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Election 1961 Results

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1961 Virginia governor election

Albertis S. Harrison Jr. (Democrat) beat H. Clyde Pearson (Republican) in Virginia in 1961, 63.9% to 36.1%, a margin of 27.7 points and 109,294 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1957, when J. Lindsay Almond won.

Democrats led in 120 of the 131 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11. The largest, Richmond, cast 25,076 votes and went to the Democrat by 25.0 points. The closest was Galax, where 25 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Albertis S. Harrison Jr. won Democratic 251,861 63.9%
H. Clyde Pearson Republican 142,567 36.1%
Total394,428

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Richmond 15,671 62.5% 9,401 37.5% 4 25,076 D+25.0
Fairfax 9,606 47.5% 10,624 52.5% 7 20,237 R+5.0
Arlington 10,893 55.6% 8,705 44.4% 2 19,600 D+11.2
Norfolk 12,394 65.1% 6,643 34.9% 19,037 D+30.2
Roanoke 7,472 49.2% 7,716 50.8% 15,188 R+1.6
Henrico 9,826 71.5% 3,915 28.5% 2 13,743 D+43.0
Alexandria 5,012 61.6% 3,116 38.3% 6 8,134 D+23.3
Portsmouth 5,756 71.4% 2,306 28.6% 8,062 D+42.8
Roanoke 3,467 48.9% 3,629 51.1% 7,096 R+2.3
Chesterfield 4,856 69.8% 2,100 30.2% 6,956 D+39.6
Newport News 4,023 62.7% 2,392 37.3% 6,415 D+25.4
Lynchburg 3,976 63.9% 2,242 36.1% 6,218 D+27.9
Grayson 2,533 44.2% 3,204 55.8% 5,737 R+11.7
Scott 2,495 46.6% 2,863 53.4% 5,358 R+6.9
Montgomery 2,713 50.8% 2,628 49.2% 1 5,342 D+1.6
Washington 3,111 58.7% 2,183 41.2% 2 5,296 D+17.5
Hampton 3,158 60.4% 2,064 39.5% 4 5,226 D+20.9
Princess Anne (Ext) 3,845 77.8% 1,099 22.2% 4,944 D+55.5
Danville 3,776 77.3% 1,107 22.7% 4,883 D+54.7
Lee 2,794 58.2% 2,005 41.8% 4,799 D+16.4
Buchanan 2,624 55.6% 2,097 44.4% 4,721 D+11.2
Wise 3,058 65.0% 1,648 35.0% 1 4,707 D+30.0
Augusta 2,624 59.8% 1,763 40.2% 2 4,389 D+19.6
Rockingham 1,910 49.3% 1,966 50.7% 3,876 R+1.4
Shenandoah 1,776 46.3% 2,056 53.7% 3,832 R+7.3
Tazewell 2,289 60.4% 1,497 39.5% 1 3,787 D+20.9
Pittsylvania 3,103 83.3% 624 16.7% 3,727 D+66.5
Norfolk (Ext) 2,712 77.4% 791 22.6% 3,503 D+54.8
Page 1,937 55.4% 1,559 44.6% 3,496 D+10.8
Dickenson 1,877 55.0% 1,535 45.0% 3,412 D+10.0
Nansemond (Ext) 2,342 71.9% 917 28.1% 3,259 D+43.7
Staunton 2,147 66.7% 1,071 33.3% 3,218 D+33.4
Russell 1,635 51.2% 1,557 48.8% 3,192 D+2.4
Albemarle 2,093 66.4% 1,059 33.6% 3,152 D+32.8
Smyth 1,460 46.8% 1,662 53.2% 3,122 R+6.5
Wythe 1,643 53.2% 1,448 46.8% 3,091 D+6.3
Carroll 1,022 33.4% 2,041 66.6% 3,063 R+33.3
Prince William 2,033 71.2% 822 28.8% 2,855 D+42.4
Charlottesville 1,699 60.6% 1,103 39.4% 2,802 D+21.3
Waynesboro 1,679 60.4% 1,097 39.5% 3 2,779 D+20.9
Pulaski 1,607 57.9% 1,168 42.1% 2,775 D+15.8
Bedford 1,929 70.6% 802 29.4% 2,731 D+41.3
Petersburg 2,072 77.7% 595 22.3% 1 2,668 D+55.4
Mecklenburg 2,372 88.9% 295 11.1% 2,667 D+77.9
Radford 1,416 54.5% 1,184 45.5% 2,600 D+8.9
Brunswick 2,306 89.7% 266 10.3% 2,572 D+79.3
Campbell 1,770 71.9% 692 28.1% 2,462 D+43.8
Giles 1,520 62.3% 921 37.7% 2,441 D+24.5
Hanover 1,854 76.4% 573 23.6% 2,427 D+52.8
South Norfolk 1,914 79.5% 493 20.5% 2,407 D+59.0
Accomack 1,921 80.5% 464 19.5% 2,385 D+61.1
Hopewell 1,783 75.6% 575 24.4% 2,358 D+51.2
Prince Edward 1,804 78.8% 486 21.2% 2,290 D+57.6
Warren 1,671 76.0% 528 24.0% 2,199 D+52.0
Martinsville 1,476 67.2% 719 32.8% 2,195 D+34.5
