[TABLECONTEXT]:[TITLE]:Ordinance of Secession####May 23:VOTE:132,201-37,451####[TABLECONTEXT]:STATE:Virginia####April 17, 1861.[8]:REFERENDUM:May 23####Virginia:PASSED:April 17, 1861.[8]
Virginia held a referendum on May 23 for the Ordinance of Secession and the result was an overwhelming 132,201 to 37,451 votes.