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VA Constitution. Article V. Section 1. [Link]
He shall hold office for a term commencing upon his inauguration on the Saturday
after the second Wednesday in January, next succeeding his election, and ending
in the fourth year thereafter immediately upon the inauguration of his successor.
He shall be ineligible to the same office for the term next succeeding that for which
he was elected, and to any other office during his term of service.

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Date Type Results
Jun 11, 2017 Primary Election
 Terry McAuliffe
0
0.00%
Nov 05, 2013 General Election
 Terry McAuliffe
0
0.00% 		 Ken Cuccinelli
0
0.00% 		 Tareq Salahi
0
0.00% 		 Robert C. Sarvis
0
0.00%
May 18, 2013 Primary Election
 Ken Cuccinelli
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 2009 General Election
 Bob McDonnell
1,163,651
58.62% 		 R. Creigh Deeds
818,950
41.25% 		  Write-In (W)
2,502
0.13%
Jun 09, 2009 Primary Election
 R. Creigh Deeds
158,883
49.77% 		 Terry McAuliffe
84,403
26.44% 		 Brian J. Moran
75,938
23.79%
Nov 08, 2005 General Election
 Tim Kaine
1,025,941
51.72% 		 Jerry W. Kilgore
912,323
45.99% 		 H. Russell "Russ" Potts, Jr.
43,953
2.22% 		  Others
1,556
0.08%
Jun 14, 2005 Primary Election
 Jerry W. Kilgore
145,002
82.78% 		 George Fitch
30,168
17.22%
Nov 06, 2001 General Election
 Mark Warner
984,177
52.16% 		 Mark Earley
887,234
47.03% 		 William Redpath
14,497
0.77% 		  Others (W)
813
0.04%
Nov 04, 1997 General Election
 James S. "Jim" Gilmore, III
969,062
55.81% 		 Donald S. "Don" Beyer Jr.
738,971
42.56% 		 Sue Harris DeBauche
25,955
1.49% 		  Others (W)
2,326
0.13%
Nov 02, 1993 General Election
 George Felix Allen
1,045,319
58.29% 		 Mary Sue Terry
733,527
40.91% 		 Nancy B. Spannaus
14,398
0.80%
Jun 05, 1993 Primary Election
 George Felix Allen
1
100.00% 		 Clinton Miller
0
0.00% 		 Earle Williams
0
0.00%
Nov 07, 1989 General Election
 L. Douglas Wilder
896,936
50.19% 		 J. Marshall Coleman
890,195
49.81%
Jun 13, 1989 Primary Election
 J. Marshall Coleman
147,941
36.81% 		 Paul Seward Trible, Jr.
141,120
35.11% 		 Stanford E. Parris
112,826
28.07%
Nov 05, 1985 General Election
 Gerald Baliles
741,438
55.20% 		 Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr.
601,652
44.79% 		  Others
153
0.01%
Jun 07, 1985 Primary Election
 Gerald Baliles
1
100.00% 		 Richard Joseph Davis
0
0.00%
Nov 03, 1981 General Election
 Charles S. "Chuck" Robb
760,357
53.56% 		 J. Marshall Coleman
659,398
46.44%
Nov 08, 1977 General Election
 John Nichols Dalton
699,302
55.90% 		 Henry Evans Howell, Jr.
541,319
43.27% 		 Alan R. Ogden
10,101
0.81% 		  Others (W)
218
0.02%
Jun 14, 1977 Primary Election
 Henry Evans Howell, Jr.
253,373
51.38% 		 Andrew P. Miller
239,735
48.62%
Nov 06, 1973 General Election
 Mills Edwin Godwin, Jr.
525,075
50.72% 		 Henry Evans Howell, Jr.
510,103
49.28%
Nov 04, 1969 General Election
 A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
480,869
52.51% 		 William C. Battle
415,695
45.40% 		 Beverly B. McDowell
10,596
1.16% 		 William A. Pennington
7,382
0.81% 		 George R. Walker
1,182
0.13%
Jul 08, 1969 Primary Election
 William C. Battle
226,108
52.15% 		 Henry Evans Howell, Jr.
207,505
47.85%
Jun 10, 1969 Primary Election
 William C. Battle
158,956
38.90% 		 Henry Evans Howell, Jr.
