1863 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
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.
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County results Lewis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Palmer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
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