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1901 Virginia Gubernatorial Election

Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1901 Governor race

Who won the 1901 Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Andrew Jackson Montague won the 1901 Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Andrew Jackson Montague received 116,691 popular votes (58.2%). The main challenger was John Hampton Hoge (40.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Montague and Hoge

Montague +17.6 pts · won by 35,325 votes
Andrew Jackson MontagueDemocraticWINNER58.2%
116,691 votes
John Hampton HogeRepublican40.6%
81,366 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.2% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.