November 1781 Virginia gubernatorial election

November 1781 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Benjamin Harrison V Richard Henry Lee John Page Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan

Governor before election David Jameson (acting) Nonpartisan Elected Governor Benjamin Harrison V Nonpartisan

A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on November 30, 1781. The delegate from Charles City County Benjamin Harrison V defeated the former delegate to the Second Continental Congress Richard Henry Lee and the delegate from Gloucester County John Page. ^[1]

Thomas Nelson Jr. was elected by the Virginia General Assembly to succeed the retiring governor Thomas Jefferson on June 12, 1781. ^[2] Poor health led Nelson to resign the governorship on November 22. The Assembly met on November 30 and elected Harrison to a new term ending in November 1782; the number of votes cast for other candidates was not recorded. ^[3]

General election

November 1781 Virginia gubernatorial election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	First ballot
			Count	Percent
	Nonpartisan	Benjamin Harrison V	**
	Nonpartisan	Richard Henry Lee	**
	Nonpartisan	John Page	**
Total			**	100.00

Notes

1. Evans 1975, p. 121.
2. Evans 1975, p. 102.
3. State of Virginia 1828, pp. 11, 22.
4. State of Virginia 1828, p. 22.

Bibliography

• Evans, Emory G. (1975). Thomas Nelson of Yorktown: Revolutionary Virginian. Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
• State of Virginia (1828). Journal of the House of Delegates [...]. Richmond.