Election Name: | 1957 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1953 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1953 |
Next Election: | 1961 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1961 |
Election Date: | November 5, 1957 |
Nominee1: | J. Lindsay Almond |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 326,921 |
Percentage1: | 63.2% |
Nominee2: | Ted Dalton |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 188,628 |
Percentage2: | 36.4% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Thomas B. Stanley |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | J. Lindsay Almond |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
In the 1957 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Thomas B. Stanley, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Virginia State Senator Theodore Roosevelt Dalton was once again nominated by the Republican Party to run against former Democratic Attorney General of Virginia J. Lindsay Almond.