In 1863, amid the
American Civil War (in which the state of Virginia was disputed between the
United States and the breakaway
Confederate States of America), two gubernatorial elections were held as a result of this dispute, a Confederate election and a Union election.
Confederate election
1863 Virginia gubernatorial election (Confederate)
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.
Virginia gubernatorial election, 1863 (Confederate)[1]
The 1863 Virginia Union gubernatorial election was held on December 2, 1863, to elect the Union
governor of Virginia. At the time, the governorship of the state was disputed as a result of the
American Civil War, and disputed incumbent Republican/Unionist Francis Harrison Pierpont ran unopposed.
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