1977-11-08 Gubernatorial Election Results for Virginia

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County	Turnout	John Dalton (R)		Henry Howell (D)		Alan Ogden (I)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Accomack	41%	4,701	55.0%	3,769	44.1%	75	0.9%	0	0.0%	932	8,545
Albemarle	36%	7,392	57.8%	5,319	41.6%	85	0.7%	4	0.0%	2,073	12,800
Alexandria city	29%	11,417	49.4%	11,536	49.9%	156	0.7%	9	0.0%	-119	23,118
Alleghany	41%	1,709	47.3%	1,884	52.1%	22	0.6%	0	0.0%	-175	3,615
Amelia	52%	1,618	58.0%	1,139	40.8%	32	1.1%	0	0.0%	479	2,789
Amherst	32%	3,737	61.7%	2,252	37.2%	68	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,485	6,057
Appomattox	44%	2,109	64.2%	1,162	35.4%	14	0.4%	0	0.0%	947	3,285
Arlington	33%	21,589	52.1%	19,495	47.1%	282	0.7%	46	0.1%	2,094	41,412
Augusta	33%	7,721	66.3%	3,858	33.1%	68	0.6%	0	0.0%	3,863	11,647
Bath	36%	746	52.7%	663	46.8%	5	0.4%	2	0.1%	83	1,416
Bedford	33%	4,230	59.7%	2,826	39.9%	26	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,404	7,082
Bedford city	46%	1,281	63.8%	720	35.8%	8	0.4%	0	0.0%	561	2,009
Bland	39%	966	59.0%	659	40.3%	8	0.5%	4	0.2%	307	1,637
Botetourt	40%	3,294	55.9%	2,554	43.4%	42	0.7%	0	0.0%	740	5,890
Bristol city	33%	2,347	56.4%	1,771	42.6%	42	1.0%	0	0.0%	576	4,160
Brunswick	43%	2,317	52.1%	1,991	44.8%	140	3.1%	0	0.0%	326	4,448
Buchanan	32%	2,977	41.9%	4,065	57.2%	63	0.9%	0	0.0%	-1,088	7,105
Buckingham	41%	1,555	50.6%	1,470	47.9%	46	1.5%	0	0.0%	85	3,071
Buena Vista city	44%	924	47.3%	1,014	51.9%	14	0.7%	0	0.0%	-90	1,952
Campbell	31%	6,644	73.4%	2,361	26.1%	48	0.5%	3	0.0%	4,283	9,056
Caroline	35%	1,534	41.2%	2,102	56.4%	91	2.4%	0	0.0%	-568	3,727
Carroll	37%	4,152	63.9%	2,275	35.0%	70	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,877	6,497
Charles City	35%	384	26.4%	1,038	71.3%	33	2.3%	0	0.0%	-654	1,455
Charlotte	44%	1,989	57.9%	1,428	41.5%	20	0.6%	0	0.0%	561	3,437
Charlottesville city	35%	5,207	49.8%	5,185	49.6%	57	0.5%	4	0.0%	22	10,453
Chesapeake city	38%	11,476	44.2%	14,345	55.3%	127	0.5%	0	0.0%	-2,869	25,948
Chesterfield	43%	24,371	73.2%	8,762	26.3%	143	0.4%	5	0.0%	15,609	33,281
Clarke	33%	1,399	65.5%	716	33.5%	20	0.9%	1	0.0%	683	2,136
Clifton Forge city	47%	864	50.1%	856	49.6%	6	0.3%	0	0.0%	8	1,726
Colonial Heights city	52%	4,081	71.3%	1,631	28.5%	15	0.3%	0	0.0%	2,450	5,727
Covington city	40%	1,169	44.9%	1,420	54.5%	16	0.6%	0	0.0%	-251	2,605
Craig	50%	550	42.0%	747	57.0%	8	0.6%	5	0.4%	-197	1,310
Culpeper	42%	3,588	61.3%	2,227	38.1%	34	0.6%	1	0.0%	1,361	5,850
Cumberland	48%	1,270	56.7%	956	42.7%	14	0.6%	0	0.0%	314	2,240
Danville city	41%	9,050	67.5%	4,272	31.9%	80	0.6%	0	0.0%	4,778	13,402
Dickenson	50%	2,502	42.4%	3,326	56.3%	78	1.3%	0	0.0%	-824	5,906
Dinwiddie	32%	2,345	47.3%	2,501	50.4%	112	2.3%	1	0.0%	-156	4,959
Emporia city	50%	1,030	59.5%	629	36.4%	71	4.1%	0	0.0%	401	1,730
Essex	38%	1,375	64.4%	726	34.0%	34	1.6%	0	0.0%	649	2,135
Fairfax	35%	75,216	58.9%	51,754	40.5%	790	0.6%	30	0.0%	23,462	127,790
Fairfax city	37%	2,992	59.0%	2,046	40.3%	34	0.7%	1	0.0%	946	5,073
Falls Church city	43%	1,851	57.6%	1,344	41.8%	21	0.7%	0	0.0%	507	3,216
Fauquier	29%	3,716	58.9%	2,568	40.7%	26	0.4%	1	0.0%	1,148	6,311
Floyd	37%	1,861	66.3%	905	32.3%	39	1.4%	0	0.0%	956	2,805
