1977 United States gubernatorial elections

1977 United States gubernatorial elections

←  1976 November 8, 1977 1978  →
4 governorships 2 states; 2 territories
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 37 12 Seats after 37 12 Seat change Seats up 1 1 Seats won 1 1
Republican hold   Democratic hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held November 8, 1977, in two states and two territories.

Election results

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey	Brendan Byrne	Democratic	1973	Incumbent re-elected. [1]	Y Brendan Byrne (Democratic) 55.71% Ray Bateman (Republican) 41.81% Francis Flowers (Declare Your Independence) 0.41%
Virginia	Mills Godwin	Republican	1965 [a] 1969 (term-limited) 1973	Incumbent term-limited. [2] New governor elected. Republican hold.	Y John N. Dalton (Republican) 55.90% Henry Howell (Democratic) 43.27% Alan Ogden (Independent) 0.81%

New Jersey

1977 New Jersey gubernatorial election

←  1973 November 8, 1977 1981  →

Nominee Brendan Byrne Raymond Bateman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,184,564 888,880 Percentage 55.7% 41.8%

County results Congressional district results Byrne:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Bateman:      50–60%

Governor before election Brendan Byrne Democratic Elected Governor Brendan Byrne Democratic

The 1977 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1977. Incumbent Democratic governor Brendan Byrne defeated Republican State Senator Raymond Bateman with 55.71% of the vote.

Virginia

1977 Virginia gubernatorial election

←  1973 November 8, 1977 1981  →
Turnout	62.7% (voting eligible) [3]
Nominee John N. Dalton Henry Howell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 699,302 541,319 Percentage 55.9% 43.3%
County and independent city results Dalton:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Howell:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Governor before election Mills E. Godwin, Jr. Republican Elected Governor John N. Dalton Republican

In the 1977 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., a Republican, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. John N. Dalton, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, was nominated by the Republican Party to run against the Democratic nominee, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Henry Howell. ^[4]

Notes

1. Godwin was elected to his first term as a Democrat. He won his second nonconsecutive term as a Republican.

References

1. "Our Campaigns - NJ Governor Race - Nov 08, 1977".
2. "Our Campaigns - VA Governor Race - Nov 08, 1977".
3. Virginia Department of Elections (2016). "Registration/Turnout Statistics". The Commonwealth of Virginia. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.