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Agubernatorial election was held inKansas on November 8, 1864. TheRepublicancolonel of the2nd Kansas Colored Infantry RegimentSamuel J. Crawford defeated theUnion judge of theU.S. district court for the District of KansasSolon O. Thacher.[1]
The Union Party was organized in 1862 by opponents ofU.S. SenatorJim Lane to contest the 1862 state elections.[2] In 1864 the party was divided between supporters ofAbraham Lincoln,George B. McClellan, andJohn C. Fremont in the upcomingpresidential election. When the Union State Convention convened atTopeka on September 13, Democratic and Anti-Lane Republicans met separately to nominate presidential tickets in support of McClellan and Lincoln, respectively; the two groups then reconvened in a joint session and nominated a single statewide ticket with Thacher as the gubernatorial candidate.[3] SomeRadical Republicans in the Union Party were dissatisfied with Lincoln and initially refused to support the Union presidential ticket; these individuals appointed delegates to attend the national convention of theRadical Democratic Party inCincinnati in hopes of replacing Lincoln with a more acceptable candidate.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Samuel J. Crawford | 13,387 | 61.31 | |
| Union | Solon O. Thacher | 8,448 | 38.69 | |
| Total votes | 21,835 | 100.00 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
