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1937 Virginia Gubernatorial Election

Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1937 Governor race

Who won the 1937 Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

James H. Price won the 1937 Virginia Gubernatorial Election. James H. Price received 124,145 popular votes (82.8%). The main challenger was J. Powell Royall (15.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Price and Royall

Price +67.0 pts · won by 100,475 votes
James H. PriceDemocraticWINNER82.8%
124,145 votes
J. Powell RoyallRepublican15.8%
23,670 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.4% 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.