1977 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1977 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election
	County and independent city results; Robb: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Canada: 50–60% 60–70%
Lieutenant Governor before election; John N. Dalton; Republican	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Chuck Robb; Democratic

The 1977 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1977. Democratic nominee Chuck Robb defeated Republican nominee A. Joe Canada Jr. with 54.24% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 14, 1977.^[1]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chuck Robb	184,887	39.04
	Democratic	Richard S. "Major" Reynolds III	156,151	32.97
	Democratic	Ira Lechner	132,520	27.98
Total votes			473,558	100.00

1977 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chuck Robb	652,084	54.24%
	Republican	A. Joe Canada Jr.	550,116	45.76%
Majority			101,968
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

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