1791 Virginia gubernatorial election

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1791 Virginia gubernatorial election
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  1790 30 November 1791 1792  
  HenryLee.jpeg James Wood (1741-1813, Virginia governor).jpg No image.svg
Nominee Henry Lee III James Wood Robert Harvey
Party Federalist Federalist
Popular vote875020
Percentage55.41%31.85%12.74%

Governor before election

Beverley Randolph
Independent

Elected Governor

Henry Lee III
Federalist

The 1791 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1791 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Federalist Delegate to the Confederation Congress from Virginia Henry Lee III defeated incumbent Federalist member of Virginia's Executive Council James Wood and Robert Harvey in a Virginia General Assembly vote. [1]

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General election

On election day, 30 November 1791, Federalist Henry Lee III won the election against fellow Federalist candidate James Wood. Lee was sworn in as the 9th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1791. [2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1791 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Federalist Henry Lee III 87 55.41
Federalist James Wood 5031.85
Robert Harvey 2012.74
Total votes157 100.00
Federalist gain from Independent

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References

  1. "Virginia 1791 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  2. "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 25, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
  3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.