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1925 Virginia governor election
Harry F. Byrd (Democrat) beat S. Harris Hoge (Republican) in Virginia in 1925, 74.1% to 25.9%, a margin of 48.1 points and 69,786 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1921, when Elbert Lee Trinkle won.
Democrats led in 115 of the 122 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 7. The largest, Richmond, cast 6,817 votes and went to the Democrat by 83.4 points. The closest was Bland, where 15 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry F. Byrd won | Democratic | 107,378 | 74.1% |
| S. Harris Hoge | Republican | 37,592 | 25.9% |
| Total | 144,970 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6,252 91.7% | 565 8.3% | 6,817 | D+83.4 | |
| Roanoke | 4,693 73.8% | 1,666 26.2% | 6,359 | D+47.6 | |
| Norfolk | 4,867 85.0% | 862 15.0% | 5,729 | D+69.9 | |
| Wise | 2,944 63.5% | 1,692 36.5% | 4,636 | D+27.0 | |
| Lee | 1,923 55.5% | 1,541 44.5% | 3,464 | D+11.0 | |
| Rockingham | 2,700 79.0% | 717 21.0% | 3,417 | D+58.0 | |
| Grayson | 1,430 42.5% | 1,933 57.5% | 3,363 | R+15.0 | |
| Washington | 1,955 58.8% | 1,369 41.2% | 3,324 | D+17.6 | |
| Shenandoah | 2,475 75.6% | 800 24.4% | 3,275 | D+51.1 | |
| Scott | 1,505 46.2% | 1,754 53.8% | 3,259 | R+7.6 | |
| Russell | 1,967 68.0% | 926 32.0% | 2,893 | D+36.0 | |
| Smyth | 1,260 47.3% | 1,405 52.7% | 2,665 | R+5.4 | |
| Tazewell | 1,616 60.9% | 1,036 39.1% | 2,652 | D+21.9 | |
| Pulaski | 1,526 65.4% | 806 34.6% | 2,332 | D+30.9 | |
| Franklin | 1,513 67.4% | 732 32.6% | 2,245 | D+34.8 | |
| Augusta | 1,570 75.4% | 512 24.6% | 2,082 | D+50.8 | |
| Wythe | 1,279 61.9% | 787 38.1% | 2,066 | D+23.8 | |
| Dickenson | 1,119 55.4% | 902 44.6% | 2,021 | D+10.7 | |
| Carroll | 860 43.2% | 1,133 56.8% | 1,993 | R+13.7 | |
| Pittsylvania | 1,627 82.0% | 357 18.0% | 1,984 | D+64.0 | |
| Portsmouth | 1,634 86.5% | 254 13.5% | 1,888 | D+73.1 | |
| Giles | 1,082 62.9% | 638 37.1% | 1,720 | D+25.8 | |
| Botetourt | 960 57.6% | 708 42.4% | 1,668 | D+15.1 | |
| Alexandria | 1,491 90.4% | 158 9.6% | 1,649 | D+80.8 | |
| Patrick | 924 60.7% | 597 39.3% | 1,521 | D+21.5 | |
| Rockbridge | 1,086 73.6% | 389 26.4% | 1,475 | D+47.3 | |
| Halifax | 1,327 90.3% | 142 9.7% | 1,469 | D+80.7 | |
| Montgomery | 881 60.1% | 586 39.9% | 1,467 | D+20.1 | |
| Newport News | 1,230 84.2% | 230 15.8% | 1,460 | D+68.5 | |
| Buchanan | 730 51.0% | 701 49.0% | 1,431 | D+2.0 | |
| Frederick | 1,340 95.6% | 61 4.4% | 1,401 | D+91.3 | |
| Bedford | 1,133 88.7% | 145 11.3% | 1,278 | D+77.3 | |
| Page | 789 61.9% | 485 38.1% | 1,274 | D+23.9 | |
| Winchester | 1,181 94.7% | 66 5.3% | 1,247 | D+89.4 | |
| Chesterfield | 1,056 87.0% | 158 13.0% | 1,214 | D+74.0 | |
| Henry | 796 65.6% | 417 34.4% | 1,213 | D+31.2 | |
| Loudoun | 1,034 86.0% | 168 14.0% | 1,202 | D+72.0 | |
| Roanoke | 726 60.4% | 476 39.6% | 1,202 | D+20.8 | |
| Fairfax | 1,003 84.3% | 187 15.7% | 1,190 | D+68.6 | |
| Accomack | 1,043 88.5% | 136 11.5% | 1,179 | D+76.9 | |
| Clifton Forge | 815 69.5% | 358 30.5% | 1,173 | D+39.0 | |
| Fredericksburg | 980 85.2% | 170 14.8% | 1,150 | D+70.4 | |
