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1949 Virginia Gubernatorial Election

Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1949 Governor race

Who won the 1949 Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

John S. Battle won the 1949 Virginia Gubernatorial Election. John S. Battle received 184,772 popular votes (70.4%). The main challenger was Walter Johnson (27.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Battle and Johnson

Battle +43.0 pts · won by 112,781 votes
John S. BattleDemocraticWINNER70.4%
184,772 votes
Walter JohnsonRepublican27.4%
71,991 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.2% 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.