1786 Virginia gubernatorial election

1786 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Edmund Randolph Party Nonpartisan

Governor before election Patrick Henry Nonpartisan Elected Governor Edmund Randolph Nonpartisan

A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on November 7, 1786. The attorney general of Virginia Edmund Randolph was elected. ^[1]

The incumbent governor Patrick Henry declined to seek re-election. ^[2] Randolph was known to be a supporter of the Annapolis Convention and was considered a likely candidate to succeed Henry when the Virginia General Assembly met in October. Although Randolph himself was ambivalent about the promotion, the Assembly met in joint session and elected Randolph ahead of the constitutional start of the new term on December 1. ^[3]

General election

1786 Virginia gubernatorial election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	First ballot
			Count	Percent
	Nonpartisan	Edmund Randolph	**
Total			**	100.00

Notes

1. Reardon 1975, p. 87.
2. Campbell 1969, p. 320.
3. Reardon 1975, pp. 87–88.

Bibliography

• Campbell, Norine Dickson (1969). Patrick Henry: Patriot and Statesman. New York: Devin-Adair Company.
• Reardon, John J. (1975). Edmund Randolph: A Biography. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.