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
Popular vote9990
Percentage52.38%47.62%
Governor before election

John Page
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

William H. Cabell
Democratic-Republican

The 1805 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1805 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Democratic-Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Amherst County William H. Cabell defeated Alexander MacRae in a Virginia General Assembly vote. [1] [2] [3]

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General election

On election day, 30 November 1805, Democratic-Republican nominee William H. Cabell won the election against Alexander MacRae. Cabell was sworn in as the 14th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1805. [4] [5]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1805 [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican William H. Cabell 99 52.38
Alexander MacRae 9047.62
Total votes189 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Gov. William Henry Cabell". nga.org. January 13, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Washington City. Friday, December 13". The national intelligencer and Washington advertiser. Washington, D.C. December 13, 1805. p. 2. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Election of Governor". The enquirer. Richmond, VA. December 10, 1805. p. 3. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 25, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ Swem, Earl G.; Williams, John W. (1918). "Governors of Virginia, 1776-1918". A Register of the General Assembly of Virginia 1776-1918 and of the Constitutional Conventions. Richmond: Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing. p. ix.
  6. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.
  7. ↑ "Virginia 1805 Governor". elections.lib.tufts.edu. December 10, 1805. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
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