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November 1781 Virginia gubernatorial election

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November 1781 Virginia gubernatorial election
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Nominee Benjamin Harrison V Richard Henry Lee John Page
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Governor before election

David Jameson (acting)
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Benjamin Harrison V
Nonpartisan

A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on November 30, 1781. The delegate from Charles City County Benjamin Harrison V defeated the former delegate to the Second Continental Congress Richard Henry Lee and the delegate from Gloucester County John Page. [1]

Contents

Thomas Nelson Jr. was elected by the Virginia General Assembly to succeed the retiring governor Thomas Jefferson on June 12, 1781. [2] Poor health led Nelson to resign the governorship on November 22. The Assembly met on November 30 and elected Harrison to a new term ending in November 1782; the number of votes cast for other candidates was not recorded. [3]

General election

November 1781 Virginia gubernatorial election [4]
PartyCandidateFirst ballot
CountPercent
Nonpartisan Benjamin Harrison V **
Nonpartisan Richard Henry Lee **
Nonpartisan John Page **
Total
**
100.00

Notes

  1. ↑ Evans 1975, p. 121.
  2. ↑ Evans 1975, p. 102.
  3. ↑ State of Virginia 1828, pp. 11, 22.
  4. ↑ State of Virginia 1828, p. 22.

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