1788 Virginia gubernatorial election

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1788 Virginia gubernatorial election
Flag of Virginia.svg
  1787 30 November 1788 1789  
  No image.svg Benjamin Harrison V Portrait.jpg
Nominee Beverley Randolph Benjamin Harrison V
Party Independent Anti-Federal
Popular vote1000
Percentage100.00%0.00%

Governor before election

Edmund Randolph
Federalist

Elected Governor

Beverley Randolph
Independent

The 1788 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1788 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Independent member of the Virginia House of Delegates Beverley Randolph defeated former Anti-Federal Governor Benjamin Harrison V in a Virginia General Assembly vote. [1]

Contents

General election

On election day, 30 November 1788, Independent candidate Beverley Randolph won the election against Anti-Federal candidate Benjamin Harrison V. Randolph was sworn in as the 8th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1788. [2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1788 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Beverley Randolph 100 100.00
Anti-Federalist Benjamin Harrison V 0 0.00
Total votes100 100.00
Independent gain from Federalist

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References

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