Election Name: | 1828 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1827 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1827 |
Next Election: | 1829 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1829 |
Election Date: | 1 March 1828 |
Nominee1: | William Branch Giles |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Governor | |
Before Election: | William Branch Giles |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | William Branch Giles |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1828 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 1 March 1828 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Virginia William Branch Giles won re-election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed.[1]
On election day, 1 March 1828, Democratic nominee William Branch Giles easily won re-election as he ran unopposed. Giles was sworn in for his second term on 4 March 1828.[2]