| Election Name: | 1953 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1949 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1949 |
| Next Election: | 1957 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1957 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1953 |
| Nominee1: | Thomas B. Stanley |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 226,998 |
| Percentage1: | 54.8% |
| Nominee2: | Ted Dalton |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 183,328 |
| Percentage2: | 44.3% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John S. Battle |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas B. Stanley |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
In the 1953 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor John S. Battle, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Virginia State Senator Theodore Roosevelt Dalton was nominated by the Republican Party to run against former Democratic U.S. Representative Thomas B. Stanley.
As of 2021, this is the last time that the city of Norfolk voted Republican for Governor of Virginia.