Fluvanna	34%	1,135	53.3%	949	44.6%	45	2.1%	0	0.0%	186	2,129
Franklin	34%	3,642	48.1%	3,872	51.1%	64	0.8%	0	0.0%	-230	7,578
Franklin city	40%	971	51.8%	846	45.2%	56	3.0%	0	0.0%	125	1,873
Frederick	29%	3,771	62.6%	2,202	36.6%	50	0.8%	1	0.0%	1,569	6,024
Fredericksburg city	35%	1,841	48.5%	1,916	50.4%	41	1.1%	0	0.0%	-75	3,798
Galax city	40%	1,078	58.6%	703	38.2%	60	3.3%	0	0.0%	375	1,841
Giles	45%	2,620	49.9%	2,588	49.3%	44	0.8%	0	0.0%	32	5,252
Gloucester	45%	2,988	54.1%	2,502	45.3%	34	0.6%	3	0.1%	486	5,527
Goochland	50%	2,003	52.6%	1,716	45.1%	88	2.3%	0	0.0%	287	3,807
Grayson	39%	2,317	53.1%	1,967	45.1%	76	1.7%	0	0.0%	350	4,360
Greene	34%	872	58.4%	614	41.2%	6	0.4%	0	0.0%	258	1,492
Greensville	46%	1,216	40.8%	1,642	55.2%	119	4.0%	0	0.0%	-426	2,977
Halifax	36%	4,177	58.2%	2,959	41.2%	43	0.6%	0	0.0%	1,218	7,179
Hampton city	34%	12,346	45.5%	14,656	54.1%	105	0.4%	0	0.0%	-2,310	27,107
Hanover	49%	10,540	70.0%	4,396	29.2%	123	0.8%	2	0.0%	6,144	15,061
Harrisonburg city	32%	2,949	68.9%	1,311	30.6%	21	0.5%	0	0.0%	1,638	4,281
Henrico	47%	41,588	74.0%	14,417	25.6%	203	0.4%	9	0.0%	27,171	56,217
Henry	30%	5,872	53.0%	5,150	46.5%	61	0.6%	1	0.0%	722	11,084
Highland	47%	603	63.4%	339	35.6%	9	0.9%	0	0.0%	264	951
Hopewell city	40%	3,568	58.1%	2,556	41.6%	22	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,012	6,146
Isle of Wight	43%	2,677	46.0%	3,018	51.9%	122	2.1%	2	0.0%	-341	5,819
James City	36%	2,932	56.0%	2,269	43.4%	32	0.6%	1	0.0%	663	5,234
King and Queen	40%	710	45.4%	807	51.6%	46	2.9%	0	0.0%	-97	1,563
King George	35%	1,047	49.0%	1,051	49.2%	37	1.7%	0	0.0%	-4	2,135
King William	44%	1,432	56.7%	1,006	39.8%	89	3.5%	0	0.0%	426	2,527
Lancaster	50%	2,250	62.9%	1,296	36.3%	29	0.8%	0	0.0%	954	3,575
Lee	40%	2,962	47.5%	3,125	50.1%	153	2.5%	0	0.0%	-163	6,240
Lexington city	31%	1,050	57.3%	778	42.4%	5	0.3%	1	0.1%	272	1,834
Loudoun	36%	6,668	58.2%	4,689	40.9%	91	0.8%	3	0.0%	1,979	11,451
Louisa	37%	2,163	52.7%	1,856	45.2%	87	2.1%	0	0.0%	307	4,106
Lunenburg	37%	1,854	63.0%	1,072	36.4%	17	0.6%	0	0.0%	782	2,943
Lynchburg city	40%	12,762	71.2%	5,081	28.4%	75	0.4%	3	0.0%	7,681	17,921
Madison	48%	1,789	57.6%	1,300	41.8%	18	0.6%	0	0.0%	489	3,107
Manassas city	28%	1,478	62.5%	876	37.0%	10	0.4%	1	0.0%	602	2,365
Manassas Park city	22%	338	41.0%	478	58.0%	8	1.0%	0	0.0%	-140	824
Martinsville city	44%	3,449	60.7%	2,199	38.7%	29	0.5%	1	0.0%	1,250	5,678
Mathews	48%	1,681	62.6%	982	36.6%	23	0.9%	0	0.0%	699	2,686
Mecklenburg	34%	4,317	64.8%	2,296	34.5%	48	0.7%	0	0.0%	2,021	6,661
Middlesex	47%	1,447	58.8%	1,001	40.7%	11	0.4%	2	0.1%	446	2,461
Montgomery	28%	7,894	64.5%	4,232	34.6%	113	0.9%	3	0.0%	3,662	12,242
Nelson	38%	1,415	46.0%	1,609	52.3%	54	1.8%	0	0.0%	-194	3,078
New Kent	42%	1,114	53.4%	936	44.9%	35	1.7%	0	0.0%	178	2,085
Newport News city	35%	16,532	49.6%	16,395	49.2%	411	1.2%	3	0.0%	137	33,341
Norfolk city	27%	21,022	39.1%	32,420	60.3%	311	0.6%	0	0.0%	-11,398	53,753
Northampton	38%	1,990	52.8%	1,753	46.5%	28	0.7%	0	0.0%	237	3,771
Northumberland	49%	2,126	62.7%	1,240	36.6%	26	0.8%	0	0.0%	886	3,392
Norton city	33%	442	44.1%	552	55.1%	8	0.8%	0	0.0%	-110	1,002
Nottoway	46%	2,750	60.1%	1,797	39.3%	29	0.6%	0	0.0%	953	4,576
Orange	37%	2,493	59.9%	1,644	39.5%	24	0.6%	0	0.0%	849	4,161
Page	39%	2,785	57.2%	2,025	41.6%	62	1.3%	1	0.0%	760	4,873
Patrick	37%	2,398	57.3%	1,757	42.0%	28	0.7%	1	0.0%	641	4,184
Petersburg city	39%	4,474	42.9%	5,824	55.9%	120	1.2%	1	0.0%	-1,350	10,419
Pittsylvania	31%	8,268	63.3%	4,744	36.3%	54	0.4%	0	0.0%	3,524	13,066
Poquoson city	43%	1,305	61.7%	799	37.8%	12	0.6%	0	0.0%	506	2,116
Portsmouth city	39%	10,390	37.5%	16,910	61.0%	423	1.5%	0	0.0%	-6,520	27,723
Powhatan	39%	1,734	59.6%	1,123	38.6%	52	1.8%	0	0.0%	611	2,909
Prince Edward	39%	2,648	60.4%	1,707	38.9%	31	0.7%	0	0.0%	941	4,386
Prince George	21%	1,929	52.1%	1,709	46.2%	65	1.8%	0	0.0%	220	3,703
Prince William	24%	10,014	53.2%	8,700	46.2%	122	0.6%	5	0.0%	1,314	18,841
Pulaski	37%	4,850	58.5%	3,376	40.7%	65	0.8%	1	0.0%	1,474	8,292
Radford city	39%	2,321	61.4%	1,427	37.7%	33	0.9%	2	0.1%	894	3,783
Rappahannock	41%	779	47.4%	849	51.7%	13	0.8%	1	0.1%	-70	1,642
Richmond	48%	1,398	64.8%	729	33.8%	30	1.4%	0	0.0%	669	2,157
Richmond city	39%	32,512	50.3%	31,454	48.6%	692	1.1%	24	0.0%	1,058	64,682
Roanoke	42%	12,964	64.7%	6,994	34.9%	87	0.4%	2	0.0%	5,970	20,047
Roanoke city	38%	13,906	52.7%	12,344	46.7%	158	0.6%	4	0.0%	1,562	26,412
Rockbridge	34%	2,187	53.8%	1,850	45.5%	24	0.6%	3	0.1%	337	4,064
Rockingham	34%	8,785	68.2%	4,035	31.3%	66	0.5%	3	0.0%	4,750	12,889
Russell	37%	3,062	43.6%	3,928	55.9%	40	0.6%	0	0.0%	-866	7,030
Salem city	40%	4,102	61.3%	2,539	37.9%	50	0.7%	2	0.0%	1,563	6,693
Scott	37%	3,018	48.1%	3,228	51.4%	29	0.5%	0	0.0%	-210	6,275
Shenandoah	42%	5,178	68.7%	2,295	30.5%	63	0.8%	0	0.0%	2,883	7,536
Smyth	34%	4,201	55.3%	3,363	44.2%	35	0.5%	2	0.0%	838	7,601
South Boston city	n/a	1,465	69.5%	607	28.8%	37	1.8%	0	0.0%	858	2,109
Southampton	39%	2,513	50.3%	2,392	47.8%	94	1.9%	1	0.0%	121	5,000
Spotsylvania	31%	2,355	43.2%	3,018	55.3%	80	1.5%	0	0.0%	-663	5,453
Stafford	34%	3,415	45.2%	4,069	53.8%	75	1.0%	0	0.0%	-654	7,559
Staunton city	39%	4,210	69.1%	1,859	30.5%	22	0.4%	2	0.0%	2,351	6,093
Suffolk city	42%	5,747	45.1%	6,683	52.5%	308	2.4%	1	0.0%	-936	12,739
Surry	61%	945	39.7%	1,388	58.3%	46	1.9%	0	0.0%	-443	2,379
Sussex	49%	1,607	45.8%	1,872	53.3%	33	0.9%	0	0.0%	-265	3,512
Tazewell	29%	4,500	50.1%	4,386	48.8%	97	1.1%	1	0.0%	114	8,984
Virginia Beach city	31%	26,875	57.3%	19,810	42.3%	188	0.4%	2	0.0%	7,065	46,875
Warren	33%	2,264	51.7%	2,087	47.7%	26	0.6%	0	0.0%	177	4,377
Washington	34%	6,049	59.5%	4,065	40.0%	57	0.6%	2	0.0%	1,984	10,173
Waynesboro city	45%	3,175	67.8%	1,490	31.8%	18	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,685	4,683
Westmoreland	42%	1,940	50.3%	1,878	48.7%	36	0.9%	2	0.1%	62	3,856
Williamsburg city	31%	1,485	60.6%	951	38.8%	14	0.6%	0	0.0%	534	2,450
Winchester city	33%	3,069	69.5%	1,319	29.9%	24	0.5%	1	0.0%	1,750	4,413
Wise	32%	3,785	44.0%	4,756	55.3%	56	0.7%	0	0.0%	-971	8,597
Wythe	37%	4,005	65.8%	2,056	33.8%	23	0.4%	0	0.0%	1,949	6,084
York	38%	4,563	55.3%	3,598	43.6%	91	1.1%	1	0.0%	965	8,253
TOTAL	38%	699,302	55.9%	541,319	43.3%	10,101	0.8%	218	0.0%	157,983	1,250,940
Total R vote: 699,302 (55.9%)      Total D vote: 541,319 (43.3%)      Total Other vote: 10,319 (0.8%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$1,863,500		$1,344,400		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0

