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1863 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1863 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election?

Andrew Gregg Curtin won the 1863 Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election. Andrew Gregg Curtin received 269,506 popular votes (51.5%). The main challenger was George Washington Woodward (48.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Curtin and Woodward

Curtin +3.0 pts · won by 15,335 votes
Andrew Gregg CurtinNational Union PartyWINNER51.5%
269,506 votes
George Washington WoodwardDemocratic48.5%
254,171 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.