Virginia gubernatorial election, 1973
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:election
|
| gptkbp:campaigns |
Economic development
Education reform Transportation |
| gptkbp:controversy |
Televised debates held
|
| gptkbp:electionYear |
general election
Republican_victory Dalton_51.6% Dalton_led_in_polls Howell_48.4% Howell_gained_support_late_in_the_campaign. |
| gptkbp:grapeVarieties |
500,000
550,000 |
| gptkbp:hasAwards |
gptkb:John_N._Dalton
|
| gptkbp:heldIn |
November 7, 1973
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-civil rights era
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Virginia gubernatorial election, 1973
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Virginia
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
First election with a Republican governor since 1969.
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:John_N._Dalton
Henry_Howell |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Virginia_gubernatorial_election,_1969
|
| gptkbp:runnerUp |
Henry_Howell
|
| gptkbp:significance |
First election after the end of the Virginia gubernatorial term limit.
|
| gptkbp:succeededBy |
Virginia_gubernatorial_election,_1977
|
| gptkbp:type |
state election
|
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
55.5%
1,066,000 |