1977Final results
1977 election for Virginia Governor
Governor · Virginia
John N. Dalton (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Henry Howell (D) by 12.7 points.
John N. DaltonRepublican · winner
56.4%699,302
Henry HowellDemocrat
43.6%541,319
1,240,621 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1977
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET