1811 Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1811 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1811 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic-Republican acting Governor of Virginia George William Smith defeated fellow Democratic-Republican nominee and incumbent Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates James Barbour in a Virginia General Assembly vote.^[1]

1811 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee George William Smith James Barbour Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 100 97 Percentage 50.76% 49.24%

Governor before election George William Smith (Acting) Democratic-Republican Elected Governor George William Smith Democratic-Republican

General election

On election day, 30 November 1811, Democratic-Republican nominee George William Smith won the election against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate James Barbour. Smith was sworn in for his first full term as the 17th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1811.^[2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1811^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	George William Smith (incumbent)	100	50.76
	Democratic-Republican	James Barbour	97	49.24
Total votes			197	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold