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  VA Governor
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Parents > United States > Virginia > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2005 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 08, 2005 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close November 08, 2005 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 14, 2006 - 12:00am
Term End January 16, 2010 - 12:00am
ContributorFreedomDemocrat
Last Modifiedbudgeteer May 19, 2017 04:21pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2001
NameMark Warner Votes984,177 (52.16%)
Term01/14/2002 - 01/14/2006 Margin96,943 (+5.14%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/2009
NameBob McDonnell Votes1,163,651 (58.62%)
Term01/16/2010 - 01/11/2014 Margin344,701 (+17.36%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 14, 2005 VA Governor - R Primary
Jerry W. Kilgore
R 175,170
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/10/2003 11/08/2005
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Jerry W. Kilgore 16 9 7 --
Tim Kaine 43 8 1 --
Leaning Call: Tim Kaine (52.99%)
Weighted Call: Jerry W. Kilgore (51.81%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/20/2004 11/07/2005

CANDIDATES
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Name Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine Attorney General Jerry W. Kilgore St. Sen. H. Russell "Russ" Potts, Jr. Others  
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent Other  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 1,025,942 (51.72%) 912,327 (45.99%) 43,953 (2.22%) 1,556 (0.08%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -113,615 (-5.73%) -981,989 (-49.50%) -1,024,386 (-51.64%)  
Predict Avg.48.23% 47.92% 3.23% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 10/31 $19,000,000.00 10/31 $22,000,000.00 10/31 $1,300,000.00 $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 06/14/2005 06/14/2005 02/25/2005 --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (30 from 9 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg45.54%-- 42.36%-- 1.86%-- 0.00%--  
Survey USA 
11/05/05-11/07/05
50.00% 2.0 45.00% 2.0 3.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
11/04/05-11/06/05
52.00% 5.0 43.00% 2.0 3.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
11/01/05-11/02/05
45.00% 3.0 44.00% -- 4.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
11/02/05-11/02/05
49.00% 3.0 46.00% 2.0 2.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Center for Community Research - Roanoke College 
10/23/05-10/30/05
44.00% -- 36.00% -- 5.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
10/27/05-10/27/05
46.00% -- 44.00% 4.0 4.00% 2.0 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 


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Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
10/00/2005 H. Russell "Russ" Potts, Jr. TVAd Endorsement eng We Want Potts  00:01:00 RBH 
00/00/2005 Jerry W. Kilgore TVAd Issue eng Tim Kaine "Hitler" Ad  00:01:02 Green Pigs 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 18, 2005 03:00pm Commentary A Faith-Based Initiative  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 08, 2005 11:20pm Analysis A Triumph For [VA Gov] Warner, And a Guide For Democrats  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 08, 2005 09:00pm Blog Entry GOP Debacle (Virginia)  Article COSDem 
Nov 08, 2005 08:40pm Election Guide Democrat Kaine defeats GOP's Kilgore  Article COSDem 
Nov 08, 2005 02:00pm News Voters report problems with voting machines in Roanoke Co.  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Nov 07, 2005 06:00pm News Why Virginia Worries the GOP  Article ArmyDem 

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