Election 1929 Results
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1929 Virginia governor election
John Garland Pollard (Democrat) beat William Moseley Brown (Republican) in Virginia in 1929, 62.8% to 36.9%, a margin of 25.8 points and 69,679 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1925, when Harry F. Byrd won.
Democrats led in 105 of the 123 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 18. The largest, Richmond, cast 18,575 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.7 points. The closest was Wythe, where 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Garland Pollard won | Democratic | 169,329 | 62.8% |
| William Moseley Brown | Republican | 99,650 | 36.9% |
| All other candidates | 749 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 269,728 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 12,603 67.8% | 5,972 32.2% | 18,575 | D+35.7 | |
| Norfolk | 8,450 68.6% | 3,868 31.4% | 12,318 | D+37.2 | |
| Roanoke | 5,280 58.3% | 3,769 41.7% | 9,049 | D+16.7 | |
| Wise | 4,302 56.8% | 3,272 43.2% | 7,574 | D+13.6 | |
| Portsmouth | 3,221 59.6% | 2,180 40.4% | 5,401 | D+19.3 | |
| Shenandoah | 2,137 48.0% | 2,312 52.0% | 4,449 | R+3.9 | |
| Newport News | 2,703 61.2% | 1,713 38.8% | 4,416 | D+22.4 | |
| Rockingham | 2,200 51.1% | 2,104 48.9% | 4,304 | D+2.2 | |
| Grayson | 2,087 49.0% | 2,171 51.0% | 4,258 | R+2.0 | |
| Lee | 2,248 52.9% | 2,004 47.1% | 4,252 | D+5.7 | |
| Washington | 2,353 56.8% | 1,791 43.2% | 4,144 | D+13.6 | |
| Russell | 2,464 63.3% | 1,428 36.7% | 3,892 | D+26.6 | |
| Smyth | 1,803 46.5% | 2,071 53.5% | 3,874 | R+6.9 | |
| Scott | 1,809 46.8% | 2,059 53.2% | 3,868 | R+6.5 | |
| Pittsylvania | 2,063 54.2% | 1,746 45.8% | 3,809 | D+8.3 | |
| Lynchburg | 2,866 76.1% | 898 23.9% | 3,764 | D+52.3 | |
| Augusta | 2,074 58.3% | 1,486 41.7% | 3,560 | D+16.5 | |
| Wythe | 1,757 50.0% | 1,759 50.0% | 3,516 | R+0.1 | |
| Norfolk (Ext) | 2,315 67.1% | 1,133 32.9% | 3,448 | D+34.3 | |
| Tazewell | 1,671 49.2% | 1,723 50.8% | 3,394 | R+1.5 | |
| Halifax | 2,875 86.8% | 436 13.2% | 3,311 | D+73.7 | |
| Fairfax | 1,523 46.9% | 1,725 53.1% | 3,248 | R+6.2 | |
| Pulaski | 1,962 61.1% | 1,247 38.9% | 3,209 | D+22.3 | |
| Roanoke | 1,541 49.7% | 1,559 50.3% | 3,100 | R+0.6 | |
| Danville | 1,990 64.9% | 1,078 35.1% | 3,068 | D+29.7 | |
| Accomack | 2,102 71.0% | 858 29.0% | 2,960 | D+42.0 | |
| Dickenson | 1,606 54.3% | 1,354 45.7% | 2,960 | D+8.5 | |
| Botetourt | 1,630 55.1% | 1,329 44.9% | 2,959 | D+10.2 | |
| Carroll | 1,211 41.0% | 1,746 59.0% | 2,957 | R+18.1 | |
| Arlington | 1,749 60.8% | 1,126 39.2% | 2,875 | D+21.7 | |
| Alexandria | 1,749 60.8% | 1,126 39.2% | 2,875 | D+21.7 | |
