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1863 Vermont gubernatorial election
	County results; Smith: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Governor before election; Frederick Holbrook; Republican	Elected Governor ; J. Gregory Smith; Republican

The 1863 Vermont gubernatorial election for governor of Vermont took place on September 1.^[1] In accordance with the Republican Party's "Mountain Rule", incumbent Frederick Holbrook was not a candidate for reelection.^[2] The Republican nominee was J. Gregory Smith, the Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives.^[2] The Democratic nominee was Timothy P. Redfield, a former member of the Vermont Senate and the Free Soil Party's nominee for governor in 1851.^[3] In the general election, the Republican Party's dominance of Vermont politics and government continued, and Smith was easily elected to a one-year term.^[4]

Results

1863 Vermont gubernatorial election^[5]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	J. Gregory Smith	29,228	71.0%
Democratic	Timothy P. Redfield	11,917	29.0%
Write-in	Other	10	0.0

^ McKean, Wm. V., ed. (1864). "Vermont: Vote for Governor, 1863". The National Almanac and Annual Record for the Year 1864. Philadelphia, PA: George W. Childs. p. 534 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b Hand, Samuel B. (2003). "Mountain Rule Revisited" (PDF). Vermont History. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Historical Society. p. 148.
^ Joshua L. (April 4, 2020). "Candidate Details, Timothy P. Redfield". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ Joshua L. (February 8, 2013). "Race Details, Vermont Governor, 1863". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
^ "Election Results, Vermont Governor, 1863". VT Elections Database. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

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