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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

General election

Candidates

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1937[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
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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