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Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia (18 P) Whig Party United States senators from Virginia (2 P) Pages in category "Virginia Whigs"
Several ephemeral small parties in the United States, including the Florida Whig Party [209] and the "Modern Whig Party", [210] have adopted the Whig name. In Liberia, the True Whig Party was named in direct emulation of the American Whig Party. The True Whig Party was founded in 1869 and dominated politics in Liberia from 1878 until 1980. [211]
Pages in category "Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Jeff Vanke of Roanoke ran as an Independent, [36] citing endorsements by the Modern Whig Party, American Centrist Party and Independent Green Party of Virginia, [37] and received 13% of the vote. [34] [35] Stuart Bain of Salem ran as a Libertarian [38] [39] and received 9% of the vote. [34] [35]
Anti-Jacksonian Party, Adams-Clay Republicans Classical conservatism [70] Merged into: Whig Party: 1825 1837 Anti-Masonic Party: 1829–1839 Anti-Masonry [71] Merged into: Whig Party: 1828 1838 Nullifier Party: 1831–1839 Nullification [72] 1828 1839 Whig Party: 1837–1857 Traditionalist conservatism [73] 1833 1854 Law and Order Party of ...
On December 4, 1839, the Whig Party held its first national convention, an important milestone in its rise to political power. On December 4, 1839, the Whig Party held its first national ...
In a Whig wave, voters gave the Whig Party a House majority for the first time. Most Americans experienced the Panic of 1837 as a severe economic downturn. Its perceived mishandling by Democratic President Martin Van Buren fueled new support for alternative economic policies favored by Whigs of which voters had previously been skeptical.
WASHINGTON — Two weeks before Virginia's Nov. 7 election, Virginia's Republican Party has sent voters flyers including explicit content about Democrat Susanna Gibson, who is mired in a sex ...