Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Virginia
1869 Virginia gubernatorial election
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← 1863 | July 6, 1869 | 1873 → |
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| | | Nominee | Gilbert Carlton Walker | Henry H. Wells | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Popular vote | 119,535 | 101,204 | Percentage | 54.15% | 45.85% | |
Governor before election Henry H. Wells Republican | Elected Governor Gilbert C. Walker Democratic | |
Virginia's elections of 1869 occurred during the post-American Civil War Reconstruction Era and included African-American candidates and so-called "carpetbaggers", politicians from the North, often former Union Army officers, who ran in elections in southern states then under the authority of the Federal government and U.S. Army. The election included the 1869 Virginia gubernatorial election held on July 6, 1869, to elect the governor of Virginia. Gilbert Carlton Walker was elected as a "True Republican" defeating H. H. Wells, who was running as a "Radical Republican." Walker switched his party affiliation to Democratic in 1870.
Elections results brought 21 African Americans to office in the Virginia House of Delegates and six to the Virginia State Senate.[1] Thomas Bayne was a party leader among the African-American group, although he lost the election when a White Republican ran against him in the same election, splitting the vote and allowing a Democrat to win.[1]
Gubernatorial election results
Virginia gubernatorial election, 1869[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gilbert Carlton Walker | 119,535 | 54.15% |
| Republican | Henry H. Wells (incumbent) | 101,204 | 45.85% |
| Write-ins | | 14 | <0.01% |
Total votes | 220,753 | 100.00% |
| Democratic gain from Republican |
References
- ^ a b Federal Writers' Project (October 31, 2013). The WPA Guide to Virginia: The Old Dominion State. Trinity University Press. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-1-59534-244-7.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – VA Governor Race – Jul 06, 1869". Retrieved May 2, 2016.
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