1973 Virginia gubernatorial election

none related races 1973 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1973 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia presidential no 1969 Virginia gubernatorial election 1969 1977 Virginia gubernatorial election 1977 November 6, 1973 File:Mills Godwin 1974.jpg 150x150px Mills Godwin Republican Party (United States) 525,075 50.7% File:Henry Howell 1972.jpg Henry Howell Independent politician 510,103 49.3% 1973 Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County and independent city resultsGodwin: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Howell: #bdbdbd 50–60% #969696 60–70% #737373 70–80% Governor Linwood Holton Republican Party (United States) Mills Godwin Republican Party (United States) In the 1973 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor A. Linwood Holton, Jr., a Republican, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Mills E. Godwin, Jr., former Democratic Governor of Virginia, was nominated by the Republican Party to run against Independent Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Henry Howell. The Democrats did not field a candidate, mostly choosing to support Howell's candidacy. This was the last time until 2013 in which a member of the incumbent President's party was elected Governor of Virginia. It was also the last time a non-Democrat won the city of Alexandria. General election Candidates Mills E. Godwin, Jr., former Governor of Virginia (Republican) Henry Howell, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia and candidate for Governor in 1969 (Independent) Results 1973 Virginia gubernatorial electionhttp://www.coopercenter.org/sites/default/files/autoVANLPubs/Virginia%20News%20Letter%201974%20Vol.%2050%20No.%2012.pdf Sabato Larry J. Larry Sabato Virginia Politics in 1973: The State Elections University of Virginia Newsletter https://web.archive.org/web/20150923210611/http://www.coopercenter.org/sites/default/files/autoVANLPubs/Virginia%20News%20Letter%201974%20Vol.%2050%20No.%2012.pdf September 23, 2015 50 12 1974 Republican Party (United States) Mills Godwin 525,075 50.71% 1.80 Independent (politician) Henry Howell 510,103 49.26% N/A Write-ins 317 0.03% 14,972 1.45% -5.67% 1,035,495 Republican Party (United States) Results by county or independent city +1973 Virginia gubernatorial election by county or independent cityhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26404 Our Campaigns VA Governor November 06, 1973 Mills Edwin GodwinRepublican Henry Evans HowellIndependent Various candidatesWrite-ins Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Accomack County 3,632 47.17% 4,066 52.81% 2 0.03% -434 -5.64% 7,700 Albemarle County 5,225 52.48% 4,732 47.52% 493 4.95% 9,957 Alleghany County 1,180 39.40% 1,813 60.53% 2 0.07% -633 -21.14% 2,995 Amelia County 1,277 58.02% 924 41.98% 353 16.04% 2,201 Amherst County 2,846 58.09% 2,052 41.89% 1 0.02% 794 16.21% 4,899 Appomattox County 1,699 64.36% 941 35.64% 758 28.71% 2,640 Arlington County 18,817 49.22% 19,406 50.76% 7 0.02% -589 -1.54% 38,230 Augusta County 5,132 60.40% 3,356 39.50% 9 0.11% 1,776 20.90% 8,497 Bath County 555 41.29% 789 58.71% -234 -17.41% 1,344 Bedford