Election Name: | 1813 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1812 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1812 |
Next Election: | 1814 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1814 |
Election Date: | 30 November 1813 |
Nominee1: | James Barbour |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 133 |
Percentage1: | 70.75% |
Nominee2: | James Pleasants |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 53 |
Percentage2: | 28.19% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | James Barbour |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | James Barbour |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1813 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1813 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor of Virginia James Barbour defeated fellow Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 17th district James Pleasants in a Virginia General Assembly vote.[1]
On election day, 30 November 1813, Democratic-Republican nominee James Barbour won re-election against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate James Pleasants. Barbour was sworn in for his second full term on 1 December 1813.[2]