154,617
37.84% 		 Frederick Gresham "Fred" Pollard
95,057
23.26%
Nov 02, 1965 General Election
 Mills Edwin Godwin, Jr.
269,526
47.89% 		 A. Linwood Holton, Jr.
212,207
37.71% 		 William J. Story Jr.
75,307
13.38% 		 George Lincoln Rockwell
5,730
1.02% 		  Others (W)
19
0.00%
Nov 07, 1961 General Election
 Albert Sydney Harrison, Jr.
251,861
63.85% 		 H. Clyde Pearson
142,567
36.15%
Jul 11, 1961 Primary Election
 Albert Sydney Harrison, Jr.
199,519
56.66% 		 A. E. S. Stephens
152,639
43.34%
Nov 05, 1957 General Election
 James Lindsay Almond, Jr.
326,921
63.16% 		 Ted Dalton
188,628
36.44% 		 C. Gilmer Brooks
2,089
0.40%
Jul 09, 1957 Primary Election
 James Lindsay Almond, Jr.
119,307
79.48% 		 Howard H. Carwile
30,794
20.52%
Nov 03, 1953 General Election
 Thomas Bahnson Stanley
226,998
54.83% 		 Ted Dalton
183,328
44.28% 		 Howard H. Carwile
3,673
0.89%
Jul 14, 1953 Primary Election
 Thomas Bahnson Stanley
150,499
65.95% 		 Charles R. Fenwick
77,715
34.05%
Nov 08, 1949 General Election
 John Stewart Battle
184,772
70.43% 		 Walter Johnson
71,991
27.44% 		 Clarke T. Robb
5,569
2.12%
Aug 02, 1949 Primary Election
 John Stewart Battle
135,426
42.77% 		 Francis Pickens Miller
111,697
35.28% 		 Horace H. Edwards
47,435
14.98% 		 Remmie L. Arnold
22,054
6.97%
Nov 06, 1945 General Election
 William Munford Tuck
112,355
66.58% 		 S. Lloyd Landreth
52,386
31.04% 		 Howard H. Carwile
4,023
2.38%
Aug 07, 1945 Primary Election
 William Munford Tuck
97,304
70.11% 		 Moss A. Plunkett
41,484
29.89%
Nov 04, 1941 General Election
 Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr.
98,680
80.58% 		 Benjamin Muse
21,896
17.88% 		 Alice Burke
1,096
0.89% 		 Hilliard Bernstein
787
0.64%
Aug 05, 1941 Primary Election
 Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr.
105,655
76.58% 		 Vivian L. Page
19,526
14.15% 		 Hudson Cary
12,793
9.27%
Nov 02, 1937 General Election
 James Hubert Price
124,145
82.78% 		 J. Powell Royall
23,670
15.78% 		 Donald Burke
1,164
0.78% 		 James Arthur Edgerton
990
0.66%
Aug 03, 1937 Primary Election
 James Hubert Price
166,319
86.05% 		 Vivian L. Page
26,955
13.95%
Nov 07, 1933 General Election
 George Campbell Peery
122,820
73.74% 		 Fred W. McWane
40,377
24.24% 		 Andrew J. Dunning
1,112
0.67% 		 George C. White
1,107
0.66% 		 John Moffett Robinson
877
0.53% 		 W. A. Rowe
274
0.16%
Nov 05, 1929 General Election
 John Garland Pollard
169,329
62.78% 		 William Moseley Brown
99,650
36.94% 		 John J. Kafka
460
0.17% 		 W. A. Rowe
289
0.11%
Nov 03, 1925 General Election
 Harry F. Byrd, Sr.
107,378
74.07% 		 Samuel Harris Hoge
37,592
25.93%
Nov 08, 1921 General Election
 Elbert Lee Trinkle
139,416
66.15% 		 Henry W. Anderson
65,833
31.24% 		 John Mitchell, Jr.
