1848 Virginia gubernatorial election

1848 Virginia gubernatorial election
December 12, 1848
 
Nominee John B. Floyd George W. Thompson Green Berry Samuels
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
1st ballot 47 34 25
3rd ballot 96 55 —
 
Nominee William Daniel George W. Summers
Party Democratic Whig
1st ballot 23 14
3rd ballot — 1
Governor before election

William Smith
Democratic

Elected Governor

John B. Floyd
Democratic

A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on December 12, 1848. The Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Washington County John B. Floyd defeated the Democratic judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia George W. Thompson.[1]

The incumbent governor of Virginia William Smith was ineligible for re-election due to term limits established by the Constitution of Virginia. Floyd attracted support based on his stance favoring internal improvements for Western Virginia,[2] as well as from Whigs who considered him the most acceptable of the Democratic candidates.[3]

The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session. No candidate had a majority on the first ballot, requiring two additional rounds of voting. Floyd was elected with a majority on the third ballot.[4]

General election

1848 Virginia gubernatorial election[5]
Party Candidate Ballot
1st 2nd 3rd
Democratic John B. Floyd 47 72 96
Democratic George W. Thompson 34 48 55
Democratic Green Berry Samuels 25 N/a
Democratic William Daniel 23 27 N/a
Whig George W. Summers 14 7 1
Democratic John Y. Mason 5 6 6
Whig William Cabell Rives 2 1 N/a
Whig Valentine W. Southall 2 N/a
Whig Allen T. Caperton 1 N/a
Whig John Janney 1 N/a
Whig James Lyons 1 N/a
Whig John Pendleton 1 N/a
N/a James F. Preston 1 N/a
Whig William B. Preston 1 N/a 1
Whig Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart 1 N/a
N/a John W. Syme 1 N/a
Whig Samuel Watts 1 1 2
Total
 161 162 165

References

  1. ^ Virginia 1848a, p. 62.
  2. ^ Luebke 2020.
  3. ^ "The Election of Governor". Staunton Spectator and General Advertiser. December 20, 1848.
  4. ^ Virginia 1848a, pp. 60–62.
  5. ^ Virginia 1848a, pp. 60–62; Virginia 1848b, pp. 34–36.

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