1830 Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1830 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 16 January 1830 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia. Former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 20th district John Floyd defeated fellow Democrat and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Stafford County Peter V. Daniel in a Virginia General Assembly vote.^[1]

1830 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Floyd Peter V. Daniel Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 140 66 Percentage 65.73% 30.99%

Governor before election William Branch Giles Democratic Elected Governor John Floyd Democratic

General election

On election day, 16 January 1830, Democratic nominee John Floyd won the election against fellow Democrat Peter V. Daniel. Floyd was sworn in as the 25th Governor of Virginia on 4 March 1830.^[2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1830^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Floyd	140	65.73
	Democratic	Peter V. Daniel	66	30.99
		Scattering	7	3.28
Total votes			213	100.00
	Democratic hold