Election Name: | 1862 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Type: | presidential |
Country: | Virginia |
Flag Image: | Flag of Virginia (1861).jpg |
Flag Year: | 1862 |
Previous Election: | 1859 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1859 |
Next Election: | 1863 Virginia gubernatorial elections#Union election |
Next Year: | 1863 |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | May 22, 1863 |
Image1: | Francis Pierpont portrait.gif |
Nominee1: | Francis Harrison Pierpont |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 14,824 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Francis Harrison Pierpont (disputed) |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Francis Harrison Pierpont (disputed) |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1862 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on May 22, 1862, to elect the governor of the Restored Government of Virginia, whose authority represented the extent of pro–Union control in 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.