Brigadier General James Monroe Williams

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In the 1961 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor J. Lindsay Almond, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. H. Clyde Pearson was nominated by the Republican Party to run against former Democratic Attorney General of Virginia Albertis Harrison.

Candidates

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1961[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Albertis S. Harrison, Jr. 251,861 63.85% +0.69%
Republican H. Clyde Pearson 142,567 36.15% -0.29%
Majority 109,294 27.71% +0.99%
Turnout 394,428
Democratic hold Swing

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