1786 Virginia gubernatorial election

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1786 Virginia gubernatorial election
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  1785 30 November 1786 1787  
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Nominee Edmund Randolph
Party Nonpartisan
Popular vote100
Percentage100.00%

Governor before election

Patrick Henry
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Edmund Randolph
Nonpartisan

The 1786 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1786 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Attorney General of Virginia Edmund Randolph won the election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed.

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General election

On election day, 30 November 1786, Edmund Randolph easily won the election as he ran unopposed. Randolph was sworn in as the 7th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1786. [1]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1786 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Edmund Randolph 100 100.00
Total votes100 100.00
Nonpartisan hold

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References

  1. "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  2. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.