U.S. Senate, 1863 Election

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Date: January 14, 1863
Cycle: 1863
Office: U.S. Senate
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Alexander Ramsey Man Republican 45 72.58 +45.16
Andrew G. (A.G.) Chatfield Man Democrat 17 27.42

Elected by the state legislature in a joint convention.

Ramsey was a former Whig U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (CD 14, 1843-1847), Minnesota Territorial Governor (1849-1853), and Mayor of St. Paul (1855), and sitting Governor. Ramsey's main challengers for the Republican nomination were Cyrus Aldrich, David Cooper, and James Smith during balloting on January 12, 1863.

Chatfield was a former New York state legislator and Associate Justice of the Minnesota Territorial Supreme Court (1853-1858).

Sources

  • Journal of the House of Representatives of the Fifth Session of the Legislature of the State of Minnesota, 1863 (p. 19).