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1859 Virginia Governor Election
Virginia · 2 candidates
Letcher +3.8 pts · won by 5,624 votes
John LetcherDemocraticWINNER51.89%
77,216 votes
William L. GogginOpposition Party48.11%
71,592 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.