1791 Virginia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1791 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia File:Flag of the United States (1777–1795).svg Presidential no 1790 Virginia gubernatorial election 1790 1792 Virginia gubernatorial election 1792 November 2, 1791 150x150px 1st ballot File:Henry Lee III.tif Henry Lee III 87 File:James Wood (1741-1813, Virginia governor).jpg James Wood 50 100x100px Robert Harvey 20 Governor Beverley Randolph Henry Lee III A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on November 2, 1791. The former delegate to the Confederation Congress Henry Lee III defeated the member of the Council of State James Wood and Robert Harvey.Lampi 2012 The incumbent governor of Virginia Beverley Randolph was ineligible for re-election due to term limits established by the Constitution of Virginia.Sobel Raimo 1978 1623 The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session. Lee defeated Wood and Harvey on the first ballot.Lampi 2012 General election + 1791 Virginia gubernatorial electionLampi 2012 Candidate First ballot Count Percent Henry Lee III 87 50.96 James Wood 50 31.85 Robert Harvey 20 12.74 Total 157 100.00 Notes Bibliography Lampi Philip J. Virginia 1791 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/p8418n42m A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2025-08-14 2012 Sobel Robert Raimo John Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States 1789–1978 4 1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0004unse Gubernatorial Category:Virginia gubernatorial elections Virginia Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States VA gov 1791