1863 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1863 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
← 1861 November 3, 1863 1865 →
 
Nominee James T. Lewis Henry L. Palmer
Party National Union Democratic
Popular vote 72,717 49,053
Percentage 59.59% 40.20%

County results
Lewis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Palmer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Edward Salomon
Republican

Elected Governor

James T. Lewis
Republican

The 1863 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1863. Republican Party candidate James T. Lewis won the election with nearly 60% of the vote, defeating Democratic candidate Henry L. Palmer.[1]

The incumbent Governor, Edward Salomon, had ascended to office after the accidental drowning of his predecessor, Louis P. Harvey, in April 1862. He was a former Democrat who had been elected Lieutenant Governor on the Republican Party's Union ticket in 1861. He was not re-nominated by the Republican Party.

  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.