| Election Name: | 1822 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1821 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1821 |
| Next Election: | 1823 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1823 |
| Election Date: | 30 November 1822 |
| Nominee1: | James Pleasants |
| Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 151 |
| Percentage1: | 70.23% |
| Nominee2: | George Hay |
| Party2: | Independent |
| Popular Vote2: | 37 |
| Percentage2: | 17.21% |
| Nominee3: | Linn Banks |
| Party3: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 18 |
| Percentage3: | 8.37% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. |
| Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
| After Election: | James Pleasants |
| After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1822 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1822 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican United States Senator from Virginia and former nominee for Governor in the Virginia gubernatorial election of 1813 James Pleasants defeated George Hay and incumbent Democratic-Republican Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates and former nominee for Governor in the Virginia gubernatorial election of 1819 Linn Banks in a Virginia General Assembly vote.[1]
On election day, 30 November 1822, Democratic-Republican nominee James Pleasants won the election against his foremost opponent George Hay. Pleasants was sworn in as the 22nd Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1822.[2]