1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| type = presidential

| previous_election = 1861 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1861

| next_election = 1865 Minnesota gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1865

| ongoing = no

| election_date = July 10, 1863

| registered =

| turnout =

| image1 = 160x160px

| nominee1 = Stephen Miller

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 19,628

| percentage1 = 60.64%

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| nominee2 = Henry T. Welles

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 12,739

| percentage2 = 39.36%

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| map_caption = County results

| title = Governor

| before_election = Henry A. Swift

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Stephen Miller

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

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The 1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election was held on July 10, 1863, to elect the governor of Minnesota.{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Biography of Minnesota|date=1900|publisher=Higginson Book Company|location=Minnesota|pages=144–147|url=https://archive.org/stream/encyclopediaofbi00cent#page/144/mode/2up}}

Results

{{Election box begin no change | title = Minnesota gubernatorial election, 1863{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=61541|title=Our Campaigns - MN Governor Race - Jul 10, 1863|access-date=May 7, 2016}}{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.mn.us/media/1353/chapter-10_mn-votes-2015.pdf|publisher=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State|title=Minnesota Legislative Manual (Blue Book) - Chapter 10 Minnesota Elections|date=2015-04-01|access-date=2016-05-07}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Stephen Miller

|votes = 19,628

|percentage = 60.64

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Henry T. Welles

|votes = 12,739

|percentage = 39.36

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 32,367

|percentage = 100

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link no change|

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

|loser = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

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References

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1863

Minnesota

gubernatorial

Category:July 1863

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