1862 Virginia gubernatorial election

1862 Virginia gubernatorial election
	County results; Pierpont: >90%; Unknown/No Votes
Governor before election; Francis Harrison Pierpont (disputed); Republican	Elected Governor ; Francis Harrison Pierpont (disputed); Republican

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.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland & Company. pp. 584–585. ISBN 9780786456468. Retrieved 2022-06-23.

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[Dubin-1] Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland & Company. pp. 584–585. ISBN 9780786456468. Retrieved 2022-06-23.

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