1945 Virginia gubernatorial election

none related races 1945 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1945 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia 1931 presidential no 1941 Virginia gubernatorial election 1941 1949 Virginia gubernatorial election 1949 November 6, 1945 File:William M. Tuck.jpg 150x150px William M. Tuck Democratic Party (United States) 112,355 66.6% File:Senator Landreth 1944.jpg S. Floyd Landreth Republican Party (United States) 52,386 31.0% 1945 Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County and independent city resultsTuck: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Landreth: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Colgate Darden Democratic Party (United States) William M. Tuck Democratic Party (United States) In the 1945 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Colgate Darden, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Lieutenant Governor William M. Tuck was nominated by the Democratic Party to run against Republican state senator S. Floyd Landreth. Background For the previous four decades Virginia had almost completely disenfranchised its black and poor white populations through the use of a cumulative poll tax and literacy tests.Kousser J. Morgan The Shaping of Southern Politics: Suffrage Restriction and the Establishment of the One-Party South, 1880-1910 1974 Yale University Press 178–181 0-300-01696-4 So restricted was suffrage that it has been calculated that a third of Virginia's electorate during the first half of the twentieth century comprised state employees and officeholders. This limited electorate allowed Virginian politics to be controlled for four decades by the Byrd Organization, as progressive "antiorganization" factions were rendered impotent by the inability of almost all their potential electorate to vote.Key Valdimer Orlando Southern Politics in State and Nation 1949 20–25 Historical fusion with the “Readjuster” Democrats,Heersink Boris Jenkins Jeffrey A. Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865-1968 March 19, 2020 217–221 Cambridge University Press 978-1107158436 defection of substantial proportions of the Northeast-aligned white electorate of the Shenandoah Valley and Southwest Virginia over free silver,Moger Allen The Rift in Virginia Democracy in 1896 The Journal of Southern History 1938 4 3 295–317 10.2307/2191291 2191291 and an early move towards a "lily white" Jim Crow party meant Republicans retained a small but permanent number of legislative seats and local offices in the western part of the state.Kevin Phillips (political commentator) Phillips Kevin P. The Emerging Republican Majority 193, 219 1969 Arlington House 0870000586 Nevertheless, in gubernatorial elections during this period the Republican vote was mostly in the nature of a protest, and in most elections between 1925 and 1949 turnout was higher in the Democratic primary than the general election.Heinemann Ronald Rozell Mark Milliken John G. The New Dominion: The Twentieth-Century Elections That Shaped Modern Virginia August 4, 2023 University of Virginia Press Charlottesville 9780813949727 Prelude to Revolution: The Rise and Fall of the Byrd Organization, 1925–49 William M. Tuck had lost out to Darden as the 1941 organization nominee for Governor, but became Lieutenant Governor against perennial anti-organization leader Moss Plunkett.55-56 The Democratic Party primary in Virginia: Tantamount to election no longer Larry Sabato Sabato Larry 1977 University of Virginia