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Virginia gubernatorial election, 1961

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1961
Virginia
← 1957 November 7, 1961 1965 →
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Nominee Albertis S. Harrison, Jr. H. Clyde Pearson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 251,861 142,567
Percentage 63.85% 36.15%

Governor before election

James Lindsay Almond, Jr.
Democratic

Elected Governor

Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.
Democratic


James Lindsay Almond, Jr.
Democratic

Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.
Democratic

In the 1961 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor James Lindsay Almond, Jr., 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 S. Harrison, Jr..



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