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1885 Virginia Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1885 Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Fitzhugh Lee won the 1885 Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Fitzhugh Lee received 152,547 popular votes (52.77%). The main challenger was John Sergeant Wise (47.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Lee and Wise

Lee +5.6 pts · won by 16,039 votes
Fitzhugh LeeDemocraticWINNER52.77%
152,547 votes
John Sergeant WiseRepublican47.22%
136,508 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.