| Loudoun | 2,032 72.9% | 756 27.1% | 2,788 | D+45.8 | |
| Franklin | 1,846 66.7% | 923 33.3% | 2,769 | D+33.3 | |
| Petersburg | 2,212 80.3% | 542 19.7% | 2,754 | D+60.6 | |
| Henrico | 1,477 56.8% | 1,123 43.2% | 2,600 | D+13.6 | |
| Rockbridge | 1,559 61.4% | 982 38.6% | 2,541 | D+22.7 | |
| Giles | 1,464 58.4% | 1,041 41.6% | 2,505 | D+16.9 | |
| Page | 1,271 50.7% | 1,234 49.3% | 2,505 | D+1.5 | |
| Montgomery | 1,198 48.9% | 1,251 51.1% | 2,449 | R+2.2 | |
| Fauquier | 1,788 79.3% | 467 20.7% | 2,255 | D+58.6 | |
| Henry | 1,487 68.1% | 697 31.9% | 2,184 | D+36.2 | |
| Chesterfield | 1,495 68.5% | 687 31.5% | 2,182 | D+37.0 | |
| Mecklenburg | 1,751 80.3% | 429 19.7% | 2,180 | D+60.6 | |
| Bedford | 1,618 76.5% | 497 23.5% | 2,115 | D+53.0 | |
| Albemarle | 1,677 80.9% | 397 19.1% | 2,074 | D+61.7 | |
| Patrick | 1,027 51.3% | 974 48.7% | 2,001 | D+2.6 | |
| Buchanan | 1,007 52.7% | 905 47.3% | 1,912 | D+5.3 | |
| Elizabeth City (Ext) | 990 54.2% | 837 45.8% | 1,827 | D+8.4 | |
| Staunton | 1,094 60.8% | 706 39.2% | 1,800 | D+21.6 | |
| Frederick | 1,293 72.8% | 482 27.2% | 1,775 | D+45.7 | |
| Amherst | 1,597 90.8% | 162 9.2% | 1,759 | D+81.6 | |
| Nelson | 1,464 83.7% | 286 16.3% | 1,750 | D+67.3 | |
| Culpeper | 1,110 65.3% | 591 34.7% | 1,701 | D+30.5 | |
| Winchester | 1,141 67.2% | 556 32.8% | 1,697 | D+34.5 | |
| Campbell | 1,252 74.0% | 439 26.0% | 1,691 | D+48.1 | |
| Princess Anne (Ext) | 1,125 68.3% | 522 31.7% | 1,647 | D+36.6 | |
| Charlotte | 1,198 74.9% | 402 25.1% | 1,600 | D+49.8 | |
| Alleghany | 626 39.3% | 965 60.7% | 1,591 | R+21.3 | |
| Charlottesville | 1,289 81.1% | 300 18.9% | 1,589 | D+62.2 | |
| Harrisonburg | 855 55.8% | 676 44.2% | 1,531 | D+11.7 | |
| Hopewell | 931 62.8% | 552 37.2% | 1,483 | D+25.6 | |
| Nottoway | 1,172 79.2% | 308 20.8% | 1,480 | D+58.4 | |
| Appomattox | 1,185 80.5% | 287 19.5% | 1,472 | D+61.0 | |
| Louisa | 876 60.7% | 567 39.3% | 1,443 | D+21.4 | |
| Floyd | 452 31.9% | 964 68.1% | 1,416 | R+36.2 | |
| Northampton | 1,094 77.4% | 319 22.6% | 1,413 | D+54.8 | |
| Orange | 911 64.5% | 502 35.5% | 1,413 | D+28.9 | |
| Gloucester | 906 65.1% | 486 34.9% | 1,392 | D+30.2 | |
| Southampton | 1,169 86.8% | 178 13.2% | 1,347 | D+73.6 | |
| Lunenburg | 1,150 86.2% | 184 13.8% | 1,334 | D+72.4 | |
| Dinwiddie | 1,163 87.6% | 165 12.4% | 1,328 | D+75.2 | |
| Madison | 804 60.6% | 522 39.4% | 1,326 | D+21.3 | |
| Prince William | 913 68.9% | 412 31.1% | 1,325 | D+37.8 | |
| Clifton Forge | 793 60.5% | 518 39.5% | 1,311 | D+21.0 | |
| Bland | 648 49.5% | 662 50.5% | 1,310 | R+1.1 | |
| Suffolk | 1,033 79.0% | 274 21.0% | 1,307 | D+58.1 | |
