1977 Virginia gubernatorial election
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Turnout | 62.7% (voting eligible)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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County and independent city results Dalton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Howell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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In the 1977 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., a Republican, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. John N. Dalton, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, was nominated by the Republican Party to run against the Democratic nominee, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Henry Howell.[2]
This was the only instance in Virginia's history in which the Republican Party won the gubernatorial election for a third time consecutively.
As of 2023[update], this was the most recent Virginia gubernatorial election in which a Republican won Richmond, Arlington County and the city of Falls Church, as well as the most recent one in which both major party candidates are now deceased.[original research?]
Democratic nomination[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Henry Howell, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and candidate in 1969 and 1973
- Andrew P. Miller, Attorney General of Virginia
Candidates[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- John N. Dalton, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (Republican)
- Henry Howell, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and candidate in 1969 and 1973 (Democratic)
- Alan Ogden (Independent)
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John N. Dalton | 699,302 | 55.90% | +5.19% | |
Democratic | Henry Howell | 541,319 | 43.27% | -5.99% | |
Independent | Alan Ogden | 10,101 | 0.81% | ||
Write-ins | 218 | 0.02% | |||
Majority | 157,983 | 12.63% | +11.18% | ||
Turnout | 1,250,940 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
References[edit]
- ^ Virginia Department of Elections (2016). "Registration/Turnout Statistics". The Commonwealth of Virginia. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
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