1941 Virginia gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1941 United States gubernatorial elections.

In the 1941 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor James H. Price, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. U.S. Representative Colgate Darden was nominated by the Democratic Party to run against former Virginia State Senator Benjamin Muse, a Republican.

1941 Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1937 November 4, 1941 1945 →

Nominee Colgate Darden Benjamin Muse Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 98,680 21,896 Percentage 80.6% 17.9%

County and independent city results Darden:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Muse:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election James H. Price Democratic Elected Governor Colgate Darden Democratic

Democratic nomination

Candidates

• Colgate Darden, U.S. Representative from Norfolk
• Vivian L. Page, State Senator from Norfolk

General election

Candidates

• Hilliard Bernstein (Socialist)
• Alice Burke (Communist)
• Colgate Darden, U.S. Representative from Norfolk (Democratic)
• Benjamin Muse, former Democratic State Senator from Petersburg (Republican)

Results

1941 Virginia gubernatorial election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Colgate Darden	98,680	80.58%	−2.20%
	Republican	Benjamin Muse	21,896	17.88%	+2.10%
	Communist	Alice Burke	1,096	0.89%	+0.11%
	Socialist	Hilliard Bernstein	787	0.64%	+0.64%
Majority			76,784	62.70%	−4.30%
Turnout			122,459	4.09%
	Democratic hold		Swing