1977 Governor, Accomack County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,701	55.0%
Henry Howell (D)	3,769	44.1%
Alan Ogden (I)	75	0.9%
TOTAL	8,545
Turnout: 41%

1977 Governor, Albemarle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	7,392	57.8%
Henry Howell (D)	5,319	41.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	85	0.7%
TOTAL	12,800
Turnout: 36%

1977 Governor, Alexandria city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	11,417	49.4%
Henry Howell (D)	11,536	49.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	156	0.7%
TOTAL	23,118
Turnout: 29%

1977 Governor, Alleghany County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,709	47.3%
Henry Howell (D)	1,884	52.1%
Alan Ogden (I)	22	0.6%
TOTAL	3,615
Turnout: 41%

1977 Governor, Amelia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,618	58.0%
Henry Howell (D)	1,139	40.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	32	1.1%
TOTAL	2,789
Turnout: 52%

1977 Governor, Amherst County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,737	61.7%
Henry Howell (D)	2,252	37.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	68	1.1%
TOTAL	6,057
Turnout: 32%

1977 Governor, Appomattox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,109	64.2%
Henry Howell (D)	1,162	35.4%
Alan Ogden (I)	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,285
Turnout: 44%

1977 Governor, Arlington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	21,589	52.1%
Henry Howell (D)	19,495	47.1%
Alan Ogden (I)	282	0.7%
TOTAL	41,412
Turnout: 33%

1977 Governor, Augusta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	7,721	66.3%
Henry Howell (D)	3,858	33.1%
Alan Ogden (I)	68	0.6%
TOTAL	11,647
Turnout: 33%

1977 Governor, Bath County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	746	52.7%
Henry Howell (D)	663	46.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	5	0.4%
TOTAL	1,416
Turnout: 36%

1977 Governor, Bedford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,230	59.7%
Henry Howell (D)	2,826	39.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	26	0.4%
TOTAL	7,082
Turnout: 33%

1977 Governor, Bedford city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,281	63.8%
Henry Howell (D)	720	35.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	8	0.4%
TOTAL	2,009
Turnout: 46%

1977 Governor, Bland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	966	59.0%
Henry Howell (D)	659	40.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	8	0.5%
TOTAL	1,637
Turnout: 39%

1977 Governor, Botetourt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,294	55.9%
Henry Howell (D)	2,554	43.4%
Alan Ogden (I)	42	0.7%
TOTAL	5,890
Turnout: 40%

1977 Governor, Bristol city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,347	56.4%
Henry Howell (D)	1,771	42.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	42	1.0%
TOTAL	4,160
Turnout: 33%

1977 Governor, Brunswick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,317	52.1%
Henry Howell (D)	1,991	44.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	140	3.1%
TOTAL	4,448
Turnout: 43%

1977 Governor, Buchanan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,977	41.9%
Henry Howell (D)	4,065	57.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	63	0.9%
TOTAL	7,105
Turnout: 32%

1977 Governor, Buckingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,555	50.6%
Henry Howell (D)	1,470	47.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	46	1.5%
TOTAL	3,071
Turnout: 41%

1977 Governor, Buena Vista city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	924	47.3%
Henry Howell (D)	1,014	51.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	14	0.7%
TOTAL	1,952
Turnout: 44%

1977 Governor, Campbell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	6,644	73.4%
Henry Howell (D)	2,361	26.1%
Alan Ogden (I)	48	0.5%
TOTAL	9,056
Turnout: 31%

