83629.01%1,21041.98%2,882Green Lake1,49977.59%43322.41%1,06655.18%1,932Iowa1,35151.82%1,25648.18%953.64%2,607Jackson55973.26%20426.74%35546.53%763Jefferson2,29948.53%2,43851.47%-139-2.93%4,737Juneau89357.10%67142.90%22214.19%1,564Kenosha1,32867.76%63232.24%69635.51%1,960Kewaunee14323.87%45676.13%-313-52.25%599La Crosse1,29964.28%71735.48%58228.80%2,021"five" Includes 5 Scattering votesLa Pointe4378.18%1221.82%3156.36%55Lafayette1,48350.34%1,46349.66%200.68%2,946Manitowoc1,30240.05%1,94959.95%-647-19.90%3,251Marathon10721.02%40278.98%-295-57.96%509Marquette59446.19%69253.81%-98-7.62%1,286Milwaukee3,17035.24%5,81564.64%-2,645-29.40%8,996Includes 11 votes for SalomonMonroe1,11366.53%56033.47%55333.05%1,673Oconto32685.56%5514.44%27171.13%381Outagamie73742.09%1,01457.91%-277-15.82%1,751Ozaukee27913.93%1,72486.07%-1,445-72.14%2,003Pepin29575.45%9624.55%19950.90%391Pierce59766.70%29833.30%29933.41%895Polk19870.21%8429.79%11440.43%282Portage79071.49%31528.51%47542.99%1,105Racine2,15660.54%1,40539.46%75121.09%3,561Richland1,13564.42%62735.58%50828.83%1,762Rock4,05374.68%1,36825.21%2,68549.47%5,427Includes 4 votes for Salomon and 2 Scattering votesSauk2,06167.33%85427.90%1,20739.43%3,061Includes 146 votes for SalomonShawano13856.10%10843.90%3012.20%246SheboyganThis county's canvass was declared to be illegal by the Board of Canvassers. These votes are not included in the statewide totals. 2,07653.23%1,82446.77%2526.46%3,900St. Croix59454.65%49345.35%1019.29%1,087Trempealeau51785.88%8514.12%43271.76%602Vernon1,15576.24%36023.76%79552.48%1,515Walworth3,51178.14%98121.83%2,53056.31%4,493"one"Washington65921.14%2,45378.70%-1,794-57.56%3,117"five"Waukesha2,38650.99%2,29349.01%931.99%4,679Waupaca1,22273.57%43826.37%78447.20%1,661"one"Waushara1,09879.45%28420.55%81458.90%1,382Winnebago2,79664.72%1,52435.28%1,27229.44%4,320Wood28446.48%32753.52%-43-7.04%611SoldiersThe rejected Soldier vote was 1,464 for Lewis, 156 for Palmer, and 32 Scattering.7,76892.65%5426.46%7,22686.19%8,384Includes 66 votes for Salomon and 8 Scattering votesTotal72,71759.59%49,05340.20%23,66419.39%122,029 Counties that flipped from Democratic to National Union Ashland Crawford Lafayette Waukesha Counties that flipped from National Union to Democratic Calumet Douglas Kewaunee Notes References 1863 Category:1863 Wisconsin elections Wisconsin