1830 Virginia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1830 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia File:Flag of the United States (1822–1836).svg Presidential no 1828 Virginia gubernatorial election 1828 1831 Virginia gubernatorial election 1831 January 9, 1830 150x150px 1st ballot File:John Floyd Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg John Floyd Democratic Party (United States) 140 File:Peter Vivian Daniel, US Supreme Court Justice, c1860 (3x4 cropped).jpg Peter V. Daniel Democratic Party (United States) 66 Governor William Branch Giles Democratic Party (United States) John Floyd Democratic Party (United States) A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on January 9, 1830. The Democratic former U.S. representative from Virginia's 20th congressional district John Floyd defeated the Democratic member of the Council of State Peter V. Daniel.Simms 1929 44 The incumbent governor of Virginia William Branch Giles was ineligible for re-election due to term limits established by the Constitution of Virginia. Giles won the 1827 Virginia gubernatorial special election to succeed John Tyler, who resigned the governorship effective March 4, 1827, following his election to the United States Senate.Sobel Raimo 1978 1,635 Whether Giles was elected to serve a new one-year term beginning the date of Tyler's resignation, or merely to complete his predecessor's original unexpired term, was discussed at the time of his re-election in 1827 and again in 1828, without resolution.Virginia Legislature https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024735/1827-12-11/ed-1/?sp=2 Richmond Enquirer December 11, 1827 Virginia Legislature https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045110/1827-12-12/ed-1/?sp=4 Constitutional Whig December 12, 1827 General Assembly https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85026767/1828-12-08/ed-1/?sp=2 Daily Richmond Whig December 8, 1828 When the legislature met in December 1829, Richard Epps proposed that the election of Giles's successor take place on December 16, but the question of when the new governor would take office prompted a lengthy debate.Virginia Legislature https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024735/1829-12-15/ed-1/?sp=1 Richmond Enquirer December 15, 1829 A resolution recognizing March 4, 1830, as the expiration of Giles's term was passed by the House of Delegates and finally adopted by the Virginia Senate, by which time the election had been postponed until January.Yesterday, the Proceedings of the House of Delegates [...] https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84024735/1829-12-25/ed-1/?sp=3 Richmond Enquirer December 25, 1829 Events during the first year of Andrew Jackson's presidency served to divide the Virginia Democratic Party. Whereas the powerful Richmond Junto, which included Daniel, had cultivated a close relationship with the U.S. secretary of state Martin Van Buren and were rewarded liberally with patronage, Old Republican allies of the vice president of the United States John C. Calhoun found themselves isolated from the administration as Calhoun's relationship with Jackson deteriorated. Floyd, a Calhounite, was passed over for a position in Jackson's cabinet, and would soon emerge as the leader of the state's anti-Jackson Democrats.Dent 1974 80–85 The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session.Sobel Raimo 1978 1,636 Floyd was elected with a majority on the first ballot.Virginia 1829 31 General election + 1830 Virginia gubernatorial electionVirginia Legislature https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85026767/1830-01-11/ed-1/?sp=2 Daily Richmond Whig January 11, 1830 Party Candidate First ballot Count Percent Democratic John Floyd 140 65.73 Democratic Peter V. Daniel 66 30.98 Others 7 3.29 Total 213 100.00 References Bibliography Dent Lynwood Miller 1974 The Virginia Democratic Party, 1824-1847. (Volumes I and II) https://repository.lsu.edu/gradschool_disstheses/2660/ PhD [Baton Rouge] Louisiana State University Simms Henry H. The Rise of the Whigs in Virginia, 1824–1840 1929 William Byrd Press Richmond https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Rise_of_the_Whigs_in_Virginia_1824_1/Etn0OdyZl9YC 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 Senate [...] 1829 none Richmond https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433014921278&seq=1 Gubernatorial Category:Virginia gubernatorial elections Virginia Category:January 1830 Category:Indirect gubernatorial elections in the United States