1945 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1945, in the state of Virginia. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year.

1945 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1944 November 6, 1945 1946 →

1 governorship
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 25 23
Seats after 25 23
Seat change Steady Steady
Seats up 1 0
Seats won 1 0

1945 Virginia gubernatorial election
     Democratic hold

Results

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State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
Virginia Colgate Darden Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory William M. Tuck (Democratic) 66.58%
S. Lloyd Landreth (Republican) 31.04%
Howard Carwile (Independent) 2.38%
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References

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  1. ^ "VA Governor, 1945". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 March 2019.