1863 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1863 Tennessee gubernatorial election (Confederate)
	August 6, 1863
Governor before election; Isham G. Harris; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Robert L. Caruthers; Democratic

The 1863 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1863, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Isham G. Harris was prohibited by the state constitution from seeking a fourth consecutive term. On July 17, 1863, the state's Confederate leaders met in Winchester, Tennessee, and nominated Democrat Robert L. Caruthers for governor. Caruthers was officially elected on August 6, 1863, but the exact election results are unknown.

The state constitution required that the governor-elect take the oath of office before the General Assembly. Since the Union Army controlled most of Middle and West Tennessee at this time, the Assembly was unable to convene, and Caruthers never officially took office. Confederates continued to recognize Harris as governor until the end of the war. Union forces, in the meantime, had installed Andrew Johnson as military governor.

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