5,036
2.39% 		 John P. Goodman
251
0.12% 		 Mrs. George Custis
227
0.11%
Nov 06, 1917 General Election
 Westmoreland "Morley" Davis
64,226
71.47% 		 T. J. Muncy
24,957
27.77% 		 Frank Smith
680
0.76%
Nov 04, 1913 General Election
 Henry Carter Stuart
66,518
91.87% 		 C. Campbell
3,789
5.23% 		 B. D. Downey
2,100
2.90%
Nov 02, 1909 General Election
 William Hodges Mann
70,759
63.35% 		 William P. Kent
40,357
36.13% 		 A. H. Dennett
569
0.51% 		  Others
3
0.00%
Nov 07, 1905 General Election
 Claude Augustus Swanson
84,235
64.51% 		 Lunsford L. Lewis
45,815
35.09% 		 B. D. Downey
453
0.35% 		  Others
77
0.06%
Nov 05, 1901 General Election
 Andrew Jackson Montague
116,691
58.19% 		 John Hampton Hoge
81,366
40.58% 		 O. C. Rucker
1,896
0.95% 		 H. D. McTier
285
0.14% 		 J. J. Quantz
280
0.14%
Nov 02, 1897 General Election
 James Hoge Tyler
110,253
64.59% 		 Patrick H. McCaull
56,739
33.24% 		 L. A. Cutler
2,743
1.61% 		 J. J. Quantz
528
0.31% 		 James S. Cowden
414
0.24% 		  Others
13
0.01%
Nov 07, 1893 General Election
 Charles T. O'Ferrall
128,144
59.67% 		 Edmund R. Cocke
79,653
37.09% 		 James R. Miller
6,962
3.24% 		  Others
13
0.01%
Nov 05, 1889 General Election
 Philip W. McKinney
163,180
57.19% 		 William Mahone
121,240
42.49% 		 Thomas E. Taylor
897
0.31%
Nov 03, 1885 General Election
 Fitzhugh Lee
152,547
52.77% 		 John S. Wise
136,508
47.22% 		  Others
17
0.01%
Nov 08, 1881 General Election
 William E. Cameron
113,464
52.97% 		 John W. Daniel
100,757
47.03%
Nov 06, 1877 General Election
 Frederick William Mackey Holliday
101,873
95.93% 		  Scattering
4,327
4.07%
May 27, 1873 General Election
 James L. Kemper
119,672
56.16% 		 Robert W. Hughes
93,413
43.84%
Sep 21, 1869 Appointment
 Gilbert C. Walker
1
100.00%
Jul 06, 1869 General Election
 Gilbert C. Walker
119,535
54.15% 		 Henry H. Wells(I)
101,204
45.84% 		  Others
14
0.01%
Apr 16, 1868 Appointment
 Henry H. Wells
1
100.00%
Dec 02, 1863 General Election
 Francis Harrison Pierpont
3,755
100.00%
May 26, 1859 General Election
 John Letcher
77,216
51.89% 		 William L. Goggin
71,592
48.11%
May 24, 1855 General Election
 Henry A. Wise
83,275
53.17% 		 Thomas S. Flournoy
73,354
46.83%
Dec 01, 1851 General Election
 Joseph Johnson
65,527
53.46% 		 George W. Summers
57,040
46.54%
Dec 12, 1848 General Election
 John Buchanan Floyd
1
100.00%
Dec 17, 1845 General Election
 William Smith
1
100.00%
Dec 15, 1842 General Election
 James McDowell
110
68.75% 		 Unidentified Scattering
50
31.25%
Mar 01, 1842 Appointment
 John Munford Gregory
1
100.00%
Mar 31, 1841 Appointment
 John Rutherford
1
100.00%
Mar 20, 1841 Appointment
 John M. Patton
1
100.00%
Mar 01, 1840 General Election
 Thomas Walker Gilmer
1
100.00%
Mar 01, 1837 General Election
 David Campbell
1
100.00%
Apr 29, 1836 General Election
 Wyndham Robertson
1
100.00%
Mar 01, 1834 General Election
 Littleton Waller Tazewell
1
100.00%
Feb 12, 1831 General Election
 John Floyd(I)
153
100.00%
Jan 16, 1830 General Election
 John Floyd
140
65.73% 		 Peter Vivian Daniel
66
30.99% 		  Scattering
7
3.29%
Mar 01, 1829 General Election
 William B. Giles(I)
1
100.00%
Mar 01, 1828 General Election
 William B. Giles(I)
1
100.00%
Mar 01, 1827 General Election
 William B. Giles
1
100.00%
Dec 10, 1825 General Election
 John Tyler
131
61.79% 		 John Floyd
81
38.21%
Nov 30, 1824 General Election
 James Pleasants(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1823 General Election
 James Pleasants(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1822 General Election
 James Pleasants
151
70.23% 		 George Hay
37
17.21% 		 Linn Banks
18
8.37% 		  Scattering
9
4.19%
Nov 30, 1821 General Election
 Thomas M. Randolph(I)
146
77.25% 		 Burwell Bassett
39
20.63% 		  Scattering
4
2.12%
Nov 30, 1820 General Election
 Thomas M. Randolph(I)
164
79.23% 		 Hugh Nelson
38
18.36% 		  Scattering
5
2.42%
Nov 30, 1819 General Election
 Thomas M. Randolph
112
58.95% 		 Burwell Bassett
46
24.21% 		 Linn Banks
32
16.84%
Nov 30, 1818 General Election
 James P. Preston(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1817 General Election
