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Election 1977 Results

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1977 Virginia governor election

John N. Dalton (Republican) beat Henry Howell (Democrat) in Virginia in 1977, 55.9% to 43.3%, a margin of 12.6 points and 157,983 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1973, when Mills Godwin won.

Republicans led in 102 of the 136 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 34. The largest, Fairfax, cast 127,790 votes and went to the Republican by 18.4 points. The closest was King George, where 4 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
John N. Dalton won Republican 699,302 55.9%
Henry Howell Democratic 541,319 43.3%
All other candidates 10,319 0.8%
Total1,250,940

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfax 51,754 40.5% 75,216 58.9% 820 127,790 R+18.4
Richmond 31,454 48.6% 32,512 50.3% 716 64,682 R+1.6
Henrico 14,417 25.6% 41,588 74.0% 212 56,217 R+48.3
Norfolk 32,420 60.3% 21,022 39.1% 311 53,753 D+21.2
Virginia Beach 19,810 42.3% 26,875 57.3% 190 46,875 R+15.1
Arlington 19,495 47.1% 21,589 52.1% 328 41,412 R+5.1
Newport News 16,395 49.2% 16,532 49.6% 414 33,341 R+0.4
Chesterfield 8,762 26.3% 24,371 73.2% 148 33,281 R+46.9
Portsmouth 16,910 61.0% 10,390 37.5% 423 27,723 D+23.5
Hampton 14,656 54.1% 12,346 45.5% 105 27,107 D+8.5
Roanoke 12,344 46.7% 13,906 52.7% 162 26,412 R+5.9
Chesapeake 14,345 55.3% 11,476 44.2% 127 25,948 D+11.1
Alexandria 11,536 49.9% 11,417 49.4% 165 23,118 D+0.5
Roanoke 6,994 34.9% 12,964 64.7% 89 20,047 R+29.8
Prince William 8,700 46.2% 10,014 53.2% 127 18,841 R+7.0
Lynchburg 5,081 28.4% 12,762 71.2% 78 17,921 R+42.9
Hanover 4,396 29.2% 10,540 70.0% 125 15,061 R+40.8
Danville 4,272 31.9% 9,050 67.5% 80 13,402 R+35.7
Pittsylvania 4,744 36.3% 8,268 63.3% 54 13,066 R+27.0
Rockingham 4,035 31.3% 8,785 68.2% 69 12,889 R+36.9
Albemarle 5,319 41.6% 7,392 57.8% 89 12,800 R+16.2
Suffolk 6,683 52.5% 5,747 45.1% 309 12,739 D+7.3
Montgomery 4,232 34.6% 7,894 64.5% 116 12,242 R+29.9
Augusta 3,858 33.1% 7,721 66.3% 68 11,647 R+33.2
Loudoun 4,689 40.9% 6,668 58.2% 94 11,451 R+17.3
Henry 5,150 46.5% 5,872 53.0% 62 11,084 R+6.5
Charlottesville 5,185 49.6% 5,207 49.8% 61 10,453 R+0.2
Petersburg 5,824 55.9% 4,474 42.9% 121 10,419 D+13.0
Washington 4,065 40.0% 6,049 59.5% 59 10,173 R+19.5
Campbell 2,361 26.1% 6,644 73.4% 51 9,056 R+47.3
Tazewell 4,386 48.8% 4,500 50.1% 98 8,984 R+1.3
Wise 4,756 55.3% 3,785 44.0% 56 8,597 D+11.3
Accomack 3,769 44.1% 4,701 55.0% 75 8,545 R+10.9