County 2,678 53.53% 2,324 46.45% 1 0.02% 354 7.08% 5,003 Bland County 765 53.50% 665 46.50% 100 6.99% 1,430 Botetourt County 1,857 47.02% 2,092 52.98% -235 -5.95% 3,949 Brunswick County 1,950 49.32% 2,003 50.66% 1 0.03% -53 -1.34% 3,954 Buchanan County 2,083 35.07% 3,856 64.93% -1,773 -29.85% 5,939 Buckingham County 1,533 49.69% 1,551 50.28% 1 0.03% -18 -0.58% 3,085 Campbell County 6,991 70.40% 2,939 29.60% 4,052 40.81% 9,930 Caroline County 1,246 39.77% 1,887 60.23% -641 -20.46% 3,133 Carroll County 2,542 53.31% 2,226 46.69% 316 6.63% 4,768 Charles City County 335 25.38% 984 74.55% 1 0.08% -649 -49.17% 1,320 Charlotte County 1,752 52.90% 1,560 47.10% 192 5.80% 3,312 Chesterfield County 15,868 71.24% 6,407 28.76% 9,461 42.47% 22,275 Clarke County 1,144 66.17% 584 33.78% 1 0.06% 560 32.39% 1,729 Craig County 357 37.27% 601 62.73% -244 -25.47% 958 Culpeper County 2,401 62.54% 1,438 37.46% 963 25.08% 3,839 Cumberland County 987 49.23% 1,018 50.77% -31 -1.55% 2,005 Dickenson County 2,140 37.09% 3,628 62.88% 2 0.03% -1,488 -25.79% 5,770 Dinwiddie County 1,893 42.62% 2,547 57.34% 2 0.05% -654 -14.72% 4,442 Essex County 1,023 64.66% 559 35.34% 464 29.33% 1,582 Fairfax County 50,583 51.91% 46,843 48.07% 12 0.01% 3,740 3.84% 97,438 Fauquier County 2,827 63.53% 1,623 36.47% 1,204 27.06% 4,450 Floyd County 1,048 52.06% 965 47.94% 83 4.12% 2,013 Fluvanna County 836 53.35% 731 46.65% 105 6.70% 1,567 Franklin County 2,250 38.09% 3,655 61.88% 2 0.03% -1,405 -23.79% 5,907 Frederick County 2,644 57.69% 1,934 42.20% 5 0.11% 710 15.49% 4,583 Giles County 1,769 40.64% 2,584 59.36% -815 -18.72% 4,353 Gloucester County 1,900 51.30% 1,802 48.65% 2 0.05% 98 2.65% 3,704 Goochland County 1,500 52.30% 1,368 47.70% 132 4.60% 2,868 Grayson County 1,530 45.28% 1,849 54.72% -319 -9.44% 3,379 Greene County 567 47.61% 624 52.39% -57 -4.79% 1,191 Greensville County 1,032 41.78% 1,438 58.22% -406 -16.44% 2,470 Halifax County 2,869 56.05% 2,250 43.95% 619 12.09% 5,119 Hanover County 7,649 68.14% 3,576 31.85% 1 0.01% 4,073 36.28% 11,226 Henrico County 33,415 72.49% 12,641 27.42% 37 0.08% 20,774 45.07% 46,093 Henry County 4,107 42.63% 5,525 57.34% 3 0.03% -1,418 -14.72% 9,635 Highland County 441 62.64% 263 37.36% 178 25.28% 704 Isle of Wight County 2,400 45.85% 2,833 54.12% 2 0.04% -433 -8.27% 5,235 James City County 2,129 48.32% 2,277 51.68% -148 -3.36% 4,406 King and Queen County 553 41.89% 767 58.11% -214 -16.21% 1,320 King George County 810 52.19% 742 47.81% 68 4.38% 1,552 King William County 1,089 54.70% 900 45.20% 2 0.10% 189 9.49% 1,991 Lancaster County 1,760 55.26% 1,424 44.71% 1 0.03% 336 10.55% 3,185 Lee County 2,820 46.19% 3,285 53.81% -465 -7.62% 6,105 Loudoun County 4,787 55.04% 3,908 44.93% 3 0.03% 879 10.11% 8,698 Louisa County 1,574 49.31% 1,616 50.63% 2 0.06% -42 -1.32% 3,192 Lunenburg County 1,574 58.27% 1,127 41.73% 447 16.55% 2,701 Madison County 1,029 53.87% 877 45.92% 4 0.21% 152 7.96% 1,910 Mathews County 1,375 53.92% 1,155 45.29% 20 0.78% 220 8.63% 2,550 Mecklenburg County 3,825 62.91% 2,255 37.09% 1,570 25.82% 6,080 Middlesex County 1,050 57.63% 772 42.37% 278 15.26% 1,822 Montgomery County 4,924 49.88% 4,936 50.01% 11 0.11% -12 -0.12% 9,871 Nelson County 1,051 