1799 Virginia gubernatorial election

1799 Virginia gubernatorial election

18 December 1799

Nominee James Monroe James Breckinridge Party Democratic-Republican Federalist Popular vote 101 66 Percentage 59.41% 38.82%

Governor before election James Wood Federalist Elected Governor James Monroe Democratic-Republican

The 1799 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 18 December 1799 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Democratic-Republican United States Minister to France James Monroe defeated incumbent Federalist member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Botetourt County James Breckinridge, former Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia James Madison and Federalist Archibald Stuart in a Virginia General Assembly vote.[1]

General election

On election day, 18 December 1799, Democratic-Republican nominee James Monroe won the election against his foremost opponent Federalist candidate James Breckinridge. Monroe was sworn in as the 12th Governor of Virginia on 28 December 1799.[2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1799[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	James Monroe	101	59.41
	Federalist	James Breckinridge	66	38.82
	Democratic-Republican	James Madison	2	1.18
	Federalist	Archibald Stuart	1	0.59
Total votes			170	100.00
	Democratic-Republican gain from Federalist

References

1. "Virginia 1799 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
2. "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 25, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
3. Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.