251,861 142,567 Start date November 7, 1961 | 63.85% 36.15% | |
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Winner Albertis S Harrison Jr |
In the 1961 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor James Lindsay Almond, Jr., a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. H. Clyde Pearson was nominated by the Republican Party to run against former Democratic Attorney General of Virginia Albertis S. Harrison, Jr..
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Virginia gubernatorial election, 1961 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA