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1973 Virginia governor election
Mills Godwin (Republican) beat Henry Howell (independent) in Virginia in 1973, 50.7% to 49.3%, a margin of 1.4 points and 14,972 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1969, when Linwood Holton won.
Republicans led in 69 of the 133 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 64. The largest, Fairfax, cast 97,438 votes and went to the Republican by 51.9 points. The closest was Norton, where 15 votes separated the top two.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Godwin won | Republican | 525,075 | 50.7% |
| Henry Howell | Independent | 510,103 | 49.3% |
| All other candidates | 317 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 1,035,495 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax | 0 0.0% | 50,583 51.9% | 46,855 | 97,438 | R+51.9 |
| Richmond | 0 0.0% | 28,137 48.1% | 30,365 | 58,502 | Others |
| Norfolk | 0 0.0% | 17,852 34.3% | 34,121 | 51,973 | Others |
| Henrico | 0 0.0% | 33,415 72.5% | 12,678 | 46,093 | R+72.5 |
| Virginia Beach | 0 0.0% | 17,910 46.8% | 20,333 | 38,243 | Others |
| Arlington | 0 0.0% | 18,817 49.2% | 19,413 | 38,230 | Others |
| Newport News | 0 0.0% | 13,165 46.7% | 15,011 | 28,176 | Others |
| Portsmouth | 0 0.0% | 8,724 32.2% | 18,332 | 27,056 | Others |
| Hampton | 0 0.0% | 9,925 43.5% | 12,866 | 22,791 | Others |
| Chesterfield | 0 0.0% | 15,868 71.2% | 6,407 | 22,275 | R+71.2 |
| Chesapeake | 0 0.0% | 7,977 38.1% | 12,951 | 20,928 | Others |
| Roanoke | 0 0.0% | 8,912 45.2% | 10,814 | 19,726 | Others |
| Alexandria | 0 0.0% | 8,647 44.6% | 10,732 | 19,379 | Others |
| Roanoke | 0 0.0% | 9,357 52.6% | 8,429 | 17,786 | R+52.6 |
| Prince William | 0 0.0% | 8,159 52.3% | 7,444 | 15,603 | R+52.3 |
| Lynchburg | 0 0.0% | 8,833 65.8% | 4,588 | 13,421 | R+65.8 |
| Danville | 0 0.0% | 8,466 66.7% | 4,233 | 12,699 | R+66.7 |
| Hanover | 0 0.0% | 7,649 68.1% | 3,577 | 11,226 | R+68.1 |
| Rockingham | 0 0.0% | 5,983 56.9% | 4,539 | 10,522 | R+56.9 |
| Pittsylvania | 0 0.0% | 5,733 55.0% | 4,688 | 10,421 | R+55.0 |
| Albemarle | 0 0.0% | 5,225 52.5% | 4,732 | 9,957 | R+52.5 |
| Petersburg | 0 0.0% | 4,308 43.3% | 5,630 | 9,938 | Others |
| Campbell | 0 0.0% | 6,991 70.4% | 2,939 | 9,930 | R+70.4 |
| Montgomery | 0 0.0% | 4,924 49.9% | 4,947 | 9,871 | Others |
| Charlottesville | 0 0.0% | 4,600 47.1% | 5,167 | 9,767 | Others |
| Henry | 0 0.0% | 4,107 42.6% | 5,528 | 9,635 | Others |
| Loudoun | 0 0.0% | 4,787 55.0% | 3,911 | 8,698 | R+55.0 |
| Augusta | 0 0.0% | 5,132 60.4% | 3,365 | 8,497 | R+60.4 |
| Washington | 0 0.0% | 4,086 49.8% | 4,123 | 8,209 | Others |
| York | 0 0.0% | 3,918 48.4% | 4,174 | 8,092 | Others |
| Accomack | 0 0.0% | 3,632 47.2% | 4,068 | 7,700 | Others |
| Russell | 0 0.0% | 3,109 41.6% | 4,358 | 7,467 | Others |
| Wise | 0 0.0% | 2,966 39.9% | 4,460 | 7,426 | Others |
| Tazewell | 0 0.0% | 3,455 48.4% | 3,677 | 7,132 | Others |
| Pulaski | 0 0.0% | 3,149 48.4% | 3,361 | 6,510 | Others |