Pulaski 3,376 40.7% 4,850 58.5% 66 8,292 R+17.8
York 3,598 43.6% 4,563 55.3% 92 8,253 R+11.7
Smyth 3,363 44.2% 4,201 55.3% 37 7,601 R+11.0
Franklin 3,872 51.1% 3,642 48.1% 64 7,578 D+3.0
Stafford 4,069 53.8% 3,415 45.2% 75 7,559 D+8.7
Shenandoah 2,295 30.5% 5,178 68.7% 63 7,536 R+38.3
Halifax 2,959 41.2% 4,177 58.2% 43 7,179 R+17.0
Buchanan 4,065 57.2% 2,977 41.9% 63 7,105 D+15.3
Bedford 2,826 39.9% 4,230 59.7% 26 7,082 R+19.8
Russell 3,928 55.9% 3,062 43.6% 40 7,030 D+12.3
Salem 2,539 37.9% 4,102 61.3% 52 6,693 R+23.4
Mecklenburg 2,296 34.5% 4,317 64.8% 48 6,661 R+30.3
Carroll 2,275 35.0% 4,152 63.9% 70 6,497 R+28.9
Fauquier 2,568 40.7% 3,716 58.9% 27 6,311 R+18.2
Scott 3,228 51.4% 3,018 48.1% 29 6,275 D+3.3
Lee 3,125 50.1% 2,962 47.5% 153 6,240 D+2.6
Hopewell 2,556 41.6% 3,568 58.1% 22 6,146 R+16.5
Staunton 1,859 30.5% 4,210 69.1% 24 6,093 R+38.6
Wythe 2,056 33.8% 4,005 65.8% 23 6,084 R+32.0
Amherst 2,252 37.2% 3,737 61.7% 68 6,057 R+24.5
Frederick 2,202 36.6% 3,771 62.6% 51 6,024 R+26.0
Dickenson 3,326 56.3% 2,502 42.4% 78 5,906 D+14.0
Botetourt 2,554 43.4% 3,294 55.9% 42 5,890 R+12.6
Culpeper 2,227 38.1% 3,588 61.3% 35 5,850 R+23.3
Isle Of Wight 3,018 51.9% 2,677 46.0% 124 5,819 D+5.9
Colonial Hts. 1,631 28.5% 4,081 71.3% 15 5,727 R+42.8
Martinsville 2,199 38.7% 3,449 60.7% 30 5,678 R+22.0
Gloucester 2,502 45.3% 2,988 54.1% 37 5,527 R+8.8
Spotsylvania 3,018 55.3% 2,355 43.2% 80 5,453 D+12.2
Giles 2,588 49.3% 2,620 49.9% 44 5,252 R+0.6
James City 2,269 43.4% 2,932 56.0% 33 5,234 R+12.7
Fairfax 2,046 40.3% 2,992 59.0% 35 5,073 R+18.6
Southampton 2,392 47.8% 2,513 50.3% 95 5,000 R+2.4
Dinwiddie 2,501 50.4% 2,345 47.3% 113 4,959 D+3.1
Page 2,025 41.6% 2,785 57.2% 63 4,873 R+15.6
Waynesboro 1,490 31.8% 3,175 67.8% 18 4,683 R+36.0
Nottoway 1,797 39.3% 2,750 60.1% 29 4,576 R+20.8
Brunswick 1,991 44.8% 2,317 52.1% 140 4,448 R+7.3
Winchester 1,319 29.9% 3,069 69.5% 25 4,413 R+39.7
Prince Edward 1,707 38.9% 2,648 60.4% 31 4,386 R+21.5
Warren 2,087 47.7% 2,264 51.7% 26 4,377 R+4.0
Grayson 1,967 45.1% 2,317 53.1% 76 4,360 R+8.0
Harrisonburg 1,311 30.6% 2,949 68.9% 21 4,281 R+38.3
Patrick 1,757 42.0% 2,398 57.3% 29 4,184 R+15.3
Orange 1,644 39.5% 2,493 59.9% 24 4,161 R+20.4
Bristol 1,771 42.6% 2,347 56.4% 42 4,160 R+13.8
Louisa 1,856 45.2% 2,163 52.7% 87 4,106 R+7.5
Rockbridge 1,850 45.5% 2,187 53.8% 27 4,064 R+8.3
Westmoreland 1,878 48.7% 1,940 50.3% 38 3,856 R+1.6
Goochland 1,716 45.1% 2,003 52.6% 88 3,807 R+7.5
Fredericksburg 1,916 50.4% 1,841 48.5% 41 3,798 D+2.0
Radford 1,427 37.7% 2,321 61.4% 35 3,783 R+23.6
