Virginia gubernatorial election, 1953

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1953

← 1949 November 3, 1953 1957 →
Nominee Thomas B. Stanley Theodore Roosevelt Dalton Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 226,998 183,328 Percentage 54.83% 44.28%
Governor before election John S. Battle Democratic Elected Governor Thomas B. Stanley Democratic

John S. Battle
Democratic

Thomas B. Stanley
Democratic

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.

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