Election 1937 Results
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1937 Virginia governor election
James H. Price (Democrat) beat J. Powell Royall (Republican) in Virginia in 1937, 82.8% to 15.8%, a margin of 67.0 points and 100,475 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1933, when George C. Peery won.
Democrats led in 122 of the 124 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Richmond, cast 9,323 votes and went to the Democrat by 92.9 points. The closest was Floyd, where 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| James H. Price won | Democratic | 124,145 | 82.8% |
| J. Powell Royall | Republican | 23,670 | 15.8% |
| All other candidates | 2,157 | 1.4% | |
| Total | 149,972 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 8,992 96.4% | 331 3.6% | 9,323 | D+92.9 | |
| Norfolk | 6,721 93.5% | 469 6.5% | 7,190 | D+87.0 | |
| Roanoke | 3,620 83.7% | 706 16.3% | 4,326 | D+67.4 | |
| Grayson | 1,965 47.0% | 2,219 53.0% | 4,184 | R+6.1 | |
| Wise | 3,711 89.9% | 416 10.1% | 4,127 | D+79.8 | |
| Newport News | 3,652 93.4% | 258 6.6% | 3,910 | D+86.8 | |
| Rockingham | 2,093 57.4% | 1,552 42.6% | 3,645 | D+14.8 | |
| Shenandoah | 1,669 51.4% | 1,580 48.6% | 3,249 | D+2.7 | |
| Lee | 2,681 83.7% | 524 16.3% | 3,205 | D+67.3 | |
| Smyth | 1,926 60.6% | 1,250 39.4% | 3,176 | D+21.3 | |
| Scott | 1,772 59.1% | 1,227 40.9% | 2,999 | D+18.2 | |
| Tazewell | 1,669 58.0% | 1,207 42.0% | 2,876 | D+16.1 | |
| Henrico | 2,664 93.0% | 200 7.0% | 2,864 | D+86.0 | |
| Portsmouth | 2,673 94.1% | 169 5.9% | 2,842 | D+88.1 | |
| Chesterfield | 2,487 94.9% | 134 5.1% | 2,621 | D+89.8 | |
| Carroll | 1,050 42.4% | 1,427 57.6% | 2,477 | R+15.2 | |
| Russell | 1,944 81.1% | 453 18.9% | 2,397 | D+62.2 | |
| Arlington | 1,978 82.7% | 415 17.3% | 2,393 | D+65.3 | |
| Wythe | 1,396 58.8% | 978 41.2% | 2,374 | D+17.6 | |
| Elizabeth City (Ext) | 2,103 96.4% | 78 3.6% | 2,181 | D+92.8 | |
| Page | 1,521 76.1% | 478 23.9% | 1,999 | D+52.2 | |
| Harrisonburg | 1,358 70.5% | 567 29.5% | 1,925 | D+41.1 | |
| Norfolk (Ext) | 1,861 96.9% | 59 3.1% | 1,920 | D+93.9 | |
| Washington | 1,451 76.0% | 457 24.0% | 1,908 | D+52.1 | |
| Montgomery | 1,153 67.4% | 557 32.6% | 1,710 | D+34.9 | |
| Dickenson | 1,207 71.8% | 474 28.2% | 1,681 | D+43.6 | |
| Pittsylvania | 1,498 89.9% | 168 10.1% | 1,666 | D+79.8 | |
| Augusta | 1,302 84.2% | 245 15.8% | 1,547 | D+68.3 | |
| Clifton Forge | 1,316 85.1% | 231 14.9% | 1,547 | D+70.1 | |
| Alexandria | 1,366 93.9% | 89 6.1% | 1,455 | D+87.8 | |
| Fairfax | 1,233 85.2% | 215 14.8% | 1,448 | D+70.3 | |
