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Virginia gubernatorial election, 1953

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November 3, 1953

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Winner
  
Thomas B Stanley

In the 1953 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor John S. Battle, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Virginia State Senator Theodore Roosevelt Dalton was nominated by the Republican Party to run against former Democratic U.S. Representative Thomas B. Stanley.

Candidates

  • Thomas B. Stanley, former U.S. Representative for Virginia's 5th congressional district (D)
  • Theodore Roosevelt Dalton, Virginia State Senator (R)

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    Virginia gubernatorial election, 1953 Wikipedia
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