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1953 Virginia gubernatorial election
Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Virginia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For related races, see 1953 United States gubernatorial elections.
In the 1953 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor John S. Battle, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Virginia State Senator Theodore Roosevelt Dalton was nominated by the Republican Party to run against former Democratic U.S. Representative Thomas B. Stanley.
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![]() County and independent city results Stanley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Dalton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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As of 2021, this is the last time that the city of Norfolk voted Republican for Governor of Virginia.