1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election presidential 1861 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1861 1865 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1865 no November 3, 1863 160x160px Stephen Miller National Union Party (United States) 19,628 60.65% 160x160px Henry T. Welles Minnesota Democratic Party 12,737 39.35% Governor Henry A. Swift Republican Party (United States) Stephen Miller National Union Party (United States) The 1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1863,Official Abstract of the Vote Polled in Ramsey County, Nov. 3, I863 November 13, 1863 https://newspaperhub.mnhs.org/?a=d&d=spp18631113-01.1.1&srpos=6&e=------186-en-20--1--img-txIN-Stephen+Miller----1863------- to elect the governor of Minnesota.Encyclopedia of Biography of Minnesota 1900 Higginson Book Company Minnesota 144–147 https://archive.org/stream/encyclopediaofbi00cent#page/144/mode/2up Incumbent governor Alexander Ramsey did not seek election, as he had been elected to the Senate that January. The Democratic Party chose to run its candidates under the 'Union Ticket'. Due to the ongoing American Civil War, Minnesota Republicans nominated Stephen Miller on the Republican Union ticket.Republican Union Ticket https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83016836/1863-09-24/ed-1/?sp=2 St. Cloud Democrat September 24, 1863 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. Candidates Stephen Miller, brigadier general (Republican Union) Henry T. Welles, former mayor of St. Anthony (Democrat) Campaigns National Union nominations were made nearly unanimously. Incumbent governor Henry A. Swift was initially considering running for a term in his own right. He was the initial frontrunner, but withdrew, leaving Stephen Miller as the sole major candidate. Miller was already well known statewide.State Nominations Winona Republican herald August 20, 1863 https://newspaperarchive.winona.edu/?a=d&d=TWR18630820-01.1.2&e=--1863---1863-186-en-20-TWR-21--txt-txIN-Swift------ William Rainey Marshall considered running. State Senator from Hennepin County Rufus J. Baldwin was a minor candidate.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------ Henry M. Rice was considered a potential candidate by both parties, however he declined to align with either. Results 1863 Minnesota gubernatorial electionDubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861–1911: The Official Results by State and County 2014 McFarland and Company Jefferson, NC 2 978-0-7864-5646-8 https://www.google.com/books/edition/United_States_Gubernatorial_Elections_18/WYJAIOabIPgC National Union Party (United States) Stephen Miller 19,628 60.65 Minnesota Democratic Party Henry T. Welles 12,737 39.35 32,367 100 National Union Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References External links Minnesota Historical Elections Archive 1863 Minnesota gubernatorial Category:July 1863 in the United States