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The 1905 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1905 to elect the governor of Virginia.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Claude A. Swanson | 84,235 | 64.51% | |
Republican | Lunsford L. Lewis | 45,815 | 35.09% | |
Socialist Labor | B. D. Downey | 453 | 0.35% | |
Write-ins | 77 | 0.06% | ||
Total votes | 130,580 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |