Virginia gubernatorial election, 1965

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1965

← 1961 November 2, 1965 1969 →
Nominee Mills E. Godwin, Jr. Linwood Holton William J. Story Jr. Party Democratic Republican Conservative Popular vote 269,526 212,207 75,307 Percentage 47.89% 37.71% 13.38%
Virginia gubernatorial election results map. Blue denotes counties/independent cities won by Godwin. Red denotes those won by Holton. Brown denotes those won by Story.
Governor before election Albertis S. Harrison, Jr. Democratic Elected Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr. Democratic

Albertis S. Harrison, Jr.
Democratic

Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
Democratic

In the 1965 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Albertis S. Harrison, Jr., a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. A. Linwood Holton, Jr., an attorney from Roanoke, was nominated by the Republican Party to run against Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Mills E. Godwin, Jr..

George Lincoln Rockwell, an avowed White Supremacist and founder/leader of the American Nazi Party, ran as an independent candidate.