The 1977 Virginia ballot measures took place on November 8, 1977, the same day as the Gubernatorial race between Mills E. Godwin Jr. vs John N. Dalton.
John N. Dalton, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, was nominated by the Republican Party to run against the Democratic nominee, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Henry Howell. 
In the 1977 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Mills E. Godwin, Jr., a Republican, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. 
