Election Name: | 1825 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1824 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1824 |
Next Election: | 1827 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1827 |
Election Date: | 10 December 1825 |
Nominee1: | John Tyler |
Party1: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote1: | 131 |
Percentage1: | 61.79% |
Nominee2: | John Floyd |
Party2: | Democratic-Republican Party |
Popular Vote2: | 81 |
Percentage2: | 38.21% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | James Pleasants |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | John Tyler |
After Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
The 1825 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 10 December 1825 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 23rd district John Tyler defeated fellow Democratic-Republican and incumbent member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 20th district John Floyd in a Virginia General Assembly vote.[1]
On election day, 10 December 1825, Democratic-Republican nominee John Tyler won the election against fellow Democratic-Republican John Floyd. Tyler was sworn in as the 23rd Governor of Virginia on 10 December 1825.[2]