1957 United States gubernatorial elections

1957 United States gubernatorial elections

←  1956 November 5, 1957 1958  →
2 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 29 19 Seats after 29 19 Seat change Seats up 2 0 Seats won 2 0
Democratic hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 1957, in two states, New Jersey and Virginia. The elections did not result in a change of balance between Democratic and Republican seats

Results

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Opposing candidates
New Jersey	Robert B. Meyner	Democratic	Re-elected, 54.55%	Malcolm Forbes (Republican) 44.46% Albert Ronis (Socialist Labor) 0.31% Henry B. Krajewski (American Third) 0.31% Winifred O. Perry (Conservative) 0.30% Anthony D. Scipio (American) 0.08% [1]
Virginia	Thomas B. Stanley	Democratic	Term-limited, Democratic victory	J. Lindsay Almond (Democratic) 63.16% Theodore Roosevelt Dalton (Republican) 36.44% C. Gilmer Brooks (Independent) 0.40% [2]

References

1. "NJ Governor, 1957". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
2. "VA Governor, 1957". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2018-03-21.