Election Name: | 1827 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1825 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1825 |
Next Election: | 1828 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1828 |
Election Date: | 1 March 1827 |
Nominee1: | William Branch Giles |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John Tyler |
Before Party: | Democratic-Republican Party |
After Election: | William Branch Giles |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1827 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 1 March 1827 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Democratic United States Senator from Virginia William Branch Giles won the election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day, 1 March 1827, Democratic nominee William Branch Giles easily won the election as he ran unopposed. Giles was sworn in as the 24th Governor of Virginia on 4 March 1827.[2]