1812 Virginia gubernatorial election

none October 2025 File:Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg 1812 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia Presidential no 1812 Virginia gubernatorial special election 1812 (special) 1813 Virginia gubernatorial election 1813 December 5, 1812 150x150px File:Portrait of James Barbour, by Chester Harding (3x4 cropped).jpg James Barbour Governor James Barbour Democratic-Republican Party James Barbour Democratic-RepublicanLampi lists no parties for this election.Lampi 2012 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 election was held in Virginia on December 5, 1812.Virginia n.d. 34 The incumbent governor of Virginia James Barbour was re-elected without opposition.Lampi 2012 Barbour's tenure coincided with the War of 1812. His administration of the state's affairs met with the broad approval of the public and their representatives, and he faced no challenger for re-election when the legislature convened in late November.Lowery 1984 71 The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session.Virginia n.d. 34 Barbour was elected with a majority on the first ballot.Lampi 2012 General election + 1812 Virginia gubernatorial electionLampi 2012 Candidate First ballot Count Percent James Barbour (incumbent) ** 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 Lampi Philip J. Virginia 1812 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/7w62f902k A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society October 23, 2025 2012 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.33433014925311&seq=1 collapsed Gubernatorial 1912 Virginia Category:December 1812 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States Category:Single-candidate gubernatorial elections in Virginia