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The 1781 Virginia gubernatorial special election was held on 12 June 1781 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Independent member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing York County Thomas Nelson Jr. won the election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed.
On election day, 12 June 1781, Independent candidate Thomas Nelson Jr. easily won the election as he ran unopposed. Nelson was sworn in as the 4th Governor of Virginia on 12 June 1781. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thomas Nelson Jr. | 100 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 100 | 100.00 | ||
| Independent gain from Federalist | ||||
Thomas Nelson Jr. was a Founding Father of the United States, general in the Revolutionary War, member of the Continental Congress, and a Virginia planter and slave owner. In addition to serving many terms in the Virginia General Assembly, he twice represented Virginia in the Congress, where he signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Fellow Virginia legislators elected him to serve as the commonwealth's governor in 1781, the same year he fought as a brigadier general in the siege of Yorktown, the final battle of the war.
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