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1851 Virginia gubernatorial election

1851 Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1848

December 8, 1851

1855 →


Nominee	Joseph Johnson	George W. Summers
Party	Democratic	Whig
Popular vote	67,074	59,476
Percentage	53.00%	47.00%

Governor before election

John B. Floyd
Democratic

Elected Governor

Joseph Johnson
Democratic

The 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1851^[1] to elect the governor of Virginia. It was the first gubernatorial election in Virginia in which the governor was elected by direct popular vote, instead of being selected by the state legislature.^[2] The change was brought about by the adoption of the Virginia Constitution of 1851.^[3]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1851^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Johnson	67,074	53.00%
	Whig	George W. Summers	59,476	47.00%
Total votes			126,550	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Research Notes Number 27: Virginia Election Returns" (PDF). Library of Virginia. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
^ 1830 Virginia Constitution, Article IV, Section 1
^ "Virginia General Assembly, "Virginia Constitution, 1851," in Virginia Civics, Item #519". vagovernmentmatters.org. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
^ "Virginia Historical Election Database: 1851 Governor General Election". Retrieved November 27, 2018.

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