1929 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1929 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee James Hubert Price C. B. Jones Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 184,563 103,758 Percentage 64.01% 35.99%

County and independent city results Price:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Jones:      50–60%      60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election Junius Edgar West Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor James Hubert Price Democratic

The 1929 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1929, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Virginia. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Virginia House of Delegates James Hubert Price defeated Republican nominee C. B. Jones.^[1]

General election

On election day, November 5, 1929, Democratic nominee James Hubert Price won the election by a margin of 80,805 votes against his opponent Republican nominee C. B. Jones, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Price was sworn in as the 23rd lieutenant governor of Virginia on January 20, 1930.^[2]

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1929

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Hubert Price	184,563	64.01
	Republican	C. B. Jones	103,758	35.99
Total votes			288,321	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "James Hubert Price". Nga.org. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
2. "VA Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. May 22, 2016. Retrieved 2024-11-15.