1863 Kentucky gubernatorial election
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The 1863 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on August 3, 1863, in order to elect the governor of Kentucky. Union Democratic candidate Thomas Elliot Bramlette won his first term as governor[1] against Democratic candidate Charles A. Wickliffe.[2]
According to the Kentucky Historical Society, the election had considerable Union military interference,[3] since some supporters of Wickliffe were imprisoned for allegedly harboring Confederate sympathies.[4]
Candidates
Union Democratic Party
The Union Democratic Party originally nominated
Joshua F. Bell, who withdrew after the party convention.[4]
Democratic Party
Election
Statewide
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Union Democratic | Thomas E. Bramlette | 67,577 | 79.5 | |
Democratic | Charles A. Wickliffe | 17,458 | 20.5 | |
Total votes | 85,035 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ^ a b "Thomas Elliott Bramlette". National Governors Association. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ ISBN 9780786456468.
- ^ "Lincoln Lore – Thomas E. Bramlette". Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln. Kentucky Historical Society. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867) · Civil War Governors of Kentucky". Civil War Governors of Kentucky. Kentucky Historical Society. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Charles A. Wickliffe (1841–1845) | Miller Center". University of Virginia Miller Center. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "Charles Anderson Wickliffe". National Governors Association. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2024.