1799 Virginia gubernatorial election

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| <- 1798 | 18 December 1799 | 1800 ->

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Nominee  | James Monroe | James Breckinridge |
Party  | Democratic-Republican | Federalist
Popular vote  | 101 | 66
Percentage  | 59.41% | 38.82%

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| 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  | %

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| 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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