1953 United States gubernatorial elections

1953 United States gubernatorial elections
	November 5, 1953
	November 5, 1953
2 state governorships
	Democratic holds Democratic pickups Republican holds Republican pickups

United States gubernatorial elections were held on 3 November 1953, in two states, New Jersey and Virginia.

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Opposing Candidates
New Jersey	Alfred E. Driscoll	Republican	Term-limited, Democratic victory	Robert B. Meyner (Democratic) 53.17% Paul L. Troast (Republican) 44.68% Clendenin Ryan (Independent Voters) 1.29% Henry B. Krajewski (Veterans Bonus Now) 0.71% Albert Ronis (Socialist Labor) 0.16% [1]
Virginia	John S. Battle	Democratic	Term-limited, Democratic victory	Thomas B. Stanley (Democratic) 54.83% Theodore Roosevelt Dalton (Republican) 44.28% Howard Carwile (Independent) 0.89% [2]

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