1925 United States gubernatorial elections

1925 United States gubernatorial elections

←  1924 November 3, 1925 1926  →
2 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 24 24 Seats after 24 24 Seat change Seats up 2 0 Seats won 2 0
Democratic hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1925, in two states. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years. It would abandon this practice in 1949.

Race summary

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey	George Sebastian Silzer	Democratic	1922	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold.	Y A. Harry Moore (Democratic) 51.87% Arthur Whitney (Republican) 47.64% Leo M. Harkins (Socialist) 0.22% Scattering 0.27% [1]
Virginia	Elbert Lee Trinkle	Democratic	1921	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold.	Y Harry F. Byrd (Democratic) 74.07% Samuel Harris Hoge (Republican) 25.93% [2]

References

1. "NJ Governor, 1925". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
2. "VA Governor, 1925". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2019-03-16.