1862 Virginia gubernatorial election explained

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.