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1796 Virginia gubernatorial election

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1796 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee James Wood Beverley Randolph
Party Federalist
Popular vote 115 56
Percentage 66.09% 32.18%

Governor before election

Robert Brooke
Democratic-Republican

Elected Governor

James Wood
Federalist

The 1796 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1796 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Federalist member of Virginia's Executive Council James Wood defeated former Governor of Virginia Beverley Randolph, incumbent member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing Botetourt County Thomas Madison and William Clarke in a Virginia General Assembly vote.[1][2]

General election

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On election day, 30 November 1796, Federalist nominee James Wood won the election against his foremost opponent Beverley Randolph. Wood was sworn in as the 11th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1796.[3]

Results

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Virginia gubernatorial election, 1796[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Federalist James Wood 115 66.09
Beverley Randolph 56 32.18
Thomas Madison 2 1.15
William Clarke 1 0.58
Total votes 174 100.00
Federalist gain from Democratic-Republican

References

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  1. ^ "Virginia 1796 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Gov. Beverley Randolph". nga.org. January 13, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. October 14, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  4. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.