1830 Virginia gubernatorial election

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1830 Virginia gubernatorial election
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  1829 16 January 1830 1831  
  John Floyd Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg Peter Vivian Daniel, US Supreme Court Justice, c1860 (3x4 cropped).jpg
Nominee John Floyd Peter V. Daniel
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote14066
Percentage65.73%30.99%

Governor before election

William Branch Giles
Democratic

Elected Governor

John Floyd
Democratic

The 1830 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 16 January 1830 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 20th district John Floyd defeated fellow Democrat and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Stafford County Peter V. Daniel in a Virginia General Assembly vote. [1]

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General election

On election day, 16 January 1830, Democratic nominee John Floyd won the election against fellow Democrat Peter V. Daniel. Floyd was sworn in as the 25th Governor of Virginia on 4 March 1830. [2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1830 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Floyd 140 65.73
Democratic Peter V. Daniel 6630.99
Scattering73.28
Total votes213 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. "FLOYD, John". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  2. "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 10, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786414390.