1937 Virginia gubernatorial election
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The 1937 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1937. James Hubert Price, incumbent lieutenant governor and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, was nominated by the Democratic Party to run against the Republican nominee, former state senator John Powell Royall.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Vivian L. Page, State Senator from Norfolk
- James H. Price, former State Delegate from Richmond
General election
Candidates
- Donald Burke (Communist)
- James A. Edgerton, Alexandria poet and perennial candidate (Prohibition)
- James H. Price, former State Delegate from Richmond (Democratic)
- J. Powell Royall, former State Senator from Tazewell County (Republican)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | James H. Price | 124,145 | 82.78% | ||
Republican | J. Powell Royall | 23,670 | 15.78% | ||
Communist | Donald Burke | 1,164 | 0.78% | ||
Prohibition | James A. Edgerton | 990 | 0.66% | ||
Majority | 100,475 | 67.00% | |||
Turnout | 149,969 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |
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