1800 Virginia gubernatorial election

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1800 Virginia gubernatorial election
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  1799 30 November 1800 1801  
  James Monroe White House portrait 1819 (cropped 3x4 close).jpg
Party Democratic-Republican
Popular vote101
Percentage100.00%

Governor before election

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

The 1800 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1800 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor of Virginia James Monroe won re-election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed. [1] [2]

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General election

On election day, 30 November 1800, Democratic-Republican nominee James Monroe easily won re-election as he ran unopposed. Monroe was sworn in for his second term on 1 December 1800. [3]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1800 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican James Monroe (incumbent) 101 100.00
Total votes101 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

References

  1. "Virginia 1800 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University . Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  2. "Washington City. Monday, December 15, 1800". The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. Washington, D.C. December 15, 1800. p. 3. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  3. "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. October 14, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  4. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.