November 1781 Virginia gubernatorial election

November 1781 Virginia gubernatorial election
November 30, 1781
 
Nominee Benjamin Harrison V Richard Henry Lee John Page
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Governor before election

David Jameson (acting)
Nonpartisan

Elected Governor

Benjamin Harrison V
Nonpartisan

A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on November 30, 1781. The delegate from Charles City County Benjamin Harrison V defeated the former delegate to the Second Continental Congress Richard Henry Lee and the delegate from Gloucester County John Page.

Thomas Nelson Jr. was elected by the Virginia General Assembly to succeed the retiring governor of Virginia Thomas Jefferson on June 12, 1781. Poor health led Nelson to resign the governorship on November 22. The Assembly met on November 30 and elected Harrison to a new term ending in November 1782; the number of votes cast for other candidates was not recorded.

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