| Pulaski | 1,170 81.1% | 272 18.9% | 1,442 | D+62.3 | |
| Buchanan | 1,063 74.8% | 359 25.2% | 1,422 | D+49.5 | |
| Halifax | 1,368 98.1% | 26 1.9% | 1,394 | D+96.3 | |
| Danville | 1,314 96.5% | 47 3.5% | 1,361 | D+93.1 | |
| Botetourt | 908 68.2% | 424 31.8% | 1,332 | D+36.3 | |
| Roanoke | 1,013 78.0% | 285 22.0% | 1,298 | D+56.1 | |
| Franklin | 1,142 88.7% | 146 11.3% | 1,288 | D+77.3 | |
| Dinwiddie | 1,228 97.9% | 26 2.1% | 1,254 | D+95.9 | |
| Giles | 892 75.3% | 292 24.7% | 1,184 | D+50.7 | |
| Winchester | 999 88.0% | 136 12.0% | 1,135 | D+76.0 | |
| Alleghany | 765 69.0% | 344 31.0% | 1,109 | D+38.0 | |
| Fredericksburg | 991 89.4% | 118 10.6% | 1,109 | D+78.7 | |
| Appomattox | 1,024 96.1% | 42 3.9% | 1,066 | D+92.1 | |
| Princess Anne (Ext) | 989 95.1% | 51 4.9% | 1,040 | D+90.2 | |
| Rockbridge | 855 82.8% | 178 17.2% | 1,033 | D+65.5 | |
| Bristol | 954 92.5% | 77 7.5% | 1,031 | D+85.1 | |
| Lynchburg | 931 90.5% | 98 9.5% | 1,029 | D+81.0 | |
| Hopewell | 927 93.6% | 63 6.4% | 990 | D+87.3 | |
| Loudoun | 861 88.2% | 115 11.8% | 976 | D+76.4 | |
| Martinsville | 860 89.8% | 98 10.2% | 958 | D+79.5 | |
| Patrick | 832 89.6% | 97 10.4% | 929 | D+79.1 | |
| Albemarle | 814 93.6% | 56 6.4% | 870 | D+87.1 | |
| Hampton | 831 96.3% | 32 3.7% | 863 | D+92.6 | |
| Mecklenburg | 825 97.4% | 22 2.6% | 847 | D+94.8 | |
| Fauquier | 770 91.3% | 73 8.7% | 843 | D+82.7 | |
| Radford | 654 78.8% | 176 21.2% | 830 | D+57.6 | |
| Bedford | 708 86.9% | 107 13.1% | 815 | D+73.7 | |
| Staunton | 739 90.8% | 75 9.2% | 814 | D+81.6 | |
| Accomack | 729 91.5% | 68 8.5% | 797 | D+82.9 | |
| Bland | 497 62.8% | 295 37.2% | 792 | D+25.5 | |
| Suffolk | 700 96.4% | 26 3.6% | 726 | D+92.8 | |
| Louisa | 671 92.6% | 54 7.4% | 725 | D+85.1 | |
| Petersburg | 693 97.5% | 18 2.5% | 711 | D+94.9 | |
| Prince William | 628 89.6% | 73 10.4% | 701 | D+79.2 | |
| Warwick (Ext) | 636 92.0% | 55 8.0% | 691 | D+84.1 | |
| Hanover | 638 94.2% | 39 5.8% | 677 | D+88.5 | |
| Charlottesville | 620 93.4% | 44 6.6% | 664 | D+86.7 | |
| Amherst | 630 97.2% | 18 2.8% | 648 | D+94.4 | |
| Campbell | 574 90.5% | 60 9.5% | 634 | D+81.1 | |
| Henry | 546 86.1% | 88 13.9% | 634 | D+72.2 | |
| Southampton | 612 97.0% | 19 3.0% | 631 | D+94.0 | |
| Warren | 554 89.2% | 67 10.8% | 621 | D+78.4 | |
| Charlotte | 585 96.1% | 24 3.9% | 609 | D+92.1 | |
| Nelson | 549 94.7% | 31 5.3% | 580 | D+89.3 | |
| Floyd | 297 51.7% | 278 48.3% | 575 | D+3.3 | |
| Nottoway | 534 95.5% | 25 4.5% | 559 | D+91.1 | |
| Stafford | 409 75.6% | 132 24.4% | 541 | D+51.2 | |
| Gloucester | 501 93.6% | 34 6.4% | 535 | D+87.3 | |
