Benjamin T. Jones. 1894; Swanson was re-elected with 52.34% of the vote, defeating Republican G.W.Cornett, Independent G.W. Hale, and Populist W.T. Shelton. 1896; Swanson was re-elected with 50.98% of the vote, defeating Republican John Robert Brown. 1898; Swanson was re-elected with 57.02% of the vote, defeating Republican Edmund Parr, Populist R.A. Bennett, Independent Republican R.O. Martin, and Independent C.T. Seay 1900; Swanson was re-elected with 58.14% of the vote, defeating Republican John R. Whitehead. 1902; Swanson was re-elected with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Republican Beverly A. Davis and Populist Dan Dickerson. 1904; Swanson was re-elected with 64.98% of the vote, defeating Republican J.B. Stovall. 1905; Swanson was elected Governor of Virginia with 64.51% of the vote, defeating Republican Lunsford L. Lewis and Socialist Labor B.D. Downey. References Further reading Claude A. Swanson of Virginia: A Political Biography, Henry C. Ferrell Jr., The University Press of Kentucky, 1985 External links |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1862 births 1939 deaths Democratic Party governors of Virginia United States Secretaries of the Navy American people of Swedish descent Virginia lawyers University of Virginia School of Law alumni Virginia Tech alumni Democratic Party United States senators from Virginia People from Pittsylvania County, Virginia Franklin D. Roosevelt administration cabinet members Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians