| Election Name: | 1842 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1840 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1840 |
| Next Election: | 1845 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1845 |
| Election Date: | 15 December 1842 |
| Nominee1: | James McDowell |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 110 |
| Percentage1: | 100.00% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Munford Gregory (Acting) |
| Before Party: | Whig Party (United States) |
| After Election: | James McDowell |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1842 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 15 December 1842 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Democratic nominee and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates James McDowell won the election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed.
On election day, 15 December 1842, Democratic nominee James McDowell easily won the election as he ran unopposed. McDowell was sworn in as the 29th Governor of Virginia on 1 January 1843.[1]