1851 Virginia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election presidential Virginia File:Flag of the United States (1851–1858).svg 1848 Virginia gubernatorial election 1848 1855 Virginia gubernatorial election 1855 no December 8, 1851 150x150px Joseph Johnson, Governor of Virginia (3x4 cropped).jpg Joseph Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 67,074 53.00% File:GeorgeWSummers.jpg George W. Summers Whig Party (United States) 59,476 47.00% 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County results Johnson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Summers: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80% #CC4C02 80–90% Tie: #AE8BB1 50% #808080 Unknown/No Votes Governor John B. Floyd Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Johnson Democratic Party (United States) The 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1851https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/rn27election.pdf Research Notes Number 27: Virginia Election Returns Library of Virginia 27 November 2018 1 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 selected by the state legislature.1830 Virginia Constitution, Article IV, Section 1 The change was brought about by the adoption of the Virginia Constitution of 1851.http://vagovernmentmatters.org/primary-sources/519 Virginia General Assembly, "Virginia Constitution, 1851," in Virginia Civics, Item #519 vagovernmentmatters.org 2018-11-28 November 28, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181128210757/http://vagovernmentmatters.org/primary-sources/519 dead Results Virginia gubernatorial election, 1851http://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/view/84760/ Virginia Historical Election Database: 1851 Governor General Election 27 November 2018 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Johnson 67,074 53.00% Whig Party (United States) George W. Summers 59,476 47.00% 126,550 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Whig Party (United States) References 1851 Virginia gubernatorial Category:December 1851