1814 Virginia gubernatorial election

1814 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Wilson Cary Nicholas Armisted Mason Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 102 90 Percentage 53.13% 46.88%

Governor before election James Barbour Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Wilson Cary Nicholas Democratic-Republican

The 1814 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1814 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 21st district Wilson Cary Nicholas defeated fellow Democratic-Republican nominee Armisted Mason in a Virginia General Assembly vote. ^[1]

General election

On election day, 30 November 1814, Democratic-Republican nominee Wilson Cary Nicholas won the election on the second ballot against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Armisted Mason. Nicholas was sworn in as the 19th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1814. ^[2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1814 ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Wilson Cary Nicholas	102	53.13
	Democratic-Republican	Armisted Mason	90	46.88
Total votes			192	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold

References

1. "Gov. Wilson Cary Nicholas". nga.org. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
2. "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. October 14, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.
4. "Virginia 1814 Governor". elections.lib.tufts.edu. November 12, 1814. Retrieved May 18, 2023.