Southampton 1,820 86.3% 289 13.7% 2,109 D+72.6
Botetourt 1,189 57.2% 890 42.8% 2,079 D+14.4
Franklin 1,414 68.3% 655 31.7% 2,069 D+36.7
Henry 1,247 60.8% 804 39.2% 2,051 D+21.6
Bristol 1,495 73.2% 542 26.6% 4 2,041 D+46.7
Fauquier 1,581 78.9% 422 21.1% 2,003 D+57.9
Amherst 1,533 77.8% 437 22.2% 1 1,971 D+55.6
Loudoun 1,504 76.9% 452 23.1% 1,956 D+53.8
Rockbridge 1,282 65.6% 671 34.4% 1,953 D+31.3
Halifax 1,667 87.0% 250 13.0% 1,917 D+73.9
Nottoway 1,498 83.8% 289 16.2% 1,787 D+67.7
Isle Of Wight 1,247 71.0% 505 28.7% 5 1,757 D+42.2
Culpeper 1,482 84.8% 265 15.2% 1,747 D+69.7
Falls Church 916 53.3% 804 46.7% 1,720 D+6.5
Winchester 1,316 79.5% 339 20.5% 1,655 D+59.0
Appomattox 1,438 87.2% 211 12.8% 1,649 D+74.4
Harrisonburg 992 61.2% 629 38.8% 1,621 D+22.4
Suffolk 1,331 82.4% 284 17.6% 1,615 D+64.8
York 925 57.5% 683 42.5% 1,608 D+15.0
Greensville 1,340 83.9% 257 16.1% 1,597 D+67.8
Patrick 1,220 78.3% 338 21.7% 1,558 D+56.6
Covington 913 58.8% 638 41.1% 1 1,552 D+17.7
Lunenburg 1,287 86.4% 202 13.6% 1,489 D+72.9
Frederick 1,123 76.5% 343 23.4% 2 1,468 D+53.1
Clifton Forge 1,003 68.9% 453 31.1% 1,456 D+37.8
Dinwiddie 1,276 88.5% 165 11.5% 1,441 D+77.1
Louisa 1,113 79.3% 290 20.7% 1,403 D+58.7
Sussex 1,266 91.8% 113 8.2% 1,379 D+83.6
Floyd 469 34.5% 889 65.5% 1,358 R+30.9
Fredericksburg 902 70.3% 381 29.7% 1,283 D+40.6
Northampton 1,051 85.3% 181 14.7% 1,232 D+70.6
Charlotte 1,041 85.2% 181 14.8% 1,222 D+70.4
Colonial Hts. 1,039 86.4% 163 13.6% 1,202 D+72.9
Alleghany 689 58.3% 490 41.5% 3 1,182 D+16.8
Galax 596 51.1% 571 48.9% 1,167 D+2.1
Orange 858 73.9% 299 25.8% 4 1,161 D+48.1
Fairfax 642 55.4% 517 44.6% 1,159 D+10.8
Lancaster 759 69.3% 337 30.7% 1,096 D+38.5
Buckingham 911 83.5% 180 16.5% 1,091 D+67.0
Caroline 809 74.6% 276 25.4% 1,085 D+49.1
Gloucester 832 76.7% 253 23.3% 1,085 D+53.4
Stafford 650 61.9% 399 38.0% 1 1,050 D+23.9
King William 774 76.6% 236 23.4% 1,010 D+53.3
Amelia 782 78.0% 220 21.9% 1 1,003 D+56.0
Goochland 772 78.6% 210 21.4% 982 D+57.2
Nelson 818 83.9% 157 16.1% 975 D+67.8
Northumberland 677 71.0% 276 29.0% 953 D+42.1
Spotsylvania 587 62.5% 351 37.4% 1 939 D+25.1
Virginia Beach 752 81.2% 174 18.8% 926 D+62.4
Mathews 619 67.6% 297 32.4% 916 D+35.2
Bland 509 56.7% 388 43.3% 897 D+13.5
Westmoreland 696 79.1% 184 20.9% 880 D+58.2
Surry 688 80.4% 168 19.6% 856 D+60.7
Buena Vista 620 73.2% 227 26.8% 847 D+46.4
Prince George 624 78.0% 176 22.0% 800 D+56.0
Powhatan 537 67.8% 255 32.2% 792 D+35.6
Madison 519 66.5% 261 33.5% 780 D+33.1
Middlesex 559 72.9% 208 27.1% 767 D+45.8
Clarke 618 84.0% 118 16.0% 736 D+67.9
Norton 440 61.3% 278 38.7% 718 D+22.6
James City 397 56.3% 308 43.7% 705 D+12.6
Greene 388 58.1% 280 41.9% 668 D+16.2
Highland 361 54.3% 304 45.7% 665 D+8.6
Cumberland 503 76.9% 150 22.9% 1 654 D+54.0
Essex 524 81.9% 116 18.1% 640 D+63.8
Fluvanna 466 75.0% 155 25.0% 621 D+50.1
Craig 375 64.2% 209 35.8% 584 D+28.4
South Boston 485 83.0% 99 17.0% 584 D+66.1
King George 404 71.5% 161 28.5% 565 D+43.0
Bath 352 62.9% 208 37.1% 560 D+25.7
Charles City 174 32.5% 362 67.5% 536 R+35.1
Williamsburg 321 60.0% 212 39.6% 2 535 D+20.4
Richmond 385 74.9% 129 25.1% 514 D+49.8
New Kent 339 71.1% 138 28.9% 477 D+42.1
Rappahannock 358 80.6% 86 19.4% 444 D+61.3
King And Queen 317 73.7% 113 26.3% 430 D+47.4

Counties as they stood in 1961; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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