1810 Virginia gubernatorial election

1810 Virginia gubernatorial election
December 7, 1810
 
Nominee John Tyler Sr.
Governor before election

John Tyler Sr.
Democratic-Republican

 Elected Governor

John Tyler Sr.
Democratic-Republican[a]

A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on December 7, 1810.[1] The incumbent governor of Virginia John Tyler Sr. was re-elected without opposition.[2]

The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session.[5] Tyler was elected with a majority on the first ballot.[1]

General election

1810 Virginia gubernatorial election[1]
Candidate First ballot
Count Percent
John Tyler Sr. (incumbent) **
Total
**
100.00

Notes

  1. ↑ Contemporary sources no parties for this election.[1][2] Both Kallenbach and Kallenbach[3] and Sobel and Raimo[4] list Tyler as a Democratic-Republican during his tenure.
  1. 1 2 3 4 Virginia 1810, pp. 11–12.
  2. 1 2 "John Tyler, Esq". Enquirer. December 8, 1810.
  3. ↑ Kallenbach & Kallenbach 1977, p. 613.
  4. ↑ Sobel & Raimo 1978, p. 1629.
  5. ↑ Sobel & Raimo 1978, p. 1628.

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