| Election Name: | 1799 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1798 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1798 |
| Next Election: | 1800 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1800 |
| Election Date: | 18 December 1799 |
| Nominee1: | James Monroe |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 101 |
| Percentage1: | 59.41% |
| Nominee2: | James Breckinridge |
| Party2: | Federalist |
| Popular Vote2: | 66 |
| Percentage2: | 38.82% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | James Wood |
| Before Party: | Federalist |
| After Election: | James Monroe |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
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]
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]