1814 Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1814 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 30 November 1814 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Democratic-Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 21st district Wilson Cary Nicholas defeated fellow Democratic-Republican nominee Armisted Mason in a Virginia General Assembly vote.^[1]

1814 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Wilson Cary Nicholas Armisted Mason Party Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Popular vote 102 90 Percentage 53.13% 46.88%

Governor before election James Barbour Democratic-Republican Elected Governor Wilson Cary Nicholas Democratic-Republican

General election

On election day, 30 November 1814, Democratic-Republican nominee Wilson Cary Nicholas won the election on the second ballot against fellow Democratic-Republican candidate Armisted Mason. Nicholas was sworn in as the 19th Governor of Virginia on 1 December 1814.^[2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1814^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	Wilson Cary Nicholas	102	53.13
	Democratic-Republican	Armisted Mason	90	46.88
Total votes			192	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold