1779 Virginia gubernatorial election

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1779 Virginia gubernatorial election
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  1778 29 May 1779 1780  
  Official Presidential portrait of Thomas Jefferson (by Rembrandt Peale, 1800)(cropped).jpg
Nominee Thomas Jefferson
Party Anti-Federalist
Popular vote100
Percentage100.00%

Governor before election

Patrick Henry
Anti-Federalist

Elected Governor

Thomas Jefferson
Anti-Federalist

The 1779 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 29 May 1779 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Anti-Federalist member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Albemarle County Thomas Jefferson won the election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed.

Contents

General election

On election day, 29 May 1779, Anti-Federalist candidate Thomas Jefferson easily won the election as he ran unopposed. Jefferson was sworn in as the 2nd Governor of Virginia on 1 June 1779. [1]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1779 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Anti-Federalist Thomas Jefferson 100 100.00
Total votes100 100.00
Anti-Federalist hold

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References

  1. "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.