| Smyth | 0 0.0% | 2,932 46.0% | 3,442 | 6,374 | Others |
| Lee | 0 0.0% | 2,820 46.2% | 3,285 | 6,105 | Others |
| Mecklenburg | 0 0.0% | 3,825 62.9% | 2,255 | 6,080 | R+62.9 |
| Shenandoah | 0 0.0% | 3,614 59.8% | 2,432 | 6,046 | R+59.8 |
| Buchanan | 0 0.0% | 2,083 35.1% | 3,856 | 5,939 | Others |
| Franklin | 0 0.0% | 2,250 38.1% | 3,657 | 5,907 | Others |
| Dickenson | 0 0.0% | 2,140 37.1% | 3,630 | 5,770 | Others |
| Scott | 0 0.0% | 2,612 46.1% | 3,059 | 5,671 | Others |
| Staunton | 0 0.0% | 3,482 64.6% | 1,908 | 5,390 | R+64.6 |
| Salem | 0 0.0% | 2,758 51.3% | 2,617 | 5,375 | R+51.3 |
| Hopewell | 0 0.0% | 2,894 54.0% | 2,470 | 5,364 | R+54.0 |
| Isle Of Wight | 0 0.0% | 2,400 45.8% | 2,835 | 5,235 | Others |
| Martinsville | 0 0.0% | 2,876 54.9% | 2,358 | 5,234 | R+54.9 |
| Halifax | 0 0.0% | 2,869 56.0% | 2,250 | 5,119 | R+56.0 |
| Bedford | 0 0.0% | 2,678 53.5% | 2,325 | 5,003 | R+53.5 |
| Amherst | 0 0.0% | 2,846 58.1% | 2,053 | 4,899 | R+58.1 |
| Wythe | 0 0.0% | 2,803 58.8% | 1,968 | 4,771 | R+58.8 |
| Carroll | 0 0.0% | 2,542 53.3% | 2,226 | 4,768 | R+53.3 |
| Winchester | 0 0.0% | 3,149 66.7% | 1,569 | 4,718 | R+66.7 |
| Frederick | 0 0.0% | 2,644 57.7% | 1,939 | 4,583 | R+57.7 |
| Stafford | 0 0.0% | 1,996 44.0% | 2,542 | 4,538 | Others |
| Fauquier | 0 0.0% | 2,827 63.5% | 1,623 | 4,450 | R+63.5 |
| Dinwiddie | 0 0.0% | 1,893 42.6% | 2,549 | 4,442 | Others |
| Waynesboro | 0 0.0% | 2,829 64.0% | 1,594 | 4,423 | R+64.0 |
| James City | 0 0.0% | 2,129 48.3% | 2,277 | 4,406 | Others |
| Giles | 0 0.0% | 1,769 40.6% | 2,584 | 4,353 | Others |
| Colonial Hts. | 0 0.0% | 3,011 69.7% | 1,312 | 4,323 | R+69.7 |
| Fairfax | 0 0.0% | 2,336 54.4% | 1,962 | 4,298 | R+54.4 |
| Southampton | 0 0.0% | 2,117 51.0% | 2,032 | 4,149 | R+51.0 |
| Harrisonburg | 0 0.0% | 2,491 62.8% | 1,478 | 3,969 | R+62.8 |
| Nottoway | 0 0.0% | 2,162 54.6% | 1,800 | 3,962 | R+54.6 |
| Brunswick | 0 0.0% | 1,950 49.3% | 2,004 | 3,954 | Others |
| Botetourt | 0 0.0% | 1,857 47.0% | 2,092 | 3,949 | Others |
| Northampton | 0 0.0% | 1,728 45.0% | 2,112 | 3,840 | Others |
| Culpeper | 0 0.0% | 2,401 62.5% | 1,438 | 3,839 | R+62.5 |
| Prince Edward | 0 0.0% | 2,263 59.3% | 1,556 | 3,819 | R+59.3 |
| Spotsylvania | 0 0.0% | 1,507 40.4% | 2,220 | 3,727 | Others |
| Gloucester | 0 0.0% | 1,900 51.3% | 1,804 | 3,704 | R+51.3 |
| Warren | 0 0.0% | 1,719 46.4% | 1,984 | 3,703 | Others |
| Page | 0 0.0% | 1,720 48.4% | 1,832 | 3,552 | Others |
| Fredericksburg | 0 0.0% | 1,593 46.9% | 1,804 | 3,397 | Others |
| Grayson | 0 0.0% | 1,530 45.3% | 1,849 | 3,379 | Others |
| Sussex | 0 0.0% | 1,512 45.5% | 1,808 | 3,320 | Others |
| Charlotte | 0 0.0% | 1,752 52.9% | 1,560 | 3,312 | R+52.9 |
| Louisa | 0 0.0% | 1,574 49.3% | 1,618 | 3,192 | Others |
| Lancaster | 0 0.0% | 1,760 55.3% | 1,425 | 3,185 | R+55.3 |
| Caroline | 0 0.0% | 1,246 39.8% | 1,887 | 3,133 | Others |
| Radford | 0 0.0% | 1,446 46.5% | 1,665 | 3,111 | Others |
| Buckingham | 0 0.0% | 1,533 49.7% | 1,552 | 3,085 | Others |
| Rockbridge | 0 0.0% | 1,492 48.8% | 1,567 | 3,059 | Others |
