A gubernatorial election was held in Virginia on December 16, 1820. The incumbent governor of Virginia Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. defeated the U.S. representative from Virginia's 22nd congressional district Hugh Nelson.
The election was conducted by the Virginia General Assembly in joint session. Voting was scheduled to have begun on December 9, but was postponed until the following Saturday by agreement of the Senate and the House of Delegates. Randolph was elected with a majority on the first ballot.
General election + 1820 Virginia gubernatorial special election Candidate First ballot Count Percent Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. (incumbent) 164 79.23 Hugh Nelson 38 18.36 Others 5 2.41
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