Battle of Honey Springs

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In the 1953 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor John S. Battle, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Virginia State Senator Theodore Roosevelt Dalton was nominated by the Republican Party to run against former Democratic U.S. Representative Thomas B. Stanley. As of 2021, this is the last time that the city of Norfolk voted Republican for Governor of Virginia.

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Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1953[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas B. Stanley 226,998 54.83% -15.60%
Republican Theodore Roosevelt Dalton 183,328 44.28% +16.84%
Independent Howard Carwile 3,673 0.89%
Majority 43,670 10.55% -32.44%
Turnout 413,999
Democratic hold Swing

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