1808 Virginia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly File:Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg 1808 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia Presidential no 1807 Virginia gubernatorial election 1807 1809 Virginia gubernatorial election 1809 December 9, 1808 150x150px 1st ballot File:John Tyler Sr (3x4 cropped).jpg John Tyler Sr. 113 File:Portrait miniature of Hugh Nelson.jpeg Hugh Nelson 82 Governor William H. Cabell Democratic-Republican Party John Tyler Sr. Democratic-RepublicanLampi lists no parties for this election.Lampi 2012 Both Kallenbach and KallenbachKallenbach Kallenbach 1977 613 and Sobel and RaimoSobel Raimo 1978 1629 list Tyler as a Democratic-Republican during his tenure. A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on December 9, 1808.Legislature of Virginia https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024736/1808-12-10/ed-1/?sp=3 Enquirer December 10, 1808 The judge of the General Court of Virginia John Tyler Sr. defeated the speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Hugh Nelson.Lampi 2012 The incumbent governor of Virginia William H. Cabell 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 1629 Tyler was elected with a majority on the first ballot.Lampi 2012 General election + 1808 Virginia gubernatorial electionLampi 2012 Candidate First ballot Count Percent John Tyler Sr. 113 57.95 Hugh Nelson 82 42.05 Total 195 100.00 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 1808 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/mp48sd60d A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2025-10-22 2012 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 collapsed Gubernatorial Category:Virginia gubernatorial elections Virginia Category:November 1808 Category:Family of John Tyler Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States