1977 Governor, Caroline County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,534	41.2%
Henry Howell (D)	2,102	56.4%
Alan Ogden (I)	91	2.4%
TOTAL	3,727
Turnout: 35%

1977 Governor, Carroll County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,152	63.9%
Henry Howell (D)	2,275	35.0%
Alan Ogden (I)	70	1.1%
TOTAL	6,497
Turnout: 37%

1977 Governor, Charles City County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	384	26.4%
Henry Howell (D)	1,038	71.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	33	2.3%
TOTAL	1,455
Turnout: 35%

1977 Governor, Charlotte County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,989	57.9%
Henry Howell (D)	1,428	41.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	20	0.6%
TOTAL	3,437
Turnout: 44%

1977 Governor, Charlottesville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	5,207	49.8%
Henry Howell (D)	5,185	49.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	57	0.5%
TOTAL	10,453
Turnout: 35%

1977 Governor, Chesapeake city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	11,476	44.2%
Henry Howell (D)	14,345	55.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	127	0.5%
TOTAL	25,948
Turnout: 38%

1977 Governor, Chesterfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	24,371	73.2%
Henry Howell (D)	8,762	26.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	143	0.4%
TOTAL	33,281
Turnout: 43%

1977 Governor, Clarke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,399	65.5%
Henry Howell (D)	716	33.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	20	0.9%
TOTAL	2,136
Turnout: 33%

1977 Governor, Clifton Forge city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	864	50.1%
Henry Howell (D)	856	49.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	6	0.3%
TOTAL	1,726
Turnout: 47%

1977 Governor, Colonial Heights city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,081	71.3%
Henry Howell (D)	1,631	28.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,727
Turnout: 52%

1977 Governor, Covington city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,169	44.9%
Henry Howell (D)	1,420	54.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	16	0.6%
TOTAL	2,605
Turnout: 40%

1977 Governor, Craig County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	550	42.0%
Henry Howell (D)	747	57.0%
Alan Ogden (I)	8	0.6%
TOTAL	1,310
Turnout: 50%

1977 Governor, Culpeper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,588	61.3%
Henry Howell (D)	2,227	38.1%
Alan Ogden (I)	34	0.6%
TOTAL	5,850
Turnout: 42%

1977 Governor, Cumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,270	56.7%
Henry Howell (D)	956	42.7%
Alan Ogden (I)	14	0.6%
TOTAL	2,240
Turnout: 48%

1977 Governor, Danville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	9,050	67.5%
Henry Howell (D)	4,272	31.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	80	0.6%
TOTAL	13,402
Turnout: 41%

1977 Governor, Dickenson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,502	42.4%
Henry Howell (D)	3,326	56.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	78	1.3%
TOTAL	5,906
Turnout: 50%

1977 Governor, Dinwiddie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,345	47.3%
Henry Howell (D)	2,501	50.4%
Alan Ogden (I)	112	2.3%
TOTAL	4,959
Turnout: 32%

1977 Governor, Emporia city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,030	59.5%
Henry Howell (D)	629	36.4%
Alan Ogden (I)	71	4.1%
TOTAL	1,730
Turnout: 50%

1977 Governor, Essex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,375	64.4%
Henry Howell (D)	726	34.0%
Alan Ogden (I)	34	1.6%
TOTAL	2,135
Turnout: 38%

1977 Governor, Fairfax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	75,216	58.9%
Henry Howell (D)	51,754	40.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	790	0.6%
TOTAL	127,790
Turnout: 35%

1977 Governor, Fairfax city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,992	59.0%
Henry Howell (D)	2,046	40.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	34	0.7%
TOTAL	5,073
Turnout: 37%

1977 Governor, Falls Church city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,851	57.6%
Henry Howell (D)	1,344	41.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	21	0.7%
TOTAL	3,216
Turnout: 43%

1977 Governor, Fauquier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,716	58.9%
Henry Howell (D)	2,568	40.7%
Alan Ogden (I)	26	0.4%
TOTAL	6,311
Turnout: 29%

1977 Governor, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,861	66.3%
Henry Howell (D)	905	32.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	39	1.4%
TOTAL	2,805
Turnout: 37%

1977 Governor, Fluvanna County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,135	53.3%
Henry Howell (D)	949	44.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	45	2.1%
TOTAL	2,129
Turnout: 34%

1977 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,642	48.1%
Henry Howell (D)	3,872	51.1%
Alan Ogden (I)	64	0.8%
TOTAL	7,578
Turnout: 34%

1977 Governor, Franklin city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	971	51.8%
Henry Howell (D)	846	45.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	56	3.0%
TOTAL	1,873
Turnout: 40%

1977 Governor, Frederick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,771	62.6%
Henry Howell (D)	2,202	36.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	50	0.8%
TOTAL	6,024
Turnout: 29%

1977 Governor, Fredericksburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,841	48.5%
Henry Howell (D)	1,916	50.4%
Alan Ogden (I)	41	1.1%
TOTAL	3,798
Turnout: 35%

