1848 Virginia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1848 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia File:Flag of the United States (1848–1851).svg Presidential no 1845 Virginia gubernatorial election 1845 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election 1851 December 12, 1848 150x150px 1st ballot 3rd ballot John Buchanan Floyd (3x4 cropped).jpg John B. Floyd Democratic Party (United States) 47 96 File:Judge George W. Thompson.jpg George W. Thompson Democratic Party (United States) 34 55 Green B. Samuels.jpg Green Berry Samuels Democratic Party (United States) 25 — William Daniel Jr. Judge 1806-1873.png William Daniel Democratic Party (United States) 23 — File:GeorgeWSummers.jpg George W. Summers Whig Party (United States) 14 1 Governor William Smith Democratic Party (United States) John B. Floyd Democratic Party (United States) A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on December 12, 1848. The Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Washington County John B. Floyd defeated the Democratic judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia George W. Thompson.Virginia 1848a 62 The incumbent governor of Virginia William Smith was ineligible for re-election due to term limits established by the Constitution of Virginia. Floyd attracted support based on his stance favoring internal improvements for Western Virginia,Luebke 2020 as well as from Whigs who considered him the most acceptable of the Democratic candidates.The Election of Governor https://newspaperarchive.com/us/virginia/staunton/staunton-spectator-and-general-advertiser/1848/12-20/page-3 Staunton Spectator and General Advertiser December 20, 1848 The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session. No candidate had a majority on the first ballot, requiring two additional rounds of voting. Floyd was elected with a majority on the third ballot.Virginia 1848a 60–62 General election + 1848 Virginia gubernatorial electionVirginia 1848a 60–62 Virginia 1848b 34–36 Party Candidate Ballot 1st 2nd 3rd Democratic John B. Floyd 47 72 96 Democratic George W. Thompson 34 48 55 Democratic Green Berry Samuels 25colspan=2 Democratic William Daniel 23 27 Whig George W. Summers 14 7 1 Democratic John Y. Mason 5 6 6 Whig William Cabell Rives 2 1 Whig Valentine W. Southall 2colspan=2 Whig Allen T. Caperton 1colspan=2 Whig John Janney 1colspan=2 Whig James Lyons 1colspan=2 Whig John Pendleton 1colspan=2 colspan=2 James F. Preston 1colspan=2 Whig William B. Preston 1 1 Whig Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart 1colspan=2 colspan=2 John W. Syme 1colspan=2 Whig Samuel Watts 1 1 2 Total 161 162 165 References Bibliography Luebke Peter John B. Floyd (1806–1863) 2020 Encyclopedia Virginia https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/floyd-john-b-1806-1863/ Virginia Journal of the House of Delegates [...] 1848a none Richmond https://books.google.com/books?id=kQ5OAAAAYAAJ Virginia Journal of the Senate [...] 1848b none Richmond https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044097931539&seq=34 Gubernatorial Category:Virginia gubernatorial elections Virginia Category:December 1848 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States Category:Single-candidate gubernatorial elections in Virginia