1929 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1929 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election
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 19255 November 1929 1933  
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Nominee James Hubert Price C. B. Jones
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote184,563103,758
Percentage64.01%35.99%

1929 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County and independent city results
Price:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Jones:     50–60%     60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Junius Edgar West
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

James Hubert Price
Democratic

The 1929 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1929 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Virginia. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Virginia House of Delegates James Hubert Price defeated Republican nominee C. B. Jones. [1]

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General election

On election day, 5 November 1929, Democratic nominee James Hubert Price won the election by a margin of 80,805 votes against his opponent Republican nominee C. B. Jones, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Price was sworn in as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Virginia on 20 January 1930. [2]

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1929
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Hubert Price 184,563 64.01
Republican C. B. Jones103,75835.99
Total votes288,321 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. "James Hubert Price". Nga.org. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  2. "VA Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2024.