| Election Name: | 1863 Virginia gubernatorial elections |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1859 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1859 |
| Next Election: | 1869 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1869 |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | disputed |
| After Election: | disputed |
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.
| Election Name: | 1863 Virginia gubernatorial election (Confederate) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1859 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1859 |
| Next Election: | 1869 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1869 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | May 28, 1863 |
| Nominee1: | William Smith |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,613 |
| Percentage1: | 47.77% |
| Nominee2: | Thomas Flournoy |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 23,543 |
| Percentage2: | 39.16% |
| Nominee3: | George W. Munford |
| Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 7,478 |
| Percentage3: | 12.49% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Letcher (disputed) |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William Smith (disputed) |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
| Election Name: | 1863 Virginia gubernatorial election (Union) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Virginia (1861).jpg |
| Flag Year: | 1861 |
| Previous Election: | 1859 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1859 |
| Next Election: | 1869 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1869 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | December 2, 1863 |
| Nominee1: | Francis Harrison Pierpont |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 3,755 |
| 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 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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