| Lynchburg | 997 86.7% | 153 13.3% | 1,150 | D+73.4 | |
| Mecklenburg | 991 87.4% | 143 12.6% | 1,134 | D+74.8 | |
| Bland | 542 49.3% | 557 50.7% | 1,099 | R+1.4 | |
| Danville | 937 87.9% | 129 12.1% | 1,066 | D+75.8 | |
| Norfolk (Ext) | 937 89.8% | 107 10.2% | 1,044 | D+79.5 | |
| Alleghany | 417 40.5% | 612 59.5% | 1,029 | R+19.0 | |
| Staunton | 742 72.2% | 285 27.8% | 1,027 | D+44.5 | |
| Harrisonburg | 774 77.7% | 222 22.3% | 996 | D+55.4 | |
| Appomattox | 951 96.3% | 37 3.7% | 988 | D+92.5 | |
| Campbell | 884 89.7% | 102 10.3% | 986 | D+79.3 | |
| Albemarle | 880 91.1% | 86 8.9% | 966 | D+82.2 | |
| Spotsylvania | 659 70.9% | 270 29.1% | 929 | D+41.9 | |
| Fauquier | 742 85.4% | 127 14.6% | 869 | D+70.8 | |
| Petersburg | 792 93.0% | 60 7.0% | 852 | D+85.9 | |
| Radford | 479 56.2% | 373 43.8% | 852 | D+12.4 | |
| Floyd | 331 40.1% | 494 59.9% | 825 | R+19.8 | |
| Nelson | 737 91.1% | 72 8.9% | 809 | D+82.2 | |
| Southampton | 750 92.7% | 59 7.3% | 809 | D+85.4 | |
| Henrico | 654 82.0% | 144 18.0% | 798 | D+63.9 | |
| South Norfolk | 678 85.8% | 112 14.2% | 790 | D+71.6 | |
| Bristol | 589 80.1% | 146 19.9% | 735 | D+60.3 | |
| Warren | 682 94.6% | 39 5.4% | 721 | D+89.2 | |
| Madison | 516 72.2% | 199 27.8% | 715 | D+44.3 | |
| Northampton | 635 90.2% | 69 9.8% | 704 | D+80.4 | |
| Hopewell | 570 81.7% | 128 18.3% | 698 | D+63.3 | |
| Nottoway | 561 80.8% | 133 19.2% | 694 | D+61.7 | |
| Charlotte | 607 90.2% | 66 9.8% | 673 | D+80.4 | |
| Louisa | 580 89.2% | 70 10.8% | 650 | D+78.5 | |
| Elizabeth City (Ext) | 510 79.6% | 131 20.4% | 641 | D+59.1 | |
| Amherst | 604 95.3% | 30 4.7% | 634 | D+90.5 | |
| Culpeper | 555 89.2% | 67 10.8% | 622 | D+78.5 | |
| Clarke | 582 94.5% | 34 5.5% | 616 | D+89.0 | |
| Suffolk | 567 93.0% | 43 7.0% | 610 | D+85.9 | |
| Mathews | 431 72.4% | 164 27.6% | 595 | D+44.9 | |
| Prince William | 498 86.2% | 80 13.8% | 578 | D+72.3 | |
| Princess Anne (Ext) | 502 87.5% | 72 12.5% | 574 | D+74.9 | |
| Orange | 492 86.5% | 77 13.5% | 569 | D+72.9 | |
| Prince Edward | 514 90.3% | 55 9.7% | 569 | D+80.7 | |
| Charlottesville | 533 94.3% | 32 5.7% | 565 | D+88.7 | |
| Stafford | 437 77.6% | 126 22.4% | 563 | D+55.2 | |
| Hanover | 497 88.4% | 65 11.6% | 562 | D+76.9 | |
| Caroline | 509 91.2% | 49 8.8% | 558 | D+82.4 | |
| Isle Of Wight | 485 88.7% | 62 11.3% | 547 | D+77.3 | |
| Brunswick | 526 97.6% | 13 2.4% | 539 | D+95.2 | |
| Gloucester | 370 76.1% | 116 23.9% | 486 | D+52.3 | |
| Craig | 299 61.8% | 185 38.2% | 484 | D+23.6 | |
| Lunenburg | 416 87.6% | 59 12.4% | 475 | D+75.2 | |
| Buena Vista | 312 65.7% | 163 34.3% | 475 | D+31.4 | |
| Dinwiddie | 444 94.5% | 26 5.5% | 470 | D+88.9 | |
| Buckingham | 396 85.5% | 67 14.5% | 463 | D+71.1 | |
| Highland | 328 71.5% | 131 28.5% | 459 | D+42.9 | |
| Sussex | 417 93.3% | 30 6.7% | 447 | D+86.6 | |
| Hampton | 389 87.6% | 55 12.4% | 444 | D+75.2 | |
| Goochland | 368 85.6% | 62 14.4% | 430 | D+71.2 | |
| Lancaster | 369 88.9% | 46 11.1% | 415 | D+77.8 | |
| Nansemond (Ext) | 389 95.6% | 18 4.4% | 407 | D+91.2 | |
| Bath | 231 58.2% | 166 41.8% | 397 | D+16.4 | |
| Westmoreland | 340 88.1% | 46 11.9% | 386 | D+76.2 | |