48.19% 1,127 51.67% 3 0.14% -76 -3.48% 2,181 New Kent County 715 45.98% 840 54.02% -125 -8.04% 1,555 Northampton County 1,728 45.00% 2,111 54.97% 1 0.03% -383 -9.97% 3,840 Northumberland County 1,394 53.64% 1,204 46.33% 1 0.04% 190 7.31% 2,599 Nottoway County 2,162 54.57% 1,800 45.43% 362 9.14% 3,962 Orange County 1,485 55.00% 1,215 45.00% 270 10.00% 2,700 Page County 1,720 48.42% 1,832 51.58% -112 -3.15% 3,552 Patrick County 1,284 47.93% 1,394 52.03% 1 0.04% -110 -4.11% 2,679 Pittsylvania County 5,733 55.01% 4,681 44.92% 7 0.07% 1,052 10.10% 10,421 Powhatan County 1,215 57.15% 908 42.71% 3 0.14% 307 14.44% 2,126 Prince Edward County 2,263 59.26% 1,552 40.64% 4 0.10% 711 18.62% 3,819 Prince George County 1,226 44.55% 1,526 55.45% -300 -10.90% 2,752 Prince William County 8,159 52.29% 7,441 47.69% 3 0.02% 718 4.60% 15,603 Pulaski County 3,149 48.37% 3,361 51.63% -212 -3.26% 6,510 Rappahannock County 633 55.72% 503 44.28% 130 11.44% 1,136 Richmond County 1,091 60.78% 702 39.11% 2 0.11% 389 21.67% 1,795 Roanoke County 9,357 52.65% 8,409 47.31% 7 0.04% 948 5.33% 17,773 Rockbridge County 1,492 48.77% 1,566 51.19% 1 0.03% -74 -2.42% 3,059 Rockingham County 5,983 56.86% 4,538 43.13% 1 0.01% 1,445 13.73% 10,522 Russell County 3,109 41.64% 4,358 58.36% -1,249 -16.73% 7,467 Scott County 2,612 46.06% 3,059 53.94% -447 -7.88% 5,671 Shenandoah County 3,614 59.78% 2,427 40.14% 5 0.08% 1,187 19.63% 6,046 Smyth County 2,932 46.00% 3,438 53.94% 4 0.06% -506 -7.94% 6,374 Southampton County 2,117 51.02% 2,031 48.95% 1 0.02% 86 2.07% 4,149 Spotsylvania County 1,507 40.43% 2,220 59.57% -713 -19.13% 3,727 Stafford County 1,996 43.98% 2,542 56.02% -546 -12.03% 4,538 Surry County 745 38.98% 1,166 61.02% -421 -22.03% 1,911 Sussex County 1,512 45.54% 1,807 54.43% 1 0.03% -295 -8.89% 3,320 Tazewell County 3,455 48.44% 3,676 51.54% 1 0.01% -221 -3.10% 7,132 Warren County 1,719 46.42% 1,981 53.50% 3 0.08% -262 -7.08% 3,703 Washington County 4,086 49.77% 4,123 50.23% -37 -0.45% 8,209 Westmoreland County 1,461 54.88% 1,201 45.12% 260 9.77% 2,662 Wise County 2,966 39.94% 4,460 60.06% -1,494 -20.12% 7,426 Wythe County 2,803 58.75% 1,968 41.25% 835 17.50% 4,771 York County 3,918 48.42% 4,174 51.58% -256 -3.16% 8,092 Alexandria City 8,647 44.62% 10,720 55.32% 12 0.06% -2,073 -10.70% 19,379 Bedford City 923 60.05% 614 39.95% 309 20.10% 1,537 Bristol City 1,258 54.89% 1,033 45.07% 1 0.04% 225 9.82% 2,292 Buena Vista City 596 46.86% 676 53.14% -80 -6.29% 1,272 Charlottesville City 4,600 47.10% 5,162 52.85% 5 0.05% -562 -5.75% 9,767 Chesapeake City 7,977 38.12% 12,946 61.86% 5 0.02% -4,969 -23.74% 20,928 Clifton Forge City 684 46.95% 773 53.05% -89 -6.11% 1,457 Colonial Heights City 3,011 69.65% 1,311 30.33% 1 0.02% 1,700 39.32% 4,323 Covington City 917 39.85% 1,384 60.15% -467 -20.30% 2,301 Danville City 8,466 66.67% 4,233 33.33% 4,233 33.33% 12,699 Emporia City 934 57.98% 677 42.02% 257 15.95% 1,611 Fairfax City 2,336 54.35% 1,959 45.58% 3 0.07% 377 8.77% 4,298 Falls Church City 1,425 48.01% 1,543 51.99% -118 -3.98% 2,968 Franklin City 964 51.11% 922 48.89% 42 2.23% 1,886 Fredericksburg City 1,593 46.89% 1,804 53.11% -211 -6.21% 3,397 Galax City 771 50.69% 750 49.31% 21 1.38% 1,521 Hampton