1859 Virginia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1859 Virginia gubernatorial election presidential 1855 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia File:Flag of the United States (1858–1859).svg 1855 1862 (U.S.) →1863 (C.S.) no May 26, 1859 150x150px File:John Letcher, govenor of Virginia, half-length portrait, facing front (3x4 cropped).jpg John Letcher Democratic Party (United States) 77,216 51.89% File:William Goggin.png William L. Goggin Opposition Party (Southern U.S.) 71,592 48.11% 1859 Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County results Letcher: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% Goggin: #FED463 50–60% #FE9929 60–70% #EC7014 70–80%No Data/Vote: #808080 Governor Henry A. Wise Democratic Party (United States) John Letcher Democratic Party (United States) The 1859 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on May 26, 1859, to elect the governor of Virginia. Campaign In February 1859, Archibald Campbell and John Curtiss Underwood proposed a coalition between the Republican Party of Virginia and Whig Party. However, the Whigs refused to change their position on slavery. The Republicans did not run a gubernatorial candidate and the party told its members to abstain from the election.Lowe 1973 271-272 Results Virginia gubernatorial election, 1859Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County McFarland & Company 2003 9780786414390 Jefferson 285–287Guide to U.S. Elections CQ Press 2010 978-1-60426-536-1 Kalb Deborah Washington, DC 1655 Democratic Party (United States) John Letcher 77,216 51.89% Opposition Party (Southern U.S.) William L. Goggin 71,592 48.11% 148,808 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Opposition Party (Southern U.S.) References Works cited Lowe Richard The Republican Party in Antebellum Virginia, 1856-1860 The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Virginia Historical Society 1973 81 3 259–79 10.2307/4247810 4247810 https://www.jstor.org/stable/4247810 1859 Virginia gubernatorial Category:May 1859 in the United States