Election Name: | 1848 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1845 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1845 |
Next Election: | 1851 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1851 |
Election Date: | 12 December 1848 |
Nominee1: | John B. Floyd |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | William Smith |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | John B. Floyd |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1848 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 12 December 1848 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Democratic nominee and member of the Virginia House of Delegates John B. Floyd won the election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed.
On election day, 12 December 1848, Democratic nominee John B. Floyd easily won the election as he ran unopposed. Floyd was sworn in as the 31st Governor of Virginia on 3 January 1849.[1]