City 9,925 43.55% 12,861 56.43% 5 0.02% -2,936 -12.88% 22,791 Harrisonburg City 2,491 62.76% 1,478 37.24% 1,013 25.52% 3,969 Hopewell City 2,894 53.95% 2,470 46.05% 424 7.90% 5,364 Lexington City 893 56.55% 683 43.26% 3 0.19% 210 13.30% 1,579 Lynchburg City 8,833 65.81% 4,584 34.16% 4 0.03% 4,249 31.66% 13,421 Martinsville City 2,876 54.95% 2,358 45.05% 518 9.90% 5,234 Nansemond City 3,725 42.00% 5,143 57.98% 2 0.02% -1,418 -15.99% 8,870 Newport News City 13,165 46.72% 15,007 53.26% 4 0.01% -1,842 -6.54% 28,176 Norfolk City 17,852 34.35% 34,118 65.65% 3 0.01% -16,266 -31.30% 51,973 Norton City 538 49.31% 553 50.69% -15 -1.37% 1,091 Petersburg City 4,308 43.35% 5,628 56.63% 2 0.02% -1,320 -13.28% 9,938 Portsmouth City 8,724 32.24% 18,327 67.74% 5 0.02% -9,603 -35.49% 27,056 Radford City 1,664 53.49% 1,446 46.48% 1 0.03% 218 7.01% 3,111 Richmond City 28,127 48.09% 30,328 51.85% 37 0.06% -2,201 -3.76% 58,492 Roanoke City 8,912 45.15% 10,807 54.75% 20 0.10% -1,895 -9.60% 19,739 Salem City 2,758 51.31% 2,610 48.56% 7 0.13% 148 2.75% 5,375 South Boston City 1,227 67.72% 585 32.28% 642 35.43% 1,812 Staunton City 3,482 64.60% 1,908 35.40% 1,574 29.20% 5,390 Suffolk City 1,807 54.43% 1,512 45.54% 1 0.03% 295 8.89% 3,320 Virginia Beach City 19,710 49.22% 20,327 50.76% 6 0.01% -617 -1.54% 40,043 Waynesboro City 2,829 63.96% 1,590 35.95% 4 0.09% 1,239 28.01% 4,423 Williamsburg City 1,334 55.01% 1,091 44.99% 243 10.02% 2,425 Winchester City 3,149 66.74% 1,568 33.23% 1 0.02% 1,581 33.51% 4,718Totals525,07550.71%510,10349.26%3170.03%14,9721.45%1,035,495 Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Independent Accomack Bath Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Caroline Charles City Craig Cumberland Dinwiddie Franklin Giles Greensville Henry King and Queen James City (no municipalities) Lee Nelson New Kent Northampton Patrick Prince George Russell Spotsylvania Surry Tazewell Wise Chesapeake (independent city) Charlottesville (independent city) Covington (independent city) Fredericksburg (independent city) Falls Church (independent city) Norfolk (independent city) Norton (independent city) Petersburg (independent city) Portsmouth (independent city) Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican Albemarle Amelia Amherst Appomattox Charlotte Clarke Essex Fauquier Goochland Halifax King William Loudoun Mecklenberg Nottoway Pittsylvania Powhatan Prince Edward Rappahannock Southampton Westmoreland Bedford (independent city) Bristol (independent city) Danville (independent city) Emporia (independent city) Martinsville (independent city) Williamsburg (independent city) Counties and independent cities that flipped from Republican to Independent Alleghany Arlington Botetourt Dickenson Greene Grayson Isle of Wight Lousia Montgomery Nansemond Page Pulaski Rockbridge Scott Smyth Stafford Sussex Warren Washington York Alexandria (independent city) Clifton Forge (independent city) Buena Vista (independent city) Hampton (independent city) Newport News (independent city) Richmond (independent city) Roanoke (independent city) Virginia Beach (independent city) References Gubernatorial 1973 Virginia 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