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RACE DETAILS

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> United States > Virginia > Governor

Office

Governor

Honorific

Governor - Abbr: Gov.

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

00, 1921 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

November 08, 1921 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

November 08, 1921 - 08:00pm Central

Term Start

February 01, 1922 - 12:00pm

Term End

February 01, 1926 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Thomas Walker

Last Modified

Arthur April 14, 2025 11:37am

Data Sources

Congressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
Report of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia for 1921, p. 419-422 [Link]

Description

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Democratic	Won	11/06/1917
	Name	Westmoreland "Morley" Davis	Votes	64,226 (71.47%)
	Term	02/01/1918 - 02/01/1922	Margin	39,269 (+43.70%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Democratic	Won	11/03/1925
	Name	Harry Flood Byrd, Sr.	Votes	107,378 (74.07%)
	Term	01/20/1926 - 01/20/1930	Margin	69,786 (+48.14%)

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E. Lee Trinkle

Henry W. Anderson

John Mitchell, Jr.

John P. Goodman

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Democratic

Republican

Black and Tan Republican

Colored Republican

No Party Affiliation

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Certified Votes

139,416 (66.22%)

65,833 (31.27%)

5,036 (2.39%)

251 (0.12%)

4 (0.00%)

Margin

0 (0.00%)

-73,583 (-34.95%)

-134,380 (-63.83%)

-139,165 (-66.10%)

-139,412 (-66.22%)

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0.00%

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$--

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