1957 Virginia gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1957 United States gubernatorial elections.

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.

1957 Virginia gubernatorial election

November 5, 1957

Nominee J. Lindsay Almond Ted Dalton Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 326,921 188,628 Percentage 63.2% 36.4%

County and independent city results Almond:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Dalton:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Thomas B. Stanley Democratic Elected Governor J. Lindsay Almond Democratic

General election

Candidates

• J. Lindsay Almond, former Attorney General of Virginia (Democratic)
• C. Gilmer Brooks (Independent)
• Theodore Roosevelt Dalton, State Senator from Radford (Republican)

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1957

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	J. Lindsay Almond	326,921	63.16%	+8.33%
	Republican	Theodore Roosevelt Dalton	188,628	36.44%	−7.84%
	Independent	C. Gilmer Brooks	2,089	0.40%
Majority			138,293	26.72%	+16.17%
Turnout			517,638
	Democratic hold		Swing