1863 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1863 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election Minnesota Presidential no 1861 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election 1861 1865 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election 1865 November 3, 1863 125px Charles D. Sherwood Republican Party (United States) 19,601 60.69% 125px James S. Norris Democratic Party (United States) 12,694 39.31% Lieutenant Governor Vacant Charles D. Sherwood Republican Party (United States) The 1863 Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1863, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Minnesota. Republican nominee and former Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives Charles D. Sherwood defeated Democratic nominee and former Territorial Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives James S. Norris by a margin of 6,907. Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor was retained. Sherwood was sworn in as the 4th lieutenant governor of Minnesota on January 11, 1864.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1057889 MN Lieutenant Governor ourcampaigns.com March 18, 2024 2024-09-26https://mn.electionarchives.lib.umn.edu/election/2318631099921600/ Lieutenant Governor, 1863 Election electionarchives.lib.umn.edu 2024-09-26 Charles Sherwood and R. Ottman were both candidates for the Republican nomination.State Politics Winona Republican Herald August 1, 1863 https://newspaperarchive.winona.edu/?a=d&d=TWR18630801-01.2.72&srpos=25&e=--1863---1863-186-en-20-TWR-21--txt-txIN-Swift------ Candidates Charles D. Sherwood, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives (Republican) James S. Norris, former member of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature (Democratic) Results Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1863 Republican Party (United States) Charles D. Sherwood 19,601 60.69 Democratic Party (United States) James S. Norris 12,694 39.31 32,295 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References Category:1863 Minnesota elections Category:Minnesota lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1863 in the United States