1977 Governor, Galax city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,078	58.6%
Henry Howell (D)	703	38.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	60	3.3%
TOTAL	1,841
Turnout: 40%

1977 Governor, Giles County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,620	49.9%
Henry Howell (D)	2,588	49.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	44	0.8%
TOTAL	5,252
Turnout: 45%

1977 Governor, Gloucester County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,988	54.1%
Henry Howell (D)	2,502	45.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	34	0.6%
TOTAL	5,527
Turnout: 45%

1977 Governor, Goochland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,003	52.6%
Henry Howell (D)	1,716	45.1%
Alan Ogden (I)	88	2.3%
TOTAL	3,807
Turnout: 50%

1977 Governor, Grayson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,317	53.1%
Henry Howell (D)	1,967	45.1%
Alan Ogden (I)	76	1.7%
TOTAL	4,360
Turnout: 39%

1977 Governor, Greene County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	872	58.4%
Henry Howell (D)	614	41.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	6	0.4%
TOTAL	1,492
Turnout: 34%

1977 Governor, Greensville County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,216	40.8%
Henry Howell (D)	1,642	55.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	119	4.0%
TOTAL	2,977
Turnout: 46%

1977 Governor, Halifax County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,177	58.2%
Henry Howell (D)	2,959	41.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	43	0.6%
TOTAL	7,179
Turnout: 36%

1977 Governor, Hampton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	12,346	45.5%
Henry Howell (D)	14,656	54.1%
Alan Ogden (I)	105	0.4%
TOTAL	27,107
Turnout: 34%

1977 Governor, Hanover County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	10,540	70.0%
Henry Howell (D)	4,396	29.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	123	0.8%
TOTAL	15,061
Turnout: 49%

1977 Governor, Harrisonburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,949	68.9%
Henry Howell (D)	1,311	30.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	21	0.5%
TOTAL	4,281
Turnout: 32%

1977 Governor, Henrico County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	41,588	74.0%
Henry Howell (D)	14,417	25.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	203	0.4%
TOTAL	56,217
Turnout: 47%

1977 Governor, Henry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	5,872	53.0%
Henry Howell (D)	5,150	46.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	61	0.6%
TOTAL	11,084
Turnout: 30%

1977 Governor, Highland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	603	63.4%
Henry Howell (D)	339	35.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	9	0.9%
TOTAL	951
Turnout: 47%

1977 Governor, Hopewell city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,568	58.1%
Henry Howell (D)	2,556	41.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	22	0.4%
TOTAL	6,146
Turnout: 40%

1977 Governor, Isle of Wight County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,677	46.0%
Henry Howell (D)	3,018	51.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	122	2.1%
TOTAL	5,819
Turnout: 43%

1977 Governor, James City County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,932	56.0%
Henry Howell (D)	2,269	43.4%
Alan Ogden (I)	32	0.6%
TOTAL	5,234
Turnout: 36%

1977 Governor, King and Queen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	710	45.4%
Henry Howell (D)	807	51.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	46	2.9%
TOTAL	1,563
Turnout: 40%

1977 Governor, King George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,047	49.0%
Henry Howell (D)	1,051	49.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	37	1.7%
TOTAL	2,135
Turnout: 35%

1977 Governor, King William County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,432	56.7%
Henry Howell (D)	1,006	39.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	89	3.5%
TOTAL	2,527
Turnout: 44%

1977 Governor, Lancaster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,250	62.9%
Henry Howell (D)	1,296	36.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	29	0.8%
TOTAL	3,575
Turnout: 50%

1977 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,962	47.5%
Henry Howell (D)	3,125	50.1%
Alan Ogden (I)	153	2.5%
TOTAL	6,240
Turnout: 40%

1977 Governor, Lexington city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,050	57.3%
Henry Howell (D)	778	42.4%
Alan Ogden (I)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,834
Turnout: 31%

1977 Governor, Loudoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	6,668	58.2%
Henry Howell (D)	4,689	40.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	91	0.8%
TOTAL	11,451
Turnout: 36%

1977 Governor, Louisa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,163	52.7%
Henry Howell (D)	1,856	45.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	87	2.1%
TOTAL	4,106
Turnout: 37%

1977 Governor, Lunenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,854	63.0%
Henry Howell (D)	1,072	36.4%
Alan Ogden (I)	17	0.6%
TOTAL	2,943
Turnout: 37%

1977 Governor, Lynchburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	12,762	71.2%
Henry Howell (D)	5,081	28.4%
Alan Ogden (I)	75	0.4%
TOTAL	17,921
Turnout: 40%

1977 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,789	57.6%
Henry Howell (D)	1,300	41.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	18	0.6%
TOTAL	3,107
Turnout: 48%

1977 Governor, Manassas city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,478	62.5%
Henry Howell (D)	876	37.0%
Alan Ogden (I)	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,365
Turnout: 28%

1977 Governor, Manassas Park city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	338	41.0%
Henry Howell (D)	478	58.0%
Alan Ogden (I)	8	1.0%
TOTAL	824
Turnout: 22%

