Episode 3 of 7
Davis Elected Confederate President
- When
- 6 November 1861
- Where
- Confederate States (election held across states)
Presidential elections were held in the Confederate States on November 6, 1861, resulting in Jefferson Davis's election.
Davis had been sworn in as provisional president in February 1861. Presidential elections were held on November 6, 1861, and electors chosen in those elections met in their respective states on December 4, 1861, as Confederate law mandated, to cast their votes.
Sources
- 1861 Confederate States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-04
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