Election
election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Virginia
In 1863, amid the American Civil War (in which the state of Virginia was disputed between the United States and the breakaway Confederate States), two gubernatorial elections were held as a result of this dispute, a Confederate election and a U.S. election.
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In 1863, amid the American Civil War (in which the state of Virginia was disputed between the United States and the breakaway Confederate States), two gubernatorial elections were held as a result of this dispute, a Confederate election and a U.S. 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.
The 1863 Virginia Union gubernatorial election was held on May 28, 1863, to elect the Unionist governor of Virginia. At the time, the governorship of the state was disputed as a result of the American Civil War, and disputed incumbent Unionist Francis Harrison Pierpont ran unopposed.
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