1937 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1937 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

2 November 1937

Nominee Saxon W. Holt Samuel A. Reynolds Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 121,919 24,758 Percentage 81.96% 16.64%

County and independent city results Holt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Reynolds:      50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election James Hubert Price Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Saxon W. Holt Democratic

The 1937 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1937 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Virginia. Democratic nominee and incumbent President pro tempore of the Senate of Virginia Saxon W. Holt defeated Republican nominee Samuel A. Reynolds and Prohibition nominee R. L. Alter.

General election

On election day, 2 November 1937, Democratic nominee Saxon W. Holt won the election by a margin of 97,161 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Samuel A. Reynolds, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Holt was sworn in as the 24th lieutenant governor of Virginia on 20 January 1938.

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1937

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Saxon W. Holt	121,919	81.96
	Republican	Samuel A. Reynolds	24,758	16.64
	Prohibition	R. L. Alter	2,085	1.40
Total votes			148,762	100.00
	Democratic hold