1817 Virginia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly File:Flag of the United States (1795-1818).svg 1817 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia Presidential no 1816 Virginia gubernatorial election 1816 1818 Virginia gubernatorial election 1818 December 4, 1817 150x150px File:James Patton Preston by Gilbert Stuart, 1803 (Cropped).jpg James Patton Preston Governor James Patton Preston Democratic-Republican Party James Patton Preston Democratic-RepublicanLampi lists no parties for this election.Lampi 2012 Both Kallenbach and KallenbachKallenbach Kallenbach 1977 613 and Sobel and RaimoSobel Raimo 1978 1632 list Preston as a Democratic-Republican during his tenure. A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on December 4, 1817. The incumbent governor of Virginia James Patton Preston was re-elected without opposition.Lampi 2012 The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session.Sobel Raimo 1978 1632 Preston was elected with a majority on the first ballot.Lampi 2012 General election + 1817 Virginia gubernatorial electionLampi 2012 Candidate First ballot Count Percent James Patton Preston (incumbent) ** No data Total ** No data 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 1815 Governor https://elections.lib.tufts.edu/catalog/v979v394n A New Nation Votes American Antiquarian Society 2025-10-23 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 Gubernatorial Category:Virginia gubernatorial elections Virginia Category:November 1817 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States Category:Single-candidate gubernatorial elections in Virginia