Institute of Government Tuck had beaten Plunkett by four-to-one in the 1941 lieutenant gubernatorial primary with a turnout even lower than usual due to the war,Sabato The Democratic Party primary in Virginia 110 1977 and he would repeat his win in the rematch by a five-to-two majority and carrying all but four counties and three independent cities, J. Harvie Wilkinson III J. Harvie Wilkinson III 1968 Democratic Primary for Governor: Tuck v. Plunkett (1945) Harry Byrd and the Changing Face of Virginia Politics 1945-1966 The University Of Virginia Press 1 Cities 9780813902395 although Plunkett campaigned extensive on the failings of the Byrd machine in issues like suffrage, education and health.Harry Byrd and the Changing Face of Virginia Politics 1945-1966 J. Harvie Wilkinson III J. Harvie Wilkinson III 1968 27-27 9780813902395 In the general election, Tuck would also win easily despite the fact that — unlike past GOP nominees — Landreth did significant campaigning.The Dynamic Dominion: Realignment and the Rise of Two-Party Competition in Virginia, 1945-1980 Frank B. Atkinson Bloomsbury Academic 2006 9780742552098 22 Democratic primary Candidates William M. Tuck, Lieutenant Governor from Halifax County Moss A. Plunkett, attorney from Roanoke Results 1945 Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=351597 Our Campaigns VA Governor D Primary – August 07, 1945 Democratic Party (United States) William M. Tuck 97,304 70.11% Democratic Party (United States) Moss A. Plunkett 41,484 29.89% 55,820 40.22% 138,788 7.71% Democratic Party (United States) General election Candidates William M. Tuck, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (Democratic) S. Floyd Landreth, State Senator from Galax (Republican) Howard Carwile, Richmond attorney (Independent) Results 1945 Virginia gubernatorial electionhttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=239643 Our Campaigns VA Governor Race – November 06, 1945 Democratic Party (United States) William M. Tuck 112,355 66.58% -14.00% Republican Party (United States) S. Floyd Landreth 52,386 31.04% +13.16% Independent politician Howard Carwile 4,023 2.38% 59,969 35.53% 168,764 9.38% Democratic Party (United States) Results by county or independent city +1945 Virginia gubernatorial election by county or independent city William Munford TuckDemocratic Sydney Floyd LandrethRepublican Howard Hearnes CarwileIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Accomack County 1,026 87.47% 133 11.34% 14 1.19% 893 76.13% 1,173 Albemarle County 934 81.50% 170 14.83% 42 3.66% 764 66.67% 1,146 Alleghany County 565 53.25% 465 43.83% 31 2.92% 100 9.43% 1,061 Amelia County 530 81.92% 109 16.85% 8 1.24% 421 65.07% 647 Amherst County 611 85.94% 90 12.66% 10 1.41% 521 73.28% 711 Appomattox County 1,472 95.28% 69 4.47% 4 0.26% 1,403 90.81% 1,545 Arlington County 3,521 66.05% 1,593 29.88% 217 4.07% 1,928 36.17% 5,331 Augusta County 1,135 66.76% 539 31.71% 26 1.53% 596 35.06% 1,700 Bath County 220 64.71% 110 32.35% 10 2.94% 110 32.35% 340 Bedford County 1,125 75.20% 340 22.73% 31 2.07% 785 52.47% 1,496 Bland County 457 47.41% 493 51.14% 14 1.45% -36 -3.73% 964 Botetourt County 785 54.86% 633 44.23% 13 0.91% 152 10.62% 1,431 Brunswick County 535 94.36% 29 5.11% 3 0.53% 506 89.24% 567 Buchanan County 1,309 51.15% 1,159 45.29% 91 3.56% 150 5.86% 2,559 Buckingham County 481 84.68% 77 13.56% 10 1.76% 404 71.13% 568 Campbell County 937 85.18% 136 12.36% 27 2.45% 801 72.82% 1,100 Caroline County 356 80.18% 83 18.69% 5 1.13% 273 61.49% 444 Carroll