1863 Kentucky gubernatorial election

1863 Kentucky gubernatorial election
August 3, 1863
 
Nominee Thomas E. Bramlette Charles A. Wickliffe
Party Union Democratic Peace Democrat
Popular vote 67,577 17,458
Percentage 79.5% 20.5%
County results map. Blue denotes counties won by Bramlette and green denotes counties won by Wickliffe.
Governor before election

James Fisher Robinson
Union Democratic

 Elected Governor

Thomas E. Bramlette
Union Democratic

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 against Peace Democratic candidate Charles A. Wickliffe.

According to the Kentucky Historical Society, the election had considerable Union military interference, since some supporters of Wickliffe were imprisoned for allegedly harboring Confederate sympathies.

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