Virginia — 1977 governor election
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Akashic1977 · GovernorVirginia · GovernorJohn N. DaltonR+12.6
Candidates
Virginia 1977 governor — certified statewide results.
- John N. Dalton✓Republican699,30255.9%
- Henry HowellDemocratic541,31943.3%
- Other candidatesOther10,3190.8%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era. Non-major vote restored from this cycle's certified county returns (per_governor_county), which carry the full per-county other; the statewide compilation had stored Democratic + Republican only.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+1.3Governor 1977R+12.6vs. baselineR+11.3
Virginia's 1977 governor race ran 11.3 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1977 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.