The 1863 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 3.
Governor
John Albion Andrew
John Albion Andrew (May 31, 1818 – October 30, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He was elected in 1860 as the 25th Governor of Massachusetts, serving between 1861 and 1866, and led the state's contributions to ...
was re-elected to a fourth term in office over Democrat Henry W. Paine.
General election
Candidates
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John Albion Andrew
John Albion Andrew (May 31, 1818 – October 30, 1867) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He was elected in 1860 as the 25th Governor of Massachusetts, serving between 1861 and 1866, and led the state's contributions to ...
, Governor of Massachusetts since 1861 (Republican)
*Henry W. Paine (Democratic)
Results
See also
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1863 Massachusetts legislature
The 84th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1863 during the governorship of John Albion Andrew. Jonathan E. Field served as president of the Senate and Alexa ...
References
Governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
1863
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Abraham Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation during the third year of the American Civil War, making the abolition of slavery in the Confederate states an official war goal. It proclaim ...
November 1863 events
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