| Election Name: | 1808 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1807 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1807 |
| Next Election: | 1809 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1809 |
| Election Date: | 30 November 1808 |
| Nominee1: | John Tyler Sr. |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 113 |
| Percentage1: | 57.95% |
| Nominee2: | Hugh Nelson |
| Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote2: | 82 |
| Percentage2: | 42.05% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | William H. Cabell |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | John Tyler Sr. |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1808 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1808 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Democratic-Republican Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates John Tyler Sr. defeated fellow Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Hugh Nelson in a Virginia General Assembly vote.
On election day, 30 November 1808, Democratic-Republican nominee John Tyler Sr. won the election against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Hugh Nelson. Tyler was sworn in as the 15th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1808.[1]