1787 Virginia gubernatorial election

1787 Virginia gubernatorial election

←  1786 October 12, 1787 1788  →

Nominee Edmund Randolph Party Nonpartisan

Governor before election Edmund Randolph Nonpartisan Elected Governor Edmund Randolph Nonpartisan

A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on October 12, 1787. ^[1] The incumbent governor Edmund Randolph was re-elected. ^[2]

The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session. Randolph was selected by a majority of members on the first ballot; the official record of the proceedings does not include the names or tallied votes for any other candidates. ^[1]

General election

1787 Virginia gubernatorial election ^[1]

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

Notes

1. Virginia 1828, p. 12.
2. Reardon 1975, p. 152.

Bibliography

• Reardon, John J. (1975). Edmund Randolph: A Biography. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Virginia (1828). Journal of the House of Delegates [...]. Richmond.