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1863 Kentucky gubernatorial election
County results map. Blue denotes counties won by Bramlette and green denotes counties won by Wickliffe.
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] Peace Democratic candidate Charles A. Wickliffe .[ 2]
According to the Kentucky Historical Society , the election had considerable Union military interference,[ 3] [ 4]
Union Democratic Party [ edit ] The Union Democratic Party originally nominated Joshua F. Bell , who withdrew after the party convention.[ 4]
Peace Democratic Party [ edit ]
^ a b "Thomas Elliott Bramlette" . National Governors Association . December 8, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2024 .^ a b Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 | The Official Results by State and County ISBN 9780786456468 ^ "Lincoln Lore – Thomas E. Bramlette" . Kentucky's Abraham Lincoln . Kentucky Historical Society. Retrieved March 27, 2024 .^ a b c "Thomas E. Bramlette (1863-1867) · Civil War Governors of Kentucky" . Civil War Governors of Kentucky . Kentucky Historical Society. Retrieved March 27, 2024 .^ "Charles A. Wickliffe (1841–1845) | Miller Center" . University of Virginia Miller Center . Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. October 4, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2024 .^ "Charles Anderson Wickliffe" . National Governors Association . December 8, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2024 .
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