1826 Virginia gubernatorial election

none October 2025 October 2025 File:Flag of the United States (1822–1836).svg 1826 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia Presidential no 1825 Virginia gubernatorial election 1825 1827 Virginia gubernatorial special election 1827 (special) December 9, 1826 150x150px File:John Tyler - Governor of Virginia (c. 1826).jpg John Tyler Governor John Tyler Democratic-Republican Party John Tyler Democratic-RepublicanThe Journal of the House of Delegates does not list parties for this election.Virginia 1826 22 Chitwood states that Tyler as governor "did not have behind him in the legislature a dominant and well-disciplined party;"Chitwood 1964 64 Sobel and Raimo say that Tyler served in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democratic-Republican;Sobel Raimo 1978 1634 while Kallenbach and Kallenbach list Tyler as a Jeffersonian Republican during his tenure.Kallenbach Kallenbach 1977 613 A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on December 9, 1826.Virginia 1826 22 The incumbent governor of Virginia John Tyler was re-elected unanimously.John Tyler, Esq. [...] https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85059526/1826-12-21/ed-1/?sp=3 Martinsburg Gazette and Public Advertiser December 21, 1826 The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session.Sobel Raimo 1978 1634 Tyler's first term was generally considered successful, and he faced no opposition to his bid for re-election.Chitwood 1964 70–71 He was elected unanimously on the first ballot. General election + 1826 Virginia gubernatorial electionElection of Governor https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024735/1825-12-13/ed-1/?sp=2 Enquirer December 13, 1825 Candidate First ballot Count Percent John Tyler (incumbent) ** No data 100.00 Total ** No data 100.00 Notes Bibliography Chitwood Oliver Perry John Tyler: Champion of the Old South 1964 Russell and Russell New York https://archive.org/details/johntylerchampio0000opch 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 [...] 1826 none Richmond https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433014925451&seq=1 Gubernatorial Category:Virginia gubernatorial elections Virginia Category:December 1826 Category:John Tyler Category:1826 in Virginia Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States