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1777 Virginia gubernatorial election

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1777 Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1776 May 29, 1777 (Unopposed) 1778 →
 
Nominee Patrick Henry

Governor before election

Patrick Henry

Elected Governor

Patrick Henry

The 1777 Virginia gubernatorial election was scheduled to be held on May 29, 1777 during the American Revolutionary War. It was the second gubernatorial election of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The election was to be conducted in a joint session of the Virginia General Assembly; however, Patrick Henry was the only candidate nominated. By a joint resolution of the Senate and House of Delegates, balloting was dispensed with and Henry was declared re-elected by acclamation.[1]

Results

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1777 Virginia gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Patrick Henry (incumbent) Unopposed

References

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  1. ^ Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia; Begun and Held in the City of Williamsburg, on Monday, the Fifth Day of May, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy-Seven. Richmond. 1827. p. 37.
  2. ^ Journal, 37.