1863 Minnesota gubernatorial election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{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%
| image2 = 160x160px
| nominee2 = Henry T. Welles
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 12,739
| percentage2 = 39.36%
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| map_size =
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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)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{1863 United States elections}}
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