1973 United States gubernatorial elections

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2 governorships
|  | Majority party  | Minority party

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Party  | Democratic | Republican
Seats before  | 31 | 19
Seats after  | 32 | 18
Seat change  | 1  | 1
Seats up  | 0  | 2
Seats won  | 1  | 1

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Republican hold

Democratic gain

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

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. He defeated Henry Howell, who was also a former Democrat.[2]

In New Jersey, the moderate incumbent Republican William T. Cahill was defeated in the primary by Charles W. Sandman Jr.[3] Cahill did not campaign for Sandman, and Brendan Byrne defeated Sandman handily.[4]

## States

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State  | Incumbent  | Party  | First
elected  | Result  | Candidates

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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

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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.

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