Election Name: | 1811 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1811 Virginia gubernatorial special election |
Previous Year: | 1811 (Special) |
Next Election: | January 1812 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1812 (January) |
Election Date: | 30 November 1811 |
Nominee1: | George William Smith |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 100 |
Percentage1: | 50.76% |
Nominee2: | James Barbour |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 97 |
Percentage2: | 49.24% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | George William Smith (Acting) |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | George William Smith |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1811 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1811 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican acting Governor of Virginia George William Smith defeated fellow Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates James Barbour in a Virginia General Assembly vote.[1]
On election day, 30 November 1811, Democratic-Republican nominee George William Smith won the election against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate James Barbour. Smith was sworn in for his first full term as the 17th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1811.[2]