1977 Governor, Martinsville city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,449	60.7%
Henry Howell (D)	2,199	38.7%
Alan Ogden (I)	29	0.5%
TOTAL	5,678
Turnout: 44%

1977 Governor, Mathews County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,681	62.6%
Henry Howell (D)	982	36.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	23	0.9%
TOTAL	2,686
Turnout: 48%

1977 Governor, Mecklenburg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,317	64.8%
Henry Howell (D)	2,296	34.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	48	0.7%
TOTAL	6,661
Turnout: 34%

1977 Governor, Middlesex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,447	58.8%
Henry Howell (D)	1,001	40.7%
Alan Ogden (I)	11	0.4%
TOTAL	2,461
Turnout: 47%

1977 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	7,894	64.5%
Henry Howell (D)	4,232	34.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	113	0.9%
TOTAL	12,242
Turnout: 28%

1977 Governor, Nelson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,415	46.0%
Henry Howell (D)	1,609	52.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	54	1.8%
TOTAL	3,078
Turnout: 38%

1977 Governor, New Kent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,114	53.4%
Henry Howell (D)	936	44.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	35	1.7%
TOTAL	2,085
Turnout: 42%

1977 Governor, Newport News city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	16,532	49.6%
Henry Howell (D)	16,395	49.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	411	1.2%
TOTAL	33,341
Turnout: 35%

1977 Governor, Norfolk city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	21,022	39.1%
Henry Howell (D)	32,420	60.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	311	0.6%
TOTAL	53,753
Turnout: 27%

1977 Governor, Northampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,990	52.8%
Henry Howell (D)	1,753	46.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	28	0.7%
TOTAL	3,771
Turnout: 38%

1977 Governor, Northumberland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,126	62.7%
Henry Howell (D)	1,240	36.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	26	0.8%
TOTAL	3,392
Turnout: 49%

1977 Governor, Norton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	442	44.1%
Henry Howell (D)	552	55.1%
Alan Ogden (I)	8	0.8%
TOTAL	1,002
Turnout: 33%

1977 Governor, Nottoway County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,750	60.1%
Henry Howell (D)	1,797	39.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	29	0.6%
TOTAL	4,576
Turnout: 46%

1977 Governor, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,493	59.9%
Henry Howell (D)	1,644	39.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	24	0.6%
TOTAL	4,161
Turnout: 37%

1977 Governor, Page County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,785	57.2%
Henry Howell (D)	2,025	41.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	62	1.3%
TOTAL	4,873
Turnout: 39%

1977 Governor, Patrick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,398	57.3%
Henry Howell (D)	1,757	42.0%
Alan Ogden (I)	28	0.7%
TOTAL	4,184
Turnout: 37%

1977 Governor, Petersburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,474	42.9%
Henry Howell (D)	5,824	55.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	120	1.2%
TOTAL	10,419
Turnout: 39%

1977 Governor, Pittsylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	8,268	63.3%
Henry Howell (D)	4,744	36.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	54	0.4%
TOTAL	13,066
Turnout: 31%

1977 Governor, Poquoson city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,305	61.7%
Henry Howell (D)	799	37.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	12	0.6%
TOTAL	2,116
Turnout: 43%

1977 Governor, Portsmouth city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	10,390	37.5%
Henry Howell (D)	16,910	61.0%
Alan Ogden (I)	423	1.5%
TOTAL	27,723
Turnout: 39%

1977 Governor, Powhatan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,734	59.6%
Henry Howell (D)	1,123	38.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	52	1.8%
TOTAL	2,909
Turnout: 39%

1977 Governor, Prince Edward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,648	60.4%
Henry Howell (D)	1,707	38.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	31	0.7%
TOTAL	4,386
Turnout: 39%

1977 Governor, Prince George County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,929	52.1%
Henry Howell (D)	1,709	46.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	65	1.8%
TOTAL	3,703
Turnout: 21%

1977 Governor, Prince William County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	10,014	53.2%
Henry Howell (D)	8,700	46.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	122	0.6%
TOTAL	18,841
Turnout: 24%

1977 Governor, Pulaski County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,850	58.5%
Henry Howell (D)	3,376	40.7%
Alan Ogden (I)	65	0.8%
TOTAL	8,292
Turnout: 37%

1977 Governor, Radford city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,321	61.4%
Henry Howell (D)	1,427	37.7%
Alan Ogden (I)	33	0.9%
TOTAL	3,783
Turnout: 39%

1977 Governor, Rappahannock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	779	47.4%
Henry Howell (D)	849	51.7%
Alan Ogden (I)	13	0.8%
TOTAL	1,642
Turnout: 41%

1977 Governor, Richmond County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,398	64.8%
Henry Howell (D)	729	33.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	30	1.4%
TOTAL	2,157
Turnout: 48%

1977 Governor, Richmond city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	32,512	50.3%
Henry Howell (D)	31,454	48.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	692	1.1%
TOTAL	64,682
Turnout: 39%