Northampton 1,753 46.5% 1,990 52.8% 28 3,771 R+6.3
Caroline 2,102 56.4% 1,534 41.2% 91 3,727 D+15.2
Prince George 1,709 46.2% 1,929 52.1% 65 3,703 R+5.9
Alleghany 1,884 52.1% 1,709 47.3% 22 3,615 D+4.8
Lancaster 1,296 36.3% 2,250 62.9% 29 3,575 R+26.7
Sussex 1,872 53.3% 1,607 45.8% 33 3,512 D+7.5
Charlotte 1,428 41.5% 1,989 57.9% 20 3,437 R+16.3
Northumberland 1,240 36.6% 2,126 62.7% 26 3,392 R+26.1
Appomattox 1,162 35.4% 2,109 64.2% 14 3,285 R+28.8
Falls Church 1,344 41.8% 1,851 57.6% 21 3,216 R+15.8
Madison 1,300 41.8% 1,789 57.6% 18 3,107 R+15.7
Nelson 1,609 52.3% 1,415 46.0% 54 3,078 D+6.3
Buckingham 1,470 47.9% 1,555 50.6% 46 3,071 R+2.8
Greensville 1,642 55.2% 1,216 40.8% 119 2,977 D+14.3
Lunenburg 1,072 36.4% 1,854 63.0% 17 2,943 R+26.6
Powhatan 1,123 38.6% 1,734 59.6% 52 2,909 R+21.0
Floyd 905 32.3% 1,861 66.3% 39 2,805 R+34.1
Amelia 1,139 40.8% 1,618 58.0% 32 2,789 R+17.2
Mathews 982 36.6% 1,681 62.6% 23 2,686 R+26.0
Covington 1,420 54.5% 1,169 44.9% 16 2,605 D+9.6
King William 1,006 39.8% 1,432 56.7% 89 2,527 R+16.9
Middlesex 1,001 40.7% 1,447 58.8% 13 2,461 R+18.1
Williamsburg 951 38.8% 1,485 60.6% 14 2,450 R+21.8
Surry 1,388 58.3% 945 39.7% 46 2,379 D+18.6
Manassas 876 37.0% 1,478 62.5% 11 2,365 R+25.5
Cumberland 956 42.7% 1,270 56.7% 14 2,240 R+14.0
Richmond 729 33.8% 1,398 64.8% 30 2,157 R+31.0
Clarke 716 33.5% 1,399 65.5% 21 2,136 R+32.0
Essex 726 34.0% 1,375 64.4% 34 2,135 R+30.4
King George 1,051 49.2% 1,047 49.0% 37 2,135 D+0.2
Fluvanna 949 44.6% 1,135 53.3% 45 2,129 R+8.7
Poquoson 799 37.8% 1,305 61.7% 12 2,116 R+23.9
South Boston 607 28.8% 1,465 69.5% 37 2,109 R+40.7
New Kent 936 44.9% 1,114 53.4% 35 2,085 R+8.5
Bedford 720 35.8% 1,281 63.8% 8 2,009 R+27.9
Buena Vista 1,014 51.9% 924 47.3% 14 1,952 D+4.6
Franklin 846 45.2% 971 51.8% 56 1,873 R+6.7
Galax 703 38.2% 1,078 58.6% 60 1,841 R+20.4
Lexington 778 42.4% 1,050 57.3% 6 1,834 R+14.8
Emporia 629 36.4% 1,030 59.5% 71 1,730 R+23.2
Clifton Forge 856 49.6% 864 50.1% 6 1,726 R+0.5
Rappahannock 849 51.7% 779 47.4% 14 1,642 D+4.3
Bland 659 40.3% 966 59.0% 12 1,637 R+18.8
King And Queen 807 51.6% 710 45.4% 46 1,563 D+6.2
Greene 614 41.2% 872 58.4% 6 1,492 R+17.3
Charles City 1,038 71.3% 384 26.4% 33 1,455 D+44.9
Bath 663 46.8% 746 52.7% 7 1,416 R+5.9
Craig 747 57.0% 550 42.0% 13 1,310 D+15.0
Norton 552 55.1% 442 44.1% 8 1,002 D+11.0
Highland 339 35.6% 603 63.4% 9 951 R+27.8
Manassas Park 478 58.0% 338 41.0% 8 824 D+17.0

Counties as they stood in 1977; 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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