| Orange | 503 94.7% | 28 5.3% | 531 | D+89.5 | |
| South Norfolk | 492 92.7% | 39 7.3% | 531 | D+85.3 | |
| Culpeper | 486 92.0% | 42 8.0% | 528 | D+84.1 | |
| Prince Edward | 478 94.1% | 30 5.9% | 508 | D+88.2 | |
| Lunenburg | 489 96.6% | 17 3.4% | 506 | D+93.3 | |
| Brunswick | 497 99.4% | 3 0.6% | 500 | D+98.8 | |
| Nansemond (Ext) | 475 98.3% | 8 1.7% | 483 | D+96.7 | |
| Frederick | 386 82.0% | 85 18.0% | 471 | D+63.9 | |
| Isle Of Wight | 443 96.1% | 18 3.9% | 461 | D+92.2 | |
| Northampton | 434 95.4% | 21 4.6% | 455 | D+90.8 | |
| Madison | 334 75.6% | 108 24.4% | 442 | D+51.1 | |
| Fluvanna | 407 92.5% | 33 7.5% | 440 | D+85.0 | |
| Buckingham | 399 93.0% | 30 7.0% | 429 | D+86.0 | |
| Caroline | 397 94.1% | 25 5.9% | 422 | D+88.2 | |
| Sussex | 395 96.8% | 13 3.2% | 408 | D+93.6 | |
| Highland | 261 65.7% | 136 34.3% | 397 | D+31.5 | |
| Amelia | 349 88.4% | 46 11.6% | 395 | D+76.7 | |
| Lancaster | 339 86.5% | 53 13.5% | 392 | D+73.0 | |
| Spotsylvania | 335 88.4% | 44 11.6% | 379 | D+76.8 | |
| Bath | 290 76.7% | 88 23.3% | 378 | D+53.4 | |
| Clarke | 358 94.7% | 20 5.3% | 378 | D+89.4 | |
| Craig | 272 74.5% | 93 25.5% | 365 | D+49.0 | |
| Mathews | 318 87.4% | 46 12.6% | 364 | D+74.7 | |
| Westmoreland | 325 91.3% | 31 8.7% | 356 | D+82.6 | |
| Surry | 341 96.9% | 11 3.1% | 352 | D+93.8 | |
| Goochland | 329 93.7% | 22 6.3% | 351 | D+87.5 | |
| King William | 321 93.9% | 21 6.1% | 342 | D+87.7 | |
| Rappahannock | 307 95.9% | 13 4.1% | 320 | D+91.9 | |
| Middlesex | 300 96.5% | 11 3.5% | 311 | D+92.9 | |
| Greensville | 267 94.7% | 15 5.3% | 282 | D+89.4 | |
| Essex | 255 91.4% | 24 8.6% | 279 | D+82.8 | |
| York | 254 93.7% | 17 6.3% | 271 | D+87.5 | |
| Northumberland | 246 95.3% | 12 4.7% | 258 | D+90.7 | |
| Cumberland | 235 93.3% | 17 6.7% | 252 | D+86.5 | |
| Powhatan | 233 94.0% | 15 6.0% | 248 | D+87.9 | |
| Prince George | 226 93.0% | 17 7.0% | 243 | D+86.0 | |
| Richmond | 167 89.3% | 20 10.7% | 187 | D+78.6 | |
| Greene | 131 70.8% | 54 29.2% | 185 | D+41.6 | |
| New Kent | 164 90.6% | 17 9.4% | 181 | D+81.2 | |
| King And Queen | 165 97.1% | 5 2.9% | 170 | D+94.1 | |
| King George | 135 81.3% | 31 18.7% | 166 | D+62.7 | |
| Buena Vista | 140 88.1% | 19 11.9% | 159 | D+76.1 | |
| Williamsburg | 148 98.0% | 3 2.0% | 151 | D+96.0 | |
| James City | 132 97.8% | 3 2.2% | 135 | D+95.6 | |
| Charles City | 125 94.7% | 7 5.3% | 132 | D+89.4 |
Counties as they stood in 1937; 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.
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| 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 |