Virginia gubernatorial election, 1851

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Virginia gubernatorial election, 1851
← 1848 December 1, 1851 1855 →
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Nominee Joseph Johnson Thomas Flournoy
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote 65,257 57,040
Percentage 53.46 46.54
Governor before election

John B. Floyd
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Joseph Johnson
Democratic

The 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on December 1, 1851 to elect the governor of Virginia. It was the first gubernatorial election in Virginia in which the governor was elected by direct popular vote, instead of being elected by the state legislature.[1]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1851[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Johnson 65,257 53.46
Whig George W. Summers 57,040 46.54
Total votes 122,297 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ 1830 Virginia Constitution, Article IV, Section 1
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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