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 Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote875020
Percentage55.41%31.85%12.74%

Governor before election

Beverley Randolph
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Henry Lee III
Nonpartisan

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

Contents

General election

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

Results

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

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References

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  3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.