1953 United States gubernatorial elections

1953 United States gubernatorial elections

←  1952 November 5, 1953 1954  →
2 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Seats before 30 18 Seats after 29 19 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 1 1 Seats won 0 2
Democratic hold      Democratic gain

United States gubernatorial elections were held on 3 November 1953, in two states, New Jersey and Virginia.

Race summary

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey	Alfred E. Driscoll	Republican	1946	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic gain.	Y Robert B. Meyner (Democratic) 53.17% Paul L. Troast (Republican) 44.68% Clendenin Ryan (Independent Voters) 1.29% Henry B. Krajewski (Veterans Bonus Now) 0.71% Albert Ronis (Socialist Labor) 0.16% [1]
Virginia	John S. Battle	Democratic	1949	Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold.	Y Thomas B. Stanley (Democratic) 54.83% Theodore Roosevelt Dalton (Republican) 44.28% Howard Carwile (Independent) 0.89% [2]

References

1. "NJ Governor, 1953". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
2. "VA Governor, 1953". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.