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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.[1]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Letcher | 77,216 | 51.89% | |
Opposition | William L. Goggin | 71,592 | 48.11% | |
Total votes | 148,808 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ^ Lowe 1973, p. 271-272.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson: McFarland & Company. pp. 285–287. ISBN 9780786414390.
- ^ Kalb, Deborah, ed. (2010). Guide to U.S. Elections. Washington, DC: CQ Press. p. 1655. ISBN 978-1-60426-536-1.
Works cited
- Lowe, Richard (1973). "The Republican Party in Antebellum Virginia, 1856-1860". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 81 (3). Virginia Historical Society: 259–79. doi:10.2307/4247810. JSTOR 4247810.
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