1786 Virginia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly File:Flag of the United States (1777–1795).svg 1786 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia Presidential no 1785 Virginia gubernatorial election 1785 1787 Virginia gubernatorial election 1787 November 7, 1786 150x150px File:Edmund Randolph (3x4 cropped).jpg Edmund Randolph Federalists (United States) File:Theodorick Bland.jpg Theodorick Bland Anti-Federalists File:Charles Willson Peale - Richard Henry Lee - NPG.74.5 - National Portrait Gallery (cropped).jpg Richard Henry Lee Anti-Federalists Governor Patrick Henry Anti-Federalists Edmund Randolph Federalists (United States) A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on November 7, 1786.Reardon 1975 87 The attorney general of Virginia Edmund Randolph defeated the member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Prince George County Theodorick Bland and the U.S. congressional delegate from Virginia Richard Henry Lee.Risjord DenBoer 1974 967 The incumbent governor of Virginia Patrick Henry declined to seek re-election.Campbell 1969 320 Randolph was a supporter of the Annapolis Convention and was considered a likely candidate to succeed Henry when the legislature met in October.Reardon 1975 87–88 Bland was "an ally of Henry and an Antifederalist," while Randolph was aligned with the nationalist faction headed by James Madison.Risjord DenBoer 1974 966–67 The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session. Randolph was elected by a large majority on the first ballot.Risjord DenBoer 1974 967 General election + 1786 Virginia gubernatorial electionReardon 1975 87 Party Candidate First ballot Count Percent Federalists Edmund Randolph ** No data Anti-Federalists Theodorick Bland ** No data Anti-Federalists Richard Henry Lee ** No data Total ** No data 100.00 Notes Bibliography Campbell Norine Dickson Patrick Henry: Patriot and Statesman 1969 Devin-Adair Company New York https://archive.org/details/patrickhenrypatr0000camp Reardon John J. Edmund Randolph: A Biography 1975 Macmillan Publishing Company New York https://archive.org/details/edmundrandolphbi0000rear Risjord Norman K. DenBoer Gordon The Evolution of Political Parties in Virginia, 1782-1800 March 1974 Journal of American History 60 4 961–84 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1901009 Category:1786 elections in the United States Category:Virginia gubernatorial elections Category:1786 in Virginia Category:Single-candidate gubernatorial elections in Virginia Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States Category:1780s Virginia elections Category:United States gubernatorial elections in the 1780s