| Middlesex | 341 90.7% | 35 9.3% | 376 | D+81.4 | |
| Northumberland | 278 81.3% | 64 18.7% | 342 | D+62.6 | |
| Rappahannock | 307 90.0% | 34 10.0% | 341 | D+80.1 | |
| Surry | 314 93.7% | 21 6.3% | 335 | D+87.5 | |
| Fluvanna | 276 83.6% | 54 16.4% | 330 | D+67.3 | |
| Greene | 201 63.4% | 116 36.6% | 317 | D+26.8 | |
| King William | 260 85.5% | 44 14.5% | 304 | D+71.1 | |
| Amelia | 236 78.7% | 64 21.3% | 300 | D+57.3 | |
| Greensville | 251 87.5% | 36 12.5% | 287 | D+74.9 | |
| King George | 205 73.5% | 74 26.5% | 279 | D+47.0 | |
| Cumberland | 255 92.1% | 22 7.9% | 277 | D+84.1 | |
| Richmond | 202 80.8% | 48 19.2% | 250 | D+61.6 | |
| Essex | 198 83.5% | 39 16.5% | 237 | D+67.1 | |
| York | 202 86.7% | 31 13.3% | 233 | D+73.4 | |
| King And Queen | 187 80.6% | 45 19.4% | 232 | D+61.2 | |
| Powhatan | 186 82.3% | 40 17.7% | 226 | D+64.6 | |
| Williamsburg | 191 91.8% | 17 8.2% | 208 | D+83.7 | |
| Prince George | 176 92.6% | 14 7.4% | 190 | D+85.3 | |
| Warwick (Ext) | 161 87.5% | 23 12.5% | 184 | D+75.0 | |
| James City | 149 89.2% | 18 10.8% | 167 | D+78.4 | |
| New Kent | 124 78.5% | 34 21.5% | 158 | D+57.0 | |
| Charles City | 101 84.2% | 19 15.8% | 120 | D+68.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1925; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Virginia governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Abigail Spanberger (D) | D+15.4 |
| 2021 | Glenn Allen Youngkin (R) | R+1.9 |
| 2017 | Ralph Shearer Northam (D) | D+8.9 |
| 2013 | Terry McAuliffe (D) | D+2.5 |
| 2009 | Robert F. McDonnell (R) | R+17.4 |
| 2005 | T. M. Kaine (D) | D+5.7 |
| 2001 | M. R. Warner (D) | D+5.1 |
| 1997 | Jim Gilmore (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1993 | George F. Allen (R) | R+17.4 |
| 1989 | L. Douglas Wilder (D) | D+0.4 |
| 1985 | Gerald L. Baliles (D) | D+10.4 |
| 1981 | Charles S. Robb (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1977 | John N. Dalton (R) | R+12.6 |
| 1973 | Mills Godwin (R) | R+50.7 |
| 1969 | Linwood Holton (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1965 | Mills E. Godwin Jr. (D) | D+10.2 |
| 1961 | Albertis S. Harrison Jr. (D) | D+27.7 |
| 1957 | J. Lindsay Almond (D) | D+26.7 |
| 1953 | Thomas B. Stanley (D) | D+10.5 |
| 1949 | John S. Battle (D) | D+43.0 |
| 1945 | William M. Tuck (D) | D+35.5 |
| 1941 | Colgate Darden (D) | D+62.7 |
| 1937 | James H. Price (D) | D+67.0 |
| 1933 | George C. Peery (D) | D+49.5 |
| 1929 | John Garland Pollard (D) | D+25.8 |
| 1925 | Harry F. Byrd (D) | D+48.1 |
| 1921 | Elbert Lee Trinkle (D) | D+34.9 |
| 1917 | Westmoreland Davis (D) | D+43.7 |
| 1913 | Henry Carter Stuart (D) | D+91.9 |
| 1909 | William Hodges Mann (D) | D+27.1 |
| 1905 | Claude A. Swanson (D) | D+29.3 |
| 1901 | Andrew Jackson Montague (D) | D+17.6 |
| 1897 | James Hoge Tyler (D) | D+31.4 |
| 1893 | Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) | D+59.7 |
| 1889 | Philip W. McKinney (D) | D+14.7 |
| 1885 | Fitzhugh Lee (D) | D+5.5 |
| 1881 | William E. Cameron (other) | |
| 1877 | Frederick W.M. Holliday (D) | D+95.9 |
| 1873 | James L. Kemper (D) | D+12.3 |
| 1869 | Gilbert Carlton Walker (R) | R+54.2 |