| Election Name: | 1961 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1957 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1957 |
| Next Election: | 1965 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
| Election Date: | November 7, 1961 |
| Image1: | File:Albertis Harrison 1962.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Albertis Harrison |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 251,861 |
| Percentage1: | 63.9% |
| Nominee2: | H. Clyde Pearson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 142,567 |
| Percentage2: | 36.1% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | J. Lindsay Almond |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Albertis Harrison |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
In the 1961 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor J. Lindsay Almond, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. H. Clyde Pearson was nominated by the Republican Party to run against former Democratic Attorney General of Virginia Albertis Harrison. As of 2024, this is the last time the party who won the White House-but lost Virginia in the previous election, was elected governor