| Election Name: | 1969 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1965 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1965 |
| Next Election: | 1973 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1973 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 1969 |
| Nominee1: | Linwood Holton |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 480,869 |
| Percentage1: | 52.5% |
| Nominee2: | William C. Battle |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 415,695 |
| Percentage2: | 45.4% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Mills Godwin |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Linwood Holton |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
In the 1969 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. A. Linwood Holton, Jr., an attorney from Roanoke, was nominated again by the Republican Party to run against former United States Ambassador to Australia, Democratic candidate William C. Battle.
The Democrats had held the governor's mansion for 84 years since 1885, and Holton's victory was considered a historic upset at the time. This was the first election in which Republicans won a gubernatorial election in the state., this was the most recent Virginia gubernatorial election in which a Republican won the city of Alexandria.