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Election 1957 Results

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1957 Virginia governor election

J. Lindsay Almond (Democrat) beat Theodore Roosevelt Dalton (Republican) in Virginia in 1957, 63.2% to 36.4%, a margin of 26.7 points and 138,293 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1953, when Thomas B. Stanley won.

Democrats led in 113 of the 129 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 16. The largest, Richmond, cast 32,938 votes and went to the Democrat by 28.9 points. The closest was Bland, where 9 votes separated the two parties.

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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
J. Lindsay Almond won	Democratic	326,921	63.2%
Theodore Roosevelt Dalton	Republican	188,628	36.4%
All other candidates		2,089	0.4%
Total		517,638

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Richmond	21,177 64.3%	11,665 35.4%	96	32,938	D+28.9
Arlington	12,368 46.8%	13,660 51.7%	375	26,403	R+4.9
Fairfax	10,948 46.3%	12,538 53.0%	184	23,670	R+6.7
Norfolk	14,109 61.6%	8,741 38.1%	68	22,918	D+23.4
Roanoke	9,858 55.5%	7,866 44.3%	36	17,760	D+11.2
Henrico	10,736 76.9%	3,211 23.0%	22	13,969	D+53.9
Hampton	5,863 64.0%	3,273 35.7%	25	9,161	D+28.3
Alexandria	5,081 56.6%	3,844 42.8%	55	8,980	D+13.8
Portsmouth	5,711 66.3%	2,862 33.2%	35	8,608	D+33.1
Chesterfield	6,185 76.3%	1,900 23.4%	18	8,103	D+52.9
Norfolk (Ext)	6,215 77.3%	1,803 22.4%	22	8,040	D+54.9
Roanoke	4,219 53.2%	3,706 46.7%	12	7,937	D+6.5
Wise	5,024 67.2%	2,423 32.4%	25	7,472	D+34.8
Lynchburg	4,626 67.1%	2,262 32.8%	8	6,896	D+34.3
Lee	3,693 54.0%	3,110 45.4%	41	6,844	D+8.5
Princess Anne (Ext)	4,915 73.3%	1,776 26.5%	12	6,703	D+46.8
Pittsylvania	5,570 87.3%	785 12.3%	25	6,380	D+75.0
Scott	2,436 38.9%	3,804 60.7%	27	6,267	R+21.8
Washington	3,164 52.2%	2,875 47.4%	21	6,060	D+4.8
Newport News	3,146 55.9%	2,435 43.3%	45	5,626	D+12.6
Grayson	2,470 44.3%	3,087 55.3%	21	5,578	R+11.1
Tazewell	3,104 57.1%	2,303 42.4%	26	5,433	D+14.7
Montgomery	2,190 40.6%	3,192 59.2%	12	5,394	R+18.6
Smyth	2,268 43.1%	2,978 56.6%	11	5,257	R+13.5
Danville	4,215 80.6%	1,004 19.2%	13	5,232	D+61.4
Russell	2,666 51.3%	2,515 48.4%	18	5,199	D+2.9
Dickenson	2,673 52.2%	2,428 47.4%	22	5,123	D+4.8
Halifax	4,303 86.5%	658 13.2%	13	4,974	D+73.3
Bedford	3,376 70.4%	1,413 29.5%	8	4,797	D+40.9
Shenandoah	2,318 50.0%	2,308 49.8%	11	4,637	D+0.2
