1941 United States gubernatorial elections

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1941 United States gubernatorial elections
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  1940 November 4, 1941 1942  

1 governorship
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before2820
Seats after2820
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Seats up10
Seats won10

1941 United States gubernatorial elections results map.svg
     Democratic hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1941, in the state of Virginia. Virginia holds its gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, following the United States presidential election year.

Results

StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
Virginia James Hubert Price DemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victory Colgate Darden (Democratic) 80.58%
Benjamin Muse (Republican) 17.88%
Alice Burke (Communist) 0.90%
Hilliard Bernstein (Socialist) 0.64%
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References

  1. "VA Governor, 1941". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.