1816 Virginia gubernatorial election

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1816 Virginia gubernatorial election
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  1815 30 November 1816 1817  
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Nominee James Patton Preston William J. Lewis
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote10483
Percentage52.79%42.13%

Governor before election

Wilson Cary Nicholas
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

James Patton Preston
Democratic-Republican

The 1816 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1816 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Democratic-Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Montgomery County James Patton Preston defeated fellow Democratic-Republican nominee William J. Lewis and Linah Mimms in a Virginia General Assembly vote. [1]

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General election

On election day, 30 November 1816, Democratic-Republican nominee James Patton Preston won the election against his foremost opponent and fellow Democratic-Republican candidate William J. Lewis. Preston was sworn in as the 20th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1816. [2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1816 [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican James Patton Preston 104 52.79
Democratic-Republican William J. Lewis 8342.13
Linah Mimms 94.57
Scattering10.51
Total votes197 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

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References

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