| Election Name: | 1859 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Previous Election: | 1855 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Flag Year: | 1788 |
| Previous Year: | 1855 |
| Next Year: | 1862 (Union) 1863 (Confederate) |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | May 26, 1859 |
| Image1: | File:JohnLetcher.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Letcher |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 77,216 |
| Percentage1: | 51.89% |
| Nominee2: | William L. Goggin |
| Party2: | Opposition Party (Southern U.S.) |
| Popular Vote2: | 71,592 |
| Percentage2: | 48.11% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Henry A. Wise |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Letcher |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1859 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on May 26, 1859, to elect the governor of Virginia.
In February 1859, Archibald Campbell and John Curtiss Underwood proposed a coalition between the Republican Party of Virginia and Whig Party. However, the Whigs refused to change their position on slavery. The Republicans did not run a gubernatorial candidate and the party told its members to abstain from the election.