1863 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Wisconsin
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  Gubernatorial
Candidate
Political
Party
Popular Vote
James T. LewisUnion 72,717 59.59%
H. L. PalmerDemocratic 49,053 40.20%
YOther (+) - 259 0.21%
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  1863 Wisconsin County Map of General Election Results for Governor  
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Election Notes:
  • The votes from Dodge and Sheboygan counties were rejected. In addition to the regular county vote, the Soldier vote was 542 for Palmer, 7,768 for Lewis, 66 for Salomon, and 8 Scattering.
  • Candidates' party affiliations obtained from the 1864 Tribune Almanac. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiuo.ark:/13960/t9v129v9d&seq=384
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Data Sources:
  • Source for Popular Vote data: Wisconsin Board of State Canvassers, "Governor," Tabular Statement of the Votes polled at a General Election...on Tuesday the third day of November A.D. 1863 (Madison, 1863)
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