The 1859 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on May 26, 1859, to elect the governor of Virginia.
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election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Virginia
The 1859 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on May 26, 1859, to elect the governor of Virginia.
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The 1859 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on May 26, 1859, to elect the governor of Virginia.
In February 1859, Archibald Campbell and John Curtiss Underwood proposed a coalition between the Republican Party of Virginia and Whig Party. However, the Whigs refused to change their position on slavery. The Republicans did not run a gubernatorial candidate and the party told its members to abstain from the election.
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