Elections / 1977 · Governor · VA
Virginia — 1977 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1977 · GovernorVirginia · GovernorJohn N. DaltonR+12.7
Candidates
Virginia 1977 governor — certified statewide results.
- John N. Dalton✓Republican699,30256.4%
- Henry HowellDemocratic541,31943.6%
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.
presidential baselinePresident 1976R+1.3Governor 1977R+12.7vs. baselineR+11.4
Virginia's 1977 governor race ran 11.4 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1977 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.