1865 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1865 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

← 1863 November 7, 1865 1867 →
 
Nominee Lucius Fairchild Harrison Carroll Hobart
Party National Union Democratic
Popular vote 58,332 48,330
Percentage 54.69% 45.31%

County results
Fairchild :      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hobart :      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

James T. Lewis
Republican

Elected Governor

Lucius Fairchild
Republican

The 1865 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1865. Republican Party candidate Lucius Fairchild won the election with nearly 55% of the vote, defeating Democratic candidate Harrison Carroll Hobart.[1]

The incumbent Governor, James T. Lewis, refused nomination for re-election.

The American Civil War had concluded just a few months before this election was held; both major party candidates in this election were retired brigadier generals who had served with distinction in the war.

  1. ^ Joint Committee on Legislative Organization, Wisconsin Legislature (2015). Wisconsin Blue Book 2015–2016. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Department of Administration. pp. 699–701. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6.