1977 Virginia gubernatorial election
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1977-virginia-gubernatorial-election-163-4417798
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1977 Virginia gubernatorial election
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In the 1977 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., a Republican, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. John N. Dalton, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, was nominated by the Republican Party to run against the Democratic nominee, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Henry Howell. This was the only instance in Virginia's history in which the Republican Party won the gubernatorial election for a third time consecutively. As of 2023, this was the
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2014-07-17T20:34:56Z
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2024-08-28T04:37:08Z
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