1814 Virginia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly File:Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg 1814 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia Presidential no 1813 Virginia gubernatorial election 1813 1815 Virginia gubernatorial election 1815 November 12, 1814 150x150px 1st ballot 2nd ballot File:Wilson Cary Nicholas 2 (3x4 cropped).jpg Wilson Cary Nicholas 88 102 File:Armistead Thompson Mason.jpg Armistead Thomson Mason 69 90 File:Thomas Mann Randolph (3x4 cropped).jpg Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. 35 Eliminated Governor James Barbour Democratic-Republican Party Wilson Cary Nicholas Democratic-RepublicanLampi lists no parties for this election.Lampi 2012a Lampi 2012b Both Kallenbach and KallenbachKallenbach Kallenbach 1977 613 and Sobel and RaimoSobel Raimo 1978 1631 list Nicholas as a Democratic-Republican during his tenure. A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on November 12, 1814. The former U.S. representative from Virginia's 21st congressional district Wilson Cary Nicholas defeated the brigadier general of the Virginia militia Armistead Thomson Mason and the United States Army colonel Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.Lampi 2012b The incumbent governor of Virginia James Barbour was ineligible for re-election due to term limits established by the Constitution of Virginia. The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session.Sobel Raimo 1978 1631 No candidate had a majority after the first ballot, requiring a second round of voting.Lampi 2012a Nicholas was elected with a majority on the second ballot.Lampi 2012b General election + 1814 Virginia gubernatorial electionLampi 2012a Lampi 2012b Candidate First ballot Second ballot Count Percent Count Percent Wilson Cary Nicholas 88 45.83 102 53.12 Armistead Thomson Mason 69 35.94 90 46.88 Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. 35 18.23colspan=2 Total 192 100.00 192 100.00 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 1814 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/6q182k363 A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2025-10-23 2012a Lampi Philip J. Virginia 1814 Governor, Ballot 2 https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/hx11xf530 A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2025-10-23 2012b 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:November 1814 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States