1977 Governor, Roanoke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	12,964	64.7%
Henry Howell (D)	6,994	34.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	87	0.4%
TOTAL	20,047
Turnout: 42%

1977 Governor, Roanoke city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	13,906	52.7%
Henry Howell (D)	12,344	46.7%
Alan Ogden (I)	158	0.6%
TOTAL	26,412
Turnout: 38%

1977 Governor, Rockbridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,187	53.8%
Henry Howell (D)	1,850	45.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	24	0.6%
TOTAL	4,064
Turnout: 34%

1977 Governor, Rockingham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	8,785	68.2%
Henry Howell (D)	4,035	31.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	66	0.5%
TOTAL	12,889
Turnout: 34%

1977 Governor, Russell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,062	43.6%
Henry Howell (D)	3,928	55.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	40	0.6%
TOTAL	7,030
Turnout: 37%

1977 Governor, Salem city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,102	61.3%
Henry Howell (D)	2,539	37.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	50	0.7%
TOTAL	6,693
Turnout: 40%

1977 Governor, Scott County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,018	48.1%
Henry Howell (D)	3,228	51.4%
Alan Ogden (I)	29	0.5%
TOTAL	6,275
Turnout: 37%

1977 Governor, Shenandoah County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	5,178	68.7%
Henry Howell (D)	2,295	30.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	63	0.8%
TOTAL	7,536
Turnout: 42%

1977 Governor, Smyth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,201	55.3%
Henry Howell (D)	3,363	44.2%
Alan Ogden (I)	35	0.5%
TOTAL	7,601
Turnout: 34%

1977 Governor, South Boston city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,465	69.5%
Henry Howell (D)	607	28.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	37	1.8%
TOTAL	2,109
Turnout: n/a

1977 Governor, Southampton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,513	50.3%
Henry Howell (D)	2,392	47.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	94	1.9%
TOTAL	5,000
Turnout: 39%

1977 Governor, Spotsylvania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,355	43.2%
Henry Howell (D)	3,018	55.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	80	1.5%
TOTAL	5,453
Turnout: 31%

1977 Governor, Stafford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,415	45.2%
Henry Howell (D)	4,069	53.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	75	1.0%
TOTAL	7,559
Turnout: 34%

1977 Governor, Staunton city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,210	69.1%
Henry Howell (D)	1,859	30.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	22	0.4%
TOTAL	6,093
Turnout: 39%

1977 Governor, Suffolk city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	5,747	45.1%
Henry Howell (D)	6,683	52.5%
Alan Ogden (I)	308	2.4%
TOTAL	12,739
Turnout: 42%

1977 Governor, Surry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	945	39.7%
Henry Howell (D)	1,388	58.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	46	1.9%
TOTAL	2,379
Turnout: 61%

1977 Governor, Sussex County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,607	45.8%
Henry Howell (D)	1,872	53.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	33	0.9%
TOTAL	3,512
Turnout: 49%

1977 Governor, Tazewell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,500	50.1%
Henry Howell (D)	4,386	48.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	97	1.1%
TOTAL	8,984
Turnout: 29%

1977 Governor, Virginia Beach city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	26,875	57.3%
Henry Howell (D)	19,810	42.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	188	0.4%
TOTAL	46,875
Turnout: 31%

1977 Governor, Warren County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	2,264	51.7%
Henry Howell (D)	2,087	47.7%
Alan Ogden (I)	26	0.6%
TOTAL	4,377
Turnout: 33%

1977 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	6,049	59.5%
Henry Howell (D)	4,065	40.0%
Alan Ogden (I)	57	0.6%
TOTAL	10,173
Turnout: 34%

1977 Governor, Waynesboro city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,175	67.8%
Henry Howell (D)	1,490	31.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,683
Turnout: 45%

1977 Governor, Westmoreland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,940	50.3%
Henry Howell (D)	1,878	48.7%
Alan Ogden (I)	36	0.9%
TOTAL	3,856
Turnout: 42%

1977 Governor, Williamsburg city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	1,485	60.6%
Henry Howell (D)	951	38.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	14	0.6%
TOTAL	2,450
Turnout: 31%

1977 Governor, Winchester city
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,069	69.5%
Henry Howell (D)	1,319	29.9%
Alan Ogden (I)	24	0.5%
TOTAL	4,413
Turnout: 33%

1977 Governor, Wise County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	3,785	44.0%
Henry Howell (D)	4,756	55.3%
Alan Ogden (I)	56	0.7%
TOTAL	8,597
Turnout: 32%

1977 Governor, Wythe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,005	65.8%
Henry Howell (D)	2,056	33.8%
Alan Ogden (I)	23	0.4%
TOTAL	6,084
Turnout: 37%

1977 Governor, York County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Dalton (R)	4,563	55.3%
Henry Howell (D)	3,598	43.6%
Alan Ogden (I)	91	1.1%
TOTAL	8,253
Turnout: 38%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Dalton
Total Disbursements:	$1,863,500

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Henry Howell
Total Disbursements:	$1,344,400