1821 Virginia gubernatorial election

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1821 Virginia gubernatorial election
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  1820 30 November 1821 1822  
  Thomas Mann Randolph.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. Burwell Bassett
Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican
Popular vote14639
Percentage77.25%20.64%

Governor before election

Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.
Democratic-Republican

The 1821 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1821 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor of Virginia Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. defeated fellow Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 13th district Burwell Bassett in a Virginia General Assembly vote, in a near re-match from the 1819 Virginia gubernatorial election. [1]

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General election

On election day, 30 November 1821, Democratic-Republican nominee Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. won re-election against fellow Democratic-Republican Burwell Bassett. Randolph Jr. was sworn in for his third term on 1 December 1821. [2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1821 [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic-Republican Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. (incumbent) 146 77.25
Democratic-Republican Burwell Bassett 3920.64
Scattering42.12
Total votes189 100.00
Democratic-Republican hold

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References

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