Charlottesville	2,839 61.3%	1,788 38.6%	6	4,633	D+22.7
Carroll	1,514 33.7%	2,968 66.1%	8	4,490	R+32.4
Buchanan	2,148 47.9%	2,297 51.3%	35	4,480	R+3.3
Pulaski	2,099 47.3%	2,330 52.5%	6	4,435	R+5.2
Petersburg	3,141 72.4%	1,186 27.3%	13	4,340	D+45.0
Campbell	3,276 77.8%	930 22.1%	6	4,212	D+55.7
Rockingham	2,084 51.2%	1,960 48.2%	25	4,069	D+3.0
Mecklenburg	3,513 88.2%	460 11.5%	10	3,983	D+76.7
Nansemond (Ext)	2,601 65.5%	1,358 34.2%	12	3,971	D+31.3
Accomack	3,215 81.0%	741 18.7%	12	3,968	D+62.3
Wythe	1,866 48.1%	1,961 50.6%	52	3,879	R+2.4
Henry	2,722 70.9%	1,108 28.9%	10	3,840	D+42.0
Augusta	2,106 57.2%	1,569 42.6%	5	3,680	D+14.6
Hanover	2,733 75.9%	857 23.8%	12	3,602	D+52.1
Loudoun	2,439 70.3%	1,012 29.2%	19	3,470	D+41.1
Giles	1,871 54.4%	1,526 44.4%	40	3,437	D+10.0
Franklin	2,324 67.6%	1,107 32.2%	5	3,436	D+35.4
Page	1,944 56.7%	1,458 42.5%	26	3,428	D+14.2
Southampton	2,711 80.8%	632 18.8%	12	3,355	D+62.0
Botetourt	1,753 55.1%	1,421 44.7%	6	3,180	D+10.4
Staunton	1,590 51.4%	1,495 48.3%	10	3,095	D+3.1
Albemarle	2,065 68.1%	959 31.6%	8	3,032	D+36.5
Brunswick	2,508 84.8%	447 15.1%	1	2,956	D+69.7
Martinsville	1,774 60.8%	1,142 39.1%	3	2,919	D+21.7
Fauquier	2,148 73.6%	767 26.3%	3	2,918	D+47.3
Nottoway	2,453 84.7%	438 15.1%	6	2,897	D+69.6
Prince William	2,036 70.7%	829 28.8%	16	2,881	D+41.9
Prince Edward	2,344 83.4%	463 16.5%	5	2,812	D+66.9
Radford	1,079 38.5%	1,721 61.5%		2,800	R+22.9
South Norfolk	1,998 75.7%	629 23.8%	11	2,638	D+51.9
Amherst	2,119 80.5%	504 19.1%	10	2,633	D+61.3
Isle Of Wight	1,974 75.1%	641 24.4%	13	2,628	D+50.7
Hopewell	1,990 77.2%	581 22.5%	7	2,578	D+54.7
Rockbridge	1,343 52.8%	1,195 47.0%	4	2,542	D+5.8
Warren	1,649 65.4%	859 34.1%	13	2,521	D+31.3
Greensville	1,935 81.3%	433 18.2%	12	2,380	D+63.1
Charlotte	2,128 90.1%	232 9.8%	2	2,362	D+80.3
Lunenburg	2,117 90.9%	211 9.1%	2	2,330	D+81.8
Suffolk	1,677 72.0%	646 27.7%	6	2,329	D+44.3
Waynesboro	1,252 53.8%	1,067 45.9%	8	2,327	D+8.0
Patrick	1,841 80.3%	450 19.6%	3	2,294	D+60.6
Fredericksburg	1,414 63.0%	822 36.6%	9	2,245	D+26.4
Harrisonburg	1,140 51.2%	1,078 48.4%	8	2,226	D+2.8
Frederick	1,569 71.0%	613 27.7%	29	2,211	D+43.2
Culpeper	1,661 75.9%	517 23.6%	10	2,188	D+52.3
Covington	1,283 59.1%	883 40.7%	4	2,170	D+18.4
York	1,491 68.9%	656 30.3%	17	2,164	D+38.6
Louisa	1,656 76.7%	491 22.8%	11	2,158	D+54.0
Winchester	1,442 67.5%	670 31.4%	24	2,136	D+36.1
Bristol	1,385 65.3%	721 34.0%	16	2,122	D+31.3
Dinwiddie	1,773 83.8%	341 16.1%	3	2,117	D+67.6