County 863 32.73% 1,761 66.78% 13 0.49% -898 -34.05% 2,637 Charles City County 104 72.73% 35 24.48% 4 2.80% 69 48.25% 143 Charlotte County 1,174 90.66% 95 7.34% 26 2.01% 1,079 83.32% 1,295 Chesterfield County 706 74.24% 211 22.19% 34 3.58% 495 52.05% 951 Clarke County 332 87.60% 41 10.82% 6 1.58% 291 76.78% 379 Craig County 243 60.45% 150 37.31% 9 2.24% 93 23.13% 402 Culpeper County 951 74.82% 293 23.05% 27 2.12% 658 51.77% 1,271 Cumberland County 320 88.40% 38 10.50% 4 1.10% 282 77.90% 362 Dickenson County 1,473 55.23% 1,127 42.26% 67 2.51% 346 12.97% 2,667 Dinwiddie County 486 89.34% 50 9.19% 8 1.47% 436 80.15% 544 Elizabeth City County 780 78.31% 195 19.58% 21 2.11% 585 58.73% 996 Essex County 261 82.59% 51 16.14% 4 1.27% 210 66.46% 316 Fairfax County 1,613 62.21% 821 31.66% 159 6.13% 792 30.54% 2,593 Fauquier County 853 85.04% 125 12.46% 25 2.49% 728 72.58% 1,003 Floyd County 288 28.74% 708 70.66% 6 0.60% -420 -41.92% 1,002 Fluvanna County 289 75.65% 85 22.25% 8 2.09% 204 53.40% 382 Franklin County 1,290 71.79% 491 27.32% 16 0.89% 799 44.46% 1,797 Frederick County 508 74.16% 164 23.94% 13 1.90% 344 50.22% 685 Giles County 1,184 59.35% 772 38.70% 39 1.95% 412 20.65% 1,995 Gloucester County 437 83.72% 75 14.37% 10 1.92% 362 69.35% 522 Goochland County 585 85.40% 93 13.58% 7 1.02% 492 71.82% 685 Grayson County 2,785 41.03% 3,942 58.08% 60 0.88% -1,157 -17.05% 6,787 Greene County 124 56.36% 88 40.00% 8 3.64% 36 16.36% 220 Greensville County 478 88.35% 54 9.98% 9 1.66% 424 78.37% 541 Halifax County 2,746 97.03% 69 2.44% 15 0.53% 2,677 94.59% 2,830 Hanover County 461 72.14% 167 26.13% 11 1.72% 294 46.01% 639 Henrico County 684 67.72% 297 29.41% 29 2.87% 387 38.32% 1,010 Henry County 614 64.97% 295 31.22% 36 3.81% 319 33.76% 945 Highland County 241 59.65% 157 38.86% 6 1.49% 84 20.79% 404 Isle of Wight County 618 85.36% 97 13.40% 9 1.24% 521 71.96% 724 James City County 106 77.94% 28 20.59% 2 1.47% 78 57.35% 136 King and Queen County 141 82.46% 27 15.79% 3 1.75% 114 66.67% 171 King George County 161 71.24% 59 26.11% 6 2.65% 102 45.13% 226 King William County 346 82.78% 54 12.92% 18 4.31% 292 69.86% 418 Lancaster County 375 74.70% 115 22.91% 12 2.39% 260 51.79% 502 Lee County 1,966 58.05% 1,319 38.94% 102 3.01% 647 19.10% 3,387 Loudoun County 1,860 87.69% 228 10.75% 33 1.56% 1,632 76.94% 2,121 Louisa County 751 78.64% 192 20.10% 12 1.26% 559 58.53% 955 Lunenburg County 956 92.10% 61 5.88% 21 2.02% 895 86.22% 1,038 Madison County 250 56.56% 183 41.40% 9 2.04% 67 15.16% 442 Mathews County 335 71.13% 130 27.60% 6 1.27% 205 43.52% 471 Mecklenburg County 867 87.31% 108 10.88% 18 1.81% 759 76.44% 993 Middlesex County 258 80.12% 60 18.63% 4 1.24% 198 61.49% 322 Montgomery County 1,264 46.92% 1,383 51.34% 47 1.74% -119 -4.42% 2,694 Nansemond County 446 89.20% 51 10.20% 3 0.60% 395 79.00% 500 Nelson County 707 87.83% 91 11.30% 7 0.87% 616 76.52% 805 New Kent County 107 75.89% 30 21.28% 4 2.84% 77 54.61% 141 Norfolk County 1,755 80.06% 370 16.88% 67 3.06% 1,385 63.18% 2,192 Northampton County 1,126 94.30% 58 4.86% 10 0.84% 1,068 89.45% 1,194 Northumberland County 307 73.98% 100 24.10% 8 1.93% 207 49.88% 415 Nottoway County 569 86.87% 70 10.69% 16 2.44% 499 76.18% 655 Orange County 435 73.73% 144 24.41% 11 1.86% 291 49.32% 590 Page County 1,618 44.55% 1,926 53.03% 88 2.42% -308 -8.48% 3,632 Patrick County 961 81.58% 208 17.66% 9 0.76% 753 63.92% 1,178 Pittsylvania County 1,853 85.08% 280 12.86% 45 2.07% 1,573 72.22% 2,178 Powhatan County 215 78.75% 53 19.41% 5 1.83% 162 59.34% 273 Prince Edward