1953 Virginia Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1953 Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Thomas B. Stanley won the 1953 Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Thomas B. Stanley received 226,998 popular votes (54.8%). The main challenger was Ted Dalton (44.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Stanley and Dalton

Stanley +10.5 pts · won by 43,670 votes

Thomas B. Stanley DemocraticWINNER54.8%

226,998 votes

Ted Dalton Republican44.3%

183,328 votes

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.