1863 Virginia gubernatorial elections

1863 Virginia gubernatorial elections
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Governor before election; disputed;	Elected Governor ; disputed;

In 1863, amid the American Civil War (in which the state of Virginia was disputed between the United States and the breakaway Confederate States of America), two gubernatorial elections were held as a result of this dispute, a Confederate election and a Union election.

Confederate election[]

The 1863 Virginia Confederate gubernatorial election was held on May 28, 1863, to elect the Confederate governor of Virginia. At the time, the governorship of the state was disputed as a result of the American Civil War.

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1863 (Confederate)^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Smith	28,613	47.77%
	Democratic	Thomas Flournoy	23,543	39.16%
	Democratic	George W. Munford	7,478	12.49%
	Write-ins		353	0.59%
Total votes			59,987	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Union election[]

The 1863 Virginia Union gubernatorial election was held on December 2, 1863, to elect the Union governor of Virginia. At the time, the governorship of the state was disputed as a result of the American Civil War, and disputed incumbent Republican/Unionist Francis Harrison Pierpont ran unopposed.

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1863 (Union)^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Francis Harrison Pierpont (incumbent)	3,755	100.00%
Total votes			3,755	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References[]

^ "Our Campaigns - VA CSA Governor Race - May 28, 1863". Retrieved May 2, 2016.
^ "Our Campaigns - VA Governor Race - Dec 02, 1863". Retrieved May 2, 2016.

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[1] "Our Campaigns - VA CSA Governor Race - May 28, 1863". Retrieved May 2, 2016.

[2] "Our Campaigns - VA Governor Race - Dec 02, 1863". Retrieved May 2, 2016.

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