January 1812 Virginia gubernatorial election

The January 1812 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on 3 January 1812 in order to elect the Governor of Virginia following the death of incumbent Governor George William Smith on 26 December 1811. Democratic-Republican candidate and incumbent Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates James Barbour won the election in the Virginia General Assembly as he ran unopposed.^[1]

January 1812 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Nominee James Barbour Party Democratic-Republican Popular vote 1 Percentage 100.00%

Governor before election George William Smith Democratic-Republican Elected Governor James Barbour Democratic-Republican

General election

On election day, 3 January 1812, Democratic-Republican nominee James Barbour won the election as he ran unopposed. Barbour was sworn in as the 18th Governor of Virginia that same day.^[2]

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, January 1812^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic-Republican	James Barbour	1	100.00
Total votes			1	100.00
	Democratic-Republican hold