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1881 Virginia Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1881 Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

William E Cameron won the 1881 Virginia Gubernatorial Election. William E Cameron received 113,464 popular votes (52.97%). The main challenger was John W. Daniel (47.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Cameron and Daniel

Cameron +5.9 pts · won by 12,707 votes
William E CameronReadjuster PartyWINNER52.97%
113,464 votes
John W. DanielDemocratic47.03%
100,757 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.