1831 Virginia gubernatorial election

A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on February 11, 1831. The Democratic incumbent governor of Virginia John Floyd was re-elected unanimously.

Floyd belonged to a group of Virginia Old Republicans who were close allies of the vice president of the United States John C. Calhoun. When Calhoun did not run in the 1828 United States presidential election, Floyd campaigned for Andrew Jackson and hoped for an appointment in Jackson's administration. Calhoun's falling out with Jackson during 1830–31 preceded Floyd's exit from the Virginia Democratic Party. In a letter to John Williams dated December 27, 1830, Floyd described his rift with Jackson as irreparable and vowed to win re-election. His campaign became intertwined with the efforts to organize an opposition party in the state from among the supporters of Calhoun and Henry Clay.

The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session. Thomas W. Gilmer nominated Floyd in a speech that paid tribute to the incumbent's statesmanship and republican principles. No other candidates were nominated. Floyd was elected unanimously on the first ballot.