1925 Virginia gubernatorial election

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{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1925 Virginia gubernatorial election

| type = presidential

| country = Virginia

| flag_year = 1861

| previous_election = 1921 Virginia gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1921

| next_election = 1929 Virginia gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1929

| ongoing = no

| election_date = November 3, 1925

| registered =

| turnout =

| image1 = Harry F. Byrd (3x4 cropped).jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Harry F. Byrd

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 107,378

| percentage1 = 74.1%

| image2 = File:Samuel H Hoge.jpg

| nominee2 = Samuel H. Hoge

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 37,592

| percentage2 = 25.9%

| map_image = 1925 Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = County and independent city results
Byrd: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0d056c|>90%}}
Hoge: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = E. Lee Trinkle

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Harry F. Byrd

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

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The 1925 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1925, to elect the governor of Virginia.

Incumbent Governor Elbert Lee Trinkle, Democrat was ineligible to run for re-election due to term limits.

The Democratic Nominee, State Senator Harry F. Byrd defeated the Republican Nominee, former State Delegate Samuel H. Hoge.

Democratic primary

= Candidates =

=Results=

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! Candidate

! Votes

! colspan=2 | Percentage

style="text-align:left;" | Harry F. Byrd

| style="text-align:right;" | 107,317

| style="text-align:right;" | 61.4%

| style="text-align:right;" |

 
style="text-align:left;" | G. Walter Mapp

| style="text-align:right;" | 67,573

| style="text-align:right;" | 38.6%

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|Total

| 174,896

| 100%

|

General Election

= Candidates =

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! colspan=2 | Party

! Candidate

! Votes

! colspan=2 | Percentage

style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|

| style="text-align:left;" | Democratic

| style="text-align:left;" | Harry F. Byrd

| style="text-align:right;" | 107,378

| style="text-align:right;" | 74.1%

| style="text-align:right;" |

 
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| style="text-align:left;" | Republican

| style="text-align:left;" | Samuel H. Hoge

| style="text-align:right;" |37,592

| style="text-align:right;" | 25.9%

| style="text-align:right;" |

 
colspan="3" style="text-align:right;" |Total

| style="text-align:right;" |144,970

| style="text-align:right;" colspan=2 |100%

References

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