1973 Virginia gubernatorial election
In the 1973 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor A. Linwood Holton, Jr., a Republican, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Mills E. Godwin, Jr., former Democratic Governor of Virginia, was nominated by the Republican Party to run against Independent Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Henry Howell. The Democrats did not field a candidate.
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County and independent city results Godwin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Howell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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Republican | Mills E. Godwin, Jr. | 525,075 | 50.71% | -1.80% | |
Independent | Henry Howell | 510,103 | 49.26% | ||
Write-ins | 317 | 0.03% | |||
Majority | 14,972 | 1.45% | -5.67% | ||
Turnout | 1,035,495 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
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