1818 Virginia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly File:Flag of the United States (1818–1819).svg 1818 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia Presidential no 1817 Virginia gubernatorial election 1817 1819 Virginia gubernatorial election 1819 December 10, 1818 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-RepublicanThe Journal of the House of Delegates lists no parties for this election.Virginia 1818 23 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 10, 1818. The incumbent governor of Virginia James Patton Preston was re-elected.Virginia 1818 23 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.Virginia 1818 23 General election + 1818 Virginia gubernatorial electionVirginia 1818 23 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 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 Virginia Journal of the House of Delegates [...] 1818 none Richmond https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433014925378&seq=1 Gubernatorial Category:Virginia gubernatorial elections Virginia Category:November 1818 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States Category:Single-candidate gubernatorial elections in Virginia