| Alleghany | 0 0.0% | 1,180 39.4% | 1,815 | 2,995 | Others |
| Falls Church | 0 0.0% | 1,425 48.0% | 1,543 | 2,968 | Others |
| Goochland | 0 0.0% | 1,500 52.3% | 1,368 | 2,868 | R+52.3 |
| Prince George | 0 0.0% | 1,226 44.5% | 1,526 | 2,752 | Others |
| Lunenburg | 0 0.0% | 1,574 58.3% | 1,127 | 2,701 | R+58.3 |
| Orange | 0 0.0% | 1,485 55.0% | 1,215 | 2,700 | R+55.0 |
| Patrick | 0 0.0% | 1,284 47.9% | 1,395 | 2,679 | Others |
| Suffolk | 0 0.0% | 1,599 59.8% | 1,074 | 2,673 | R+59.8 |
| Westmoreland | 0 0.0% | 1,461 54.9% | 1,201 | 2,662 | R+54.9 |
| Appomattox | 0 0.0% | 1,699 64.4% | 941 | 2,640 | R+64.4 |
| Northumberland | 0 0.0% | 1,394 53.6% | 1,205 | 2,599 | R+53.6 |
| Mathews | 0 0.0% | 1,375 53.9% | 1,175 | 2,550 | R+53.9 |
| Greensville | 0 0.0% | 1,032 41.8% | 1,438 | 2,470 | Others |
| Williamsburg | 0 0.0% | 1,334 55.0% | 1,091 | 2,425 | R+55.0 |
| Covington | 0 0.0% | 917 39.9% | 1,384 | 2,301 | Others |
| Bristol | 0 0.0% | 1,258 54.9% | 1,034 | 2,292 | R+54.9 |
| Amelia | 0 0.0% | 1,277 58.0% | 924 | 2,201 | R+58.0 |
| Nelson | 0 0.0% | 1,051 48.2% | 1,130 | 2,181 | Others |
| Powhatan | 0 0.0% | 1,215 57.1% | 911 | 2,126 | R+57.1 |
| Floyd | 0 0.0% | 1,048 52.1% | 965 | 2,013 | R+52.1 |
| Cumberland | 0 0.0% | 987 49.2% | 1,018 | 2,005 | Others |
| King William | 0 0.0% | 1,089 54.7% | 902 | 1,991 | R+54.7 |
| Surry | 0 0.0% | 745 39.0% | 1,166 | 1,911 | Others |
| Madison | 0 0.0% | 1,029 53.9% | 881 | 1,910 | R+53.9 |
| Franklin | 0 0.0% | 964 51.1% | 922 | 1,886 | R+51.1 |
| Middlesex | 0 0.0% | 1,050 57.6% | 772 | 1,822 | R+57.6 |
| South Boston | 0 0.0% | 1,227 67.7% | 585 | 1,812 | R+67.7 |
| Richmond | 0 0.0% | 1,091 60.8% | 704 | 1,795 | R+60.8 |
| Clarke | 0 0.0% | 1,144 66.2% | 585 | 1,729 | R+66.2 |
| Emporia | 0 0.0% | 934 58.0% | 677 | 1,611 | R+58.0 |
| Essex | 0 0.0% | 1,023 64.7% | 559 | 1,582 | R+64.7 |
| Lexington | 0 0.0% | 893 56.6% | 686 | 1,579 | R+56.6 |
| Fluvanna | 0 0.0% | 836 53.4% | 731 | 1,567 | R+53.4 |
| New Kent | 0 0.0% | 715 46.0% | 840 | 1,555 | Others |
| King George | 0 0.0% | 810 52.2% | 742 | 1,552 | R+52.2 |
| Bedford | 0 0.0% | 923 60.1% | 614 | 1,537 | R+60.1 |
| Galax | 0 0.0% | 771 50.7% | 750 | 1,521 | R+50.7 |
| Clifton Forge | 0 0.0% | 684 46.9% | 773 | 1,457 | Others |
| Bland | 0 0.0% | 765 53.5% | 665 | 1,430 | R+53.5 |
| Bath | 0 0.0% | 555 41.3% | 789 | 1,344 | Others |
| Charles City | 0 0.0% | 335 25.4% | 985 | 1,320 | Others |
| King And Queen | 0 0.0% | 553 41.9% | 767 | 1,320 | Others |
| Buena Vista | 0 0.0% | 596 46.9% | 676 | 1,272 | Others |
| Greene | 0 0.0% | 567 47.6% | 624 | 1,191 | Others |
| Rappahannock | 0 0.0% | 633 55.7% | 503 | 1,136 | R+55.7 |
| Norton | 0 0.0% | 538 49.3% | 553 | 1,091 | Others |
| Craig | 0 0.0% | 357 37.3% | 601 | 958 | Others |
| Highland | 0 0.0% | 441 62.6% | 263 | 704 | R+62.6 |
Counties as they stood in 1973; 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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| 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 |