Virginia gubernatorial election, 1973
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Virginia gubernatorial election results map. Red denotes counties/independent cities won by Godwin. Gray denotes those won by Howell. | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
Candidates
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Mills E. Godwin, Jr. | 525,075 | 50.71% | -1.80% | |
Independent | Henry Howell | 510,103 | 49.26% | ||
Write-ins | 317 | 0.03% | |||
Majority | 14,972 | 1.45% | -5.67% | ||
Turnout | 1,035,495 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
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