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1799 Virginia gubernatorial election
← 1798 18 December 1799 1800 →
 
Nominee James Monroe James Breckinridge
Party Democratic-Republican Federalist
Popular vote 101 66
Percentage 59.41% 38.82%
Governor before election

James Wood
Federalist

Elected Governor

James Monroe
Democratic-Republican

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The 1799 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 18 December 1799 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Democratic-Republican United States Minister to France James Monroe defeated incumbent Federalist member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Botetourt County James Breckinridge, former Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia James Madison and Federalist Archibald Stuart in a Virginia General Assembly vote.[1]

General election

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On election day, 18 December 1799, Democratic-Republican nominee James Monroe won the election against his foremost opponent Federalist candidate James Breckinridge. Monroe was sworn in as the 12th Governor of Virginia on 28 December 1799.[2]

Results

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Virginia gubernatorial election, 1799[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic-Republican James Monroe 101 59.41
Federalist James Breckinridge 66 38.82
Democratic-Republican James Madison 2 1.18
Federalist Archibald Stuart 1 0.59
Total votes 170 100.00
Democratic-Republican gain from Federalist

References

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  1. ^ "Virginia 1799 Governor". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "VA Governor". ourcampaigns.com. January 25, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. ISBN 9780786414390.
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