1837 Virginia gubernatorial election

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1837 Virginia gubernatorial election
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  1834 1 March 1837 1840  
  Portrait of Virginia Governor David Campbell (3x4 cropped).jpg
Nominee David Campbell
Party Democratic
Popular vote1
Percentage100.00%

Governor before election

Wyndham Robertson
Whig

Elected Governor

David Campbell
Democratic

The 1837 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 1 March 1837 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Democratic nominee and former Virginia State Senator David Campbell won the election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed. [1]

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General election

On election day, 1 March 1837, Democratic nominee David Campbell easily won the election as he ran unopposed. Campbell was sworn in as the 27th Governor of Virginia on 31 March 1837. [2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1837
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic David Campbell 1 100.00
Total votes1 100.00
Democratic gain from Whig

References

  1. Summers, p. 766
  2. "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. February 10, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2023.