County 655 87.68% 71 9.50% 21 2.81% 584 78.18% 747 Prince George County 180 64.75% 83 29.86% 15 5.40% 97 34.89% 278 Prince William County 565 78.58% 140 19.47% 14 1.95% 425 59.11% 719 Princess Anne County 1,083 88.70% 127 10.40% 11 0.90% 956 78.30% 1,221 Pulaski County 1,313 65.58% 678 33.87% 11 0.55% 635 31.72% 2,002 Rappahannock County 348 81.50% 68 15.93% 11 2.58% 280 65.57% 427 Richmond County 211 68.06% 97 31.29% 2 0.65% 114 36.77% 310 Roanoke County 1,256 47.72% 1,328 50.46% 48 1.82% -72 -2.74% 2,632 Rockbridge County 637 70.54% 254 28.13% 12 1.33% 383 42.41% 903 Rockingham County 1,610 54.45% 1,285 43.46% 62 2.10% 325 10.99% 2,957 Russell County 1,518 61.81% 901 36.69% 37 1.51% 617 25.12% 2,456 Scott County 1,560 44.85% 1,792 51.52% 126 3.62% -232 -6.67% 3,478 Shenandoah County 1,273 43.36% 1,663 56.64% 0 0.00% -390 -13.28% 2,936 Smyth County 1,422 39.92% 2,045 57.41% 95 2.67% -623 -17.49% 3,562 Southampton County 687 89.11% 75 9.73% 9 1.17% 612 79.38% 771 Spotsylvania County 529 84.78% 86 13.78% 9 1.44% 443 70.99% 624 Stafford County 381 71.08% 144 26.87% 11 2.05% 237 44.22% 536 Surry County 297 90.00% 24 7.27% 9 2.73% 273 82.73% 330 Sussex County 482 91.63% 37 7.03% 7 1.33% 445 84.60% 526 Tazewell County 957 51.09% 877 46.82% 39 2.08% 80 4.27% 1,873 Warren County 1,016 76.05% 303 22.68% 17 1.27% 713 53.37% 1,336 Warwick County 378 73.54% 106 20.62% 30 5.84% 272 52.92% 514 Washington County 1,170 50.04% 1,130 48.33% 38 1.63% 40 1.71% 2,338 Westmoreland County 434 85.10% 69 13.53% 7 1.37% 365 71.57% 510 Wise County 1,872 65.78% 921 32.36% 53 1.86% 951 33.42% 2,846 Wythe County 860 44.44% 1,066 55.09% 9 0.47% -206 -10.65% 1,935 York County 194 73.48% 61 23.11% 9 3.41% 133 50.38% 264 Alexandria City 2,756 74.11% 761 20.46% 202 5.43% 1,995 53.64% 3,719 Bristol City 722 79.78% 175 19.34% 8 0.88% 547 60.44% 905 Buena Vista City 173 68.38% 73 28.85% 7 2.77% 100 39.53% 253 Charlottesville City 644 72.12% 231 25.87% 18 2.02% 413 46.25% 893 Clifton Forge City 438 67.70% 184 28.44% 25 3.86% 254 39.26% 647 Danville City 2,096 82.13% 328 12.85% 128 5.02% 1,768 69.28% 2,552 Fredericksburg City 702 78.00% 173 19.22% 25 2.78% 529 58.78% 900 Hampton City 398 85.22% 57 12.21% 12 2.57% 341 73.02% 467 Harrisonburg City 1,123 66.49% 548 32.45% 18 1.07% 575 34.04% 1,689 Hopewell City 668 72.37% 230 24.92% 25 2.71% 438 47.45% 923 Lynchburg City 1,045 77.06% 279 20.58% 32 2.36% 766 56.49% 1,356 Martinsville City 716 71.03% 241 23.91% 51 5.06% 475 47.12% 1,008 Newport News City 1,037 75.69% 280 20.44% 53 3.87% 757 55.26% 1,370 Norfolk City 2,790 71.03% 967 24.62% 171 4.35% 1,823 46.41% 3,928 Petersburg City 677 81.18% 119 14.27% 38 4.56% 558 66.91% 834 Portsmouth City 2,840 82.77% 442 12.88% 149 4.34% 2,398 69.89% 3,431 Radford City 704 53.91% 583 44.64% 19 1.45% 121 9.26% 1,306 Richmond City 6,507 68.76% 2,579 27.25% 378 3.99% 3,928 41.50% 9,464 Roanoke City 1,865 47.97% 1,932 49.69% 91 2.34% -67 -1.72% 3,888 South Norfolk City 300 81.74% 56 15.26% 11 3.00% 244 66.49% 367 Staunton City 751 72.35% 278 26.78% 9 0.87% 473 45.57% 1,038 Suffolk City 516 79.26% 126 19.35% 9 1.38% 390 59.91% 651 Williamsburg City 172 77.83% 40 18.10% 9 4.07% 132 59.73% 221 Winchester City 602 76.79% 170 21.68% 12 1.53% 432 55.10% 784Totals112,35566.58%52,38631.04%4,0232.38%59,96935.53%168,764 Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican Bland Montgomery Page Roanoke Smyth Scott Wythe Roanoke (independent city) References collapsed Gubernatorial 1945 Virginia Category:November 1945 in the United States