1805 Virginia gubernatorial election

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1805 Virginia gubernatorial election
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Nominee William H. Cabell Alexander MacRae
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
1st ballot9990
Governor before election

John Page
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

William H. Cabell
Democratic-Republican

A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on December 7, 1805. [1] The Democratic-Republican former member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Amherst County William H. Cabell defeated the Democratic-Republican member of the Council of State Alexander MacRae. [2]

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The incumbent governor of Virginia John Page was ineligible for re-election due to term limits established by the Constitution of Virginia. The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session. [3] Democratic-Republicans formed a majority on the joint ballot, but were divided between supporters of Cabell and MacRae. Most of the Democratic-Republican members supported MacRae, while all but five of the 28 to 30 Federalists voted for Cabell. [1] Cabell was elected with a majority on the first ballot. [2] The closeness of the election, with Federalist legislators supplying Cabell's entire margin of victory, led observers to characterize the result as a triumph of Federalist principles. [1]

General election

1805 Virginia gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateFirst ballot
CountPercent
Democratic-Republican William H. Cabell 9952.38
Democratic-Republican Alexander MacRae9047.62
Total
182
100.00

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Election of Governor". Enquirer. December 10, 1805.
  2. 1 2 3 Lampi 2012.
  3. ↑ Sobel & Raimo 1978, p. 1628.

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