525,075 510,103 Start date November 6, 1973 | 50.71% 49.26% | |
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Winner Mills E Godwin Jr | ||
In the 1973 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor A. Linwood Holton, Jr., a Republican, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Mills E. Godwin, Jr., former Democratic Governor of Virginia, was nominated by the Republican Party to run against Independent Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Henry Howell.
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Virginia gubernatorial election, 1973 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA