1797 Virginia gubernatorial election

1797 Virginia gubernatorial election

30 November 1797

Nominee James Wood John Page Party Federalist Democratic-Republican Popular vote 116 38 Percentage 75.33% 24.67%

Governor before election James Wood Federalist Elected Governor James Wood Federalist

The 1797 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1797 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Federalist Governor of Virginia James Wood defeated incumbent Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 12th district John Page in a Virginia General Assembly vote.[1]

General election

On election day, 30 November 1797, Federalist nominee James Wood won re-election against Democratic-Republican candidate John Page. Wood was sworn in for his second term on 1 December 1797.[2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1797[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Federalist	James Wood (incumbent)	116	75.33
	Democratic-Republican	John Page	38	24.67
Total votes			154	100.00
	Federalist hold

References

1. "Virginia 1797 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
2. "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. February 10, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.