| Nansemond (Ext) | 1,081 82.8% | 225 17.2% | 1,306 | D+65.5 | |
| Hanover | 889 68.4% | 411 31.6% | 1,300 | D+36.8 | |
| Stafford | 679 52.4% | 618 47.6% | 1,297 | D+4.7 | |
| Brunswick | 1,212 93.7% | 81 6.3% | 1,293 | D+87.5 | |
| Bristol | 988 76.8% | 299 23.2% | 1,287 | D+53.5 | |
| Mathews | 607 47.2% | 678 52.8% | 1,285 | R+5.5 | |
| Warren | 919 73.4% | 333 26.6% | 1,252 | D+46.8 | |
| Isle Of Wight | 863 69.3% | 383 30.7% | 1,246 | D+38.5 | |
| Prince Edward | 986 80.7% | 236 19.3% | 1,222 | D+61.4 | |
| Hampton | 831 68.5% | 382 31.5% | 1,213 | D+37.0 | |
| Fredericksburg | 834 70.1% | 356 29.9% | 1,190 | D+40.2 | |
| Caroline | 884 75.2% | 292 24.8% | 1,176 | D+50.3 | |
| Buckingham | 804 73.5% | 290 26.5% | 1,094 | D+47.0 | |
| South Norfolk | 533 49.5% | 544 50.5% | 1,077 | R+1.0 | |
| Bath | 527 49.7% | 534 50.3% | 1,061 | R+0.7 | |
| Radford | 548 54.1% | 465 45.9% | 1,013 | D+8.2 | |
| Spotsylvania | 542 55.4% | 437 44.6% | 979 | D+10.7 | |
| Clarke | 837 87.2% | 123 12.8% | 960 | D+74.4 | |
| Northumberland | 528 56.2% | 411 43.8% | 939 | D+12.5 | |
| Lancaster | 523 56.1% | 409 43.9% | 932 | D+12.2 | |
| Sussex | 745 80.3% | 183 19.7% | 928 | D+60.6 | |
| Amelia | 698 76.5% | 215 23.5% | 913 | D+52.9 | |
| Craig | 534 58.8% | 374 41.2% | 908 | D+17.6 | |
| Westmoreland | 526 59.9% | 352 40.1% | 878 | D+19.8 | |
| York | 419 49.1% | 435 50.9% | 854 | R+1.9 | |
| Highland | 441 54.6% | 366 45.4% | 807 | D+9.3 | |
| Rappahannock | 594 78.9% | 159 21.1% | 753 | D+57.8 | |
| Surry | 677 91.9% | 60 8.1% | 737 | D+83.7 | |
| Middlesex | 543 74.6% | 185 25.4% | 728 | D+49.2 | |
| Fluvanna | 459 63.5% | 264 36.5% | 723 | D+27.0 | |
| Greene | 325 45.6% | 388 54.4% | 713 | R+8.8 | |
| Goochland | 508 71.7% | 201 28.3% | 709 | D+43.3 | |
| King William | 542 78.0% | 153 22.0% | 695 | D+56.0 | |
| Greensville | 568 85.0% | 100 15.0% | 668 | D+70.1 | |
| Warwick (Ext) | 423 63.4% | 244 36.6% | 667 | D+26.8 | |
| Richmond | 384 58.4% | 273 41.6% | 657 | D+16.9 | |
| Cumberland | 501 81.1% | 117 18.9% | 618 | D+62.1 | |
| Prince George | 454 80.4% | 111 19.6% | 565 | D+60.7 | |
| King And Queen | 359 67.0% | 177 33.0% | 536 | D+34.0 | |
| King George | 347 64.9% | 188 35.1% | 535 | D+29.7 | |
| Essex | 355 66.9% | 176 33.1% | 531 | D+33.7 | |
| Williamsburg | 476 92.6% | 38 7.4% | 514 | D+85.2 | |
| Powhatan | 320 69.6% | 140 30.4% | 460 | D+39.1 | |
| James City | 288 70.1% | 123 29.9% | 411 | D+40.1 | |
| Buena Vista | 234 57.2% | 175 42.8% | 409 | D+14.4 | |
| New Kent | 217 63.1% | 127 36.9% | 344 | D+26.2 | |
| Charles City | 137 55.2% | 111 44.8% | 248 | D+10.5 |
Counties as they stood in 1929; 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 |