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1973 Virginia Gubernatorial Election

Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1973 Governor race

Who won the 1973 Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Mills Godwin won the 1973 Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Mills Godwin received 525,075 popular votes (50.7%). The main challenger was Henry Howell (49.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Godwin and Howell

Godwin +1.4 pts · won by 14,972 votes
Mills GodwinRepublicanWINNER50.7%
525,075 votes
Henry HowellIndependent49.3%
510,103 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.