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| turnout = 62.7% (voting eligible)<ref name="Voter Turnout">{{cite web |url=http://elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/ |title= Registration/Turnout Statistics |publisher=The Commonwealth of Virginia |author= Virginia Department of Elections |date= 2016 |accessdate= July 25, 2016}}</ref> |
| turnout = 62.7% (voting eligible)<ref name="Voter Turnout">{{cite web |url= http://elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/ |title= Registration/Turnout Statistics |publisher= The Commonwealth of Virginia |author= Virginia Department of Elections |date= 2016 |accessdate= July 25, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160816110827/http://elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/ |archive-date= August 16, 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref> |
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 County and independent city results Dalton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Howell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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In the 1977 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., a Republican, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. John N. Dalton, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, was nominated by the Republican Party to run against the Democratic nominee, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Henry Howell.[2]
Candidates
- John N. Dalton, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (R)
- Henry Howell, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (D)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | John N. Dalton | 699,302 | 55.90% | +5.19% | |
| Democratic | Henry Howell | 541,319 | 43.27% | −5.99% | |
| Independent | Alan Ogden | 10,101 | 0.81% | ||
| Write-ins | 218 | 0.02% | |||
| Majority | 157,983 | 12.63% | +11.18% | ||
| Turnout | 1,250,940 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ Virginia Department of Elections (2016). "Registration/Turnout Statistics". The Commonwealth of Virginia. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ http://www.coopercenter.org/sites/default/files/autoVANLPubs/Virginia%20News%20Letter%201978%20Vol.%2054%20No.%206.pdf
- ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26401
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