1812 Virginia gubernatorial special election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly File:Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg 1812 Virginia gubernatorial special election Virginia Presidential no 1811 Virginia gubernatorial election 1811 1812 Virginia gubernatorial election 1812 January 3, 1812 150x150px File:Portrait of James Barbour, by Chester Harding (3x4 cropped).jpg James Barbour Governor Peyton Randolph (acting) Democratic-Republican Party James Barbour Democratic-RepublicanThe Journal of the House of Delegates lists no parties for this election,Virginia n.d. 62 while Lowery states Barbour ran as a "consensus candidate."Lowery 1984 61 Both Kallenbach and KallenbachKallenbach Kallenbach 1977 613 and Sobel and RaimoSobel Raimo 1978 1630 list Barbour as a Democratic-Republican during his tenure. A gubernatorial special election was held in Virginia on January 3, 1812. The speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates James Barbour was elected without opposition.Virginia n.d. 62 The previous governor of Virginia George W. Smith died on December 26, 1811. Peyton Randolph succeeded to office in his capacity as president of the Council of State and acted as governor until the election of a successor.Sobel Raimo 1978 1630 Barbour had narrowly lost the preceding election to Smith and now emerged as the consensus candidate among the members of the legislature.Lowery 1984 61 The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session.Sobel Raimo 1978 1630 Barbour was elected with a majority on the first ballot.Virginia n.d. 62 General election + 1812 Virginia gubernatorial special electionVirginia n.d. 62 Candidate First ballot Count Percent James Barbour ** No data Total ** No data 100.00 Notes Bibliography Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. American State Governors, 1776–1976 1 1977 Oceana Publications Dobbs Ferry, NY https://archive.org/details/americanstategov0000kall Lowery Charles D. James Barbour: A Jeffersonian Republican 1984 University of Alabama Press University, AL https://archive.org/details/jamesbarbourjeff0000lowe 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 Virginia Journal of the House of Delegates [...] n.d. none Richmond https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433014925303&seq=1 collapsed Gubernatorial 1912 Virginia Category:January 1812 Category:1812 in Virginia Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States Category:Single-candidate gubernatorial elections in Virginia