| Election Name: | 1797 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1796 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1796 |
| Next Election: | 1798 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1798 |
| Election Date: | 30 November 1797 |
| Nominee1: | James Wood |
| Party1: | Federalist Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 116 |
| Percentage1: | 75.33% |
| Nominee2: | John Page |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican |
| Popular Vote2: | 38 |
| Percentage2: | 24.67% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | James Wood |
| Before Party: | Federalist |
| After Election: | James Wood |
| After Party: | Federalist |
The 1797 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1797 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Federalist Governor of Virginia James Wood defeated incumbent Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 12th district John Page in a Virginia General Assembly vote.[1]
On election day, 30 November 1797, Federalist nominee James Wood won re-election against Democratic-Republican candidate John Page. Wood was sworn in for his second term on 1 December 1797.[2]