Election Name: | 1937 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1933 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1933 |
Next Election: | 1941 Virginia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1941 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1937 |
Flag Year: | 1931 |
Nominee1: | James H. Price |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 124,145 |
Percentage1: | 82.8% |
Nominee2: | J. Powell Royall |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 23,670 |
Percentage2: | 15.8% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | George C. Peery |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | James H. Price |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1937 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1937. James Hubert Price, incumbent lieutenant governor and former member of the Virginia House of Delegates, was nominated by the Democratic Party to run against the Republican nominee, former state senator John Powell Royall.