Floyd	774 37.5%	1,289 62.5%		2,063	R+25.0
Orange	1,598 77.6%	453 22.0%	8	2,059	D+55.6
Falls Church	891 43.7%	1,129 55.4%	18	2,038	R+11.7
Appomattox	1,776 87.7%	247 12.2%	2	2,025	D+75.5
Caroline	1,399 70.7%	577 29.1%	4	1,980	D+41.5
Gloucester	1,456 73.5%	522 26.4%	2	1,980	D+47.2
Sussex	1,619 82.5%	341 17.4%	3	1,963	D+65.1
Northampton	1,618 82.6%	340 17.4%	1	1,959	D+65.2
Spotsylvania	1,392 73.0%	510 26.7%	6	1,908	D+46.2
Stafford	1,212 69.7%	519 29.8%	8	1,739	D+39.9
Northumberland	1,194 74.3%	407 25.3%	6	1,607	D+49.0
Virginia Beach	1,161 73.7%	412 26.1%	3	1,576	D+47.5
Nelson	1,295 83.1%	262 16.8%	2	1,559	D+66.3
Lancaster	1,062 69.8%	453 29.8%	7	1,522	D+40.0
Colonial Hts.	1,322 89.3%	156 10.5%	2	1,480	D+78.8
Bland	731 49.5%	740 50.1%	6	1,477	R+0.6
Amelia	1,097 74.7%	366 24.9%	5	1,468	D+49.8
Buckingham	1,190 81.1%	276 18.8%	2	1,468	D+62.3
Alleghany	867 59.2%	592 40.4%	5	1,464	D+18.8
Westmoreland	1,038 78.7%	279 21.2%	2	1,319	D+57.5
Goochland	989 75.1%	323 24.5%	5	1,317	D+50.6
Surry	977 74.2%	334 25.4%	6	1,317	D+48.8
Clifton Forge	796 62.1%	484 37.8%	1	1,281	D+24.4
Mathews	894 71.9%	346 27.8%	4	1,244	D+44.1
Galax	537 43.6%	690 56.1%	4	1,231	R+12.4
Middlesex	887 74.9%	294 24.8%	4	1,185	D+50.0
King William	861 73.5%	310 26.5%	1	1,172	D+47.0
Clarke	888 77.6%	255 22.3%	2	1,145	D+55.3
Cumberland	888 77.7%	253 22.1%	2	1,143	D+55.6
Powhatan	756 66.1%	385 33.7%	2	1,143	D+32.5
Prince George	870 76.1%	270 23.6%	3	1,143	D+52.5
Madison	807 71.6%	319 28.3%	1	1,127	D+43.3
Fluvanna	786 73.9%	273 25.7%	4	1,063	D+48.3
James City	611 63.1%	357 36.8%	1	969	D+26.2
King George	655 67.8%	304 31.5%	7	966	D+36.3
Williamsburg	521 55.4%	410 43.6%	9	940	D+11.8
Essex	692 76.0%	216 23.7%	2	910	D+52.3
Norton	535 59.2%	365 40.4%	3	903	D+18.8
Richmond	646 74.9%	215 24.9%	2	863	D+49.9
King And Queen	599 71.8%	227 27.2%	8	834	D+44.6
Bath	501 61.8%	307 37.9%	3	811	D+23.9
Charles City	295 36.5%	512 63.4%	1	808	R+26.9
Rappahannock	604 75.4%	196 24.5%	1	801	D+50.9
Craig	517 65.1%	277 34.9%		794	D+30.2
Buena Vista	527 67.1%	258 32.9%		785	D+34.3
New Kent	511 67.5%	242 32.0%	4	757	D+35.5
Highland	430 58.9%	298 40.8%	2	730	D+18.1
Greene	276 56.7%	211 43.3%		487	D+13.3

Counties as they stood in 1957; 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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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

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