1957 Virginia gubernatorial election
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In the 1957 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Thomas B. Stanley, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Virginia State Senator Theodore Roosevelt Dalton was once again nominated by the Republican Party to run against former Democratic Attorney General of Virginia J. Lindsay Almond.
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![]() County and independent city results Almond: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Dalton: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
editCandidates
edit- J. Lindsay Almond, former Attorney General of Virginia (Democratic)
- C. Gilmer Brooks (Independent)
- Theodore Roosevelt Dalton, State Senator from Radford (Republican)
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | J. Lindsay Almond | 326,921 | 63.16% | +8.33% | |
Republican | Theodore Roosevelt Dalton | 188,628 | 36.44% | −7.84% | |
Independent | C. Gilmer Brooks | 2,089 | 0.40% | ||
Majority | 138,293 | 26.72% | +16.17% | ||
Turnout | 517,638 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
References
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