| Election Name: | 1788 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1787 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1787 |
| Next Election: | 1789 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1789 |
| Election Date: | 30 November 1788 |
| Nominee1: | Beverley Randolph |
| Party1: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Nominee2: | Benjamin Harrison V |
| Party2: | Nonpartisan politician |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Edmund Randolph |
| Before Party: | Independent |
| After Election: | Beverley Randolph |
| After Party: | Independent |
The 1788 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1788 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former member of the Virginia House of Delegates Beverley Randolph defeated former Governor Benjamin Harrison V by a margin of four votes in the Virginia General Assembly.[1]
On election day, 30 November 1788, Beverley Randolph won the election against Benjamin Harrison V. Randolph was sworn in as the 8th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1788.[2]