1933 Virginia gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Virginia

1933 Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1929 November 7, 1933 1937 →
 
Nominee George C. Peery Fred W. McWane
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 122,820 40,377
Percentage 73.7% 24.2%

County and independent city results
Peery:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
McWane:      50–60%

Governor before election

John Garland Pollard
Democratic

Elected Governor

George C. Peery
Democratic

The 1933 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1933, to elect the governor of Virginia.

General election

Candidates

  • Andrew J. Dunning (Prohibition)
  • Fred W. McWane (Republican)
  • George C. Peery, member of the State Corporation Commission and former U.S. Representative from Tazewell (Democratic)
  • John Moffett Robinson (Independent)
  • W. A. Rowe (Independent)
  • George C. White (Socialist)

Results

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1933[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George C. Peery 122,820 73.74%
Republican Fred W. McWane 40,377 24.24%
Prohibition Andrew J. Dunning 1,112 0.67%
Socialist George C. White 1,107 0.67%
Independent John Moffett Robinson 877 0.53%
Independent W. A. Rowe 274 0.16%
Total votes 166,567 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - VA Governor Race - Nov 07, 1933". Retrieved April 25, 2016.
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