1905 Virginia gubernatorial election

The 1905 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1905, to elect the governor of Virginia.

1905 Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1901 November 7, 1905 1909 →
 
Nominee Claude A. Swanson Lunsford L. Lewis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 84,235 45,815
Percentage 64.5% 35.1%

Governor before election

Andrew Jackson Montague
Democratic

Elected Governor

Claude A. Swanson
Democratic

Results

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Virginia gubernatorial election, 1905[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Claude A. Swanson 84,235 64.51%
Republican Lunsford L. Lewis 45,815 35.09%
Socialist Labor B. D. Downey 453 0.35%
Write-ins 77 0.06%
Total votes 130,580 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - VA Governor Race - Nov 07, 1905". Retrieved May 1, 2016.