1973 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held 6 November 1973, in two states.

1973 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1972 November 6, 1973 1974 →
2 governorships
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 31 19 Seats after 32 18 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 0 2 Seats won 1 1
Republican hold   Democratic gain

In Virginia, former Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., who was elected in the 1965 gubernatorial election as a Democrat,^[1] ran and won as a Republican, defeating Howell, also a former Democrat.^[2]

In New Jersey, the moderate incumbent Republican Cahill was defeated in the primary by Sandman.^[3] Cahill did not campaign for Sandman, and Byrne defeated Sandman handily.^[4]

States

State	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey	William T. Cahill	Republican	1969	Incumbent lost renomination.^[5] New governor elected.^[6] Democratic gain.	Y Brendan Byrne (Democratic) 66.40% Charles W. Sandman Jr. (Republican) 32.13% A. Howard Freund (American) 0.31% Alfred V. Colabella (Independent) 0.24% Robert Clement (Socialist Labor) 0.20% John A. Goodson (Libertarian) 0.15% James J. Terlizzi, Sr. (Independent Taxpayer's Watchdog) 0.13%
Virginia	Linwood Holton	Republican	1969	Incumbent term-limited.^[7] New governor elected. Republican hold.	Y Mills Godwin (Republican) 50.72% Henry Howell (Independent) 49.28%

References

1. "VA Governor". Retrieved 5 July 2012.
2. "Godwin Narrowly Leads In Va. Governor's Race". 7 November 1973. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
3. "Full of Grace – The governor from Camden Catholic High School". 12 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
4. "Brendan Byrne Sweeps N.J. Governor's Contest". 7 November 1973. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
5. "NJ Governor – R Primary". Retrieved 4 July 2012.
6. "NJ Governor". Retrieved 4 July 2012.
7. "VA Governor". Retrieved 5 July 2012.