 James P. Preston(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1816 General Election
 James P. Preston
104
52.79% 		 William J. Lewis
83
42.13% 		 Linah Mimms
9
4.57% 		  Scattering
1
0.51%
Nov 30, 1815 General Election
 Wilson C. Nicholas(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1814 General Election
 Wilson C. Nicholas
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1813 General Election
 James Barbour(I)
133
70.74% 		 James Pleasants
53
28.19% 		  Scattering
2
1.06%
Nov 30, 1812 General Election
 James Barbour(I)
1
100.00%
Jan 03, 1812 General Election
 James Barbour
1
100.00%
Dec 27, 1811 Appointment
 Peyton Randolph
1
100.00%
Apr 06, 1811 Appointment
 George William Smith
1
100.00%
Jan 18, 1811 General Election
 James Monroe
129
65.48% 		 George William Smith
58
29.44% 		  Scattering
10
5.08%
Nov 30, 1810 General Election
 John Tyler, Sr.(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1809 General Election
 John Tyler, Sr.(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1808 General Election
 John Tyler, Sr.
113
57.95% 		 Hugh Nelson
82
42.05%
Nov 30, 1807 General Election
 William H. Cabell(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1806 General Election
 William H. Cabell(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1805 General Election
 William H. Cabell
99
52.38% 		 Alexander MacRae
90
47.62%
Nov 30, 1804 General Election
 John Page(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1803 General Election
 John Page(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1802 General Election
 John Page
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1801 General Election
 James Monroe(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1800 General Election
 James Monroe(I)
1
100.00%
Dec 18, 1799 General Election
 James Monroe
101
59.41% 		 James C. Breckinridge
66
38.82% 		 James Madison
2
1.18% 		 Archibald Stuart
1
0.59%
Dec 11, 1799 Appointment
 John Pendleton, Jr.
1
100.00%
Dec 07, 1799 Appointment
 Hardin Burnley
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1798 General Election
 James Wood(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1797 General Election
 James Wood(I)
116
75.32% 		 John Page
38
24.68%
Nov 30, 1796 General Election
 James Wood
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1795 General Election
 Robert Brooke(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1794 General Election
 Robert Brooke
90
60.00% 		 James Wood
60
40.00%
Nov 30, 1793 General Election
 Henry Lee III(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1792 General Election
 Henry Lee III(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1791 General Election
 Henry Lee III
87
55.41% 		 James Wood
50
31.85% 		 Robert Harvey
20
12.74%
Nov 30, 1790 General Election
 Beverley Randolph(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1789 General Election
 Beverley Randolph(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1788 General Election
 Beverley Randolph
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1787 General Election
 Edmund Randolph(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1786 General Election
 Edmund Randolph
1
100.00%
Nov 25, 1785 General Election
 Patrick Henry(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 17, 1784 General Election
 Patrick Henry
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1783 General Election
 Benjamin Harrison(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1782 General Election
 Benjamin Harrison(I)
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1781 General Election
 Benjamin Harrison
1
100.00%
Nov 22, 1781 Appointment
 David Jameson
1
100.00%
Jun 12, 1781 General Election
 Thomas Nelson, Jr.
1
100.00%
Jun 03, 1781 Appointment
 William Fleming
1
100.00%
May 29, 1780 General Election
 Thomas Jefferson(I)
1
100.00%
May 29, 1779 General Election
 Thomas Jefferson
1
100.00%
May 29, 1778 General Election
 Patrick Henry(I)
1
100.00%
May 29, 1777 General Election
 Patrick Henry(I)
1
100.00%
Jun 29, 1776 General Election
 Patrick Henry
1
100.00%

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