Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Virginia
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The 1989 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1989. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jerry Baliles was unable to seek a second term due to term limits. Democratic nominee and Lieutenant Governor L. Douglas Wilder went against former Attorney General of Virginia J. Marshall Coleman in one of the closest elections in Virginia history. Upon taking the oath of office in January 1990, Governor Wilder became the first African-American governor of Virginia, and the first African-American governor of any state since Reconstruction more than one hundred years earlier.
This remains the last election in which a party won the governorship for a third consecutive term.
Republican primary
Candidates
Republican primary results[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | J. Marshall Coleman | 147,941 | 36.81 |
| Republican | Paul S. Trible, Jr. | 141,120 | 35.11 |
| Republican | Stanford Parris | 112,826 | 28.07 |
Total votes | 401,887 | 100.00 |
General election
Candidates
Results
Virginia gubernatorial election, 1989[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | L. Douglas Wilder | 896,936 | 50.13% | -5.04% |
| Republican | J. Marshall Coleman | 890,195 | 49.76% | +4.97% |
| Write-ins | | 1,947 | 0.11% | |
Majority | 6,741 | 0.37% | -10.02% |
Turnout | 1,789,078 | | |
| Democratic hold | Swing | | |
Results by county and city
County | Wilder | Votes | Coleman | Votes | Others | Votes |
Accomack | 44.9% | 4,767 | 55.0% | 5,838 | 0.0% | 3 |
Albemarle | 51.7% | 10,743 | 48.1% | 9,998 | 0.2% | 35 |
Alexandria | 68.0% | 22,451 | 31.8% | 10,493 | 0.2% | 77 |
Alleghany | 49.7% | 2,313 | 50.3% | 2,342 | 0.0% | 0 |
Amelia | 43.8% | 1,509 | 56.2% | 1,937 | 0.1% | 2 |
Amherst | 44.6% | 4,000 | 55.4% | 4,965 | 0.0% | 4 |
Appomattox | 47.9% | 2,321 | 52.1% | 2,528 | 0.0% | 0 |
Arlington | 67.1% | 35,716 | 32.8% | 17,452 | 0.1% | 44 |
Augusta | 30.7% | 4,502 | 69.2% | 10,146 | 0.1% | 16 |
Bath | 46.1% | 770 | 53.8% | 900 | 0.1% | 2 |
Bedford | 42.0% | 5,871 | 57.9% | 8,094 | 0.1% | 7 |
Bedford County | 48.1% | 961 | 51.8% | 1,035 | 0.1% | 2 |
Bland | 33.9% | 661 | 66.1% | 1,287 | 0.0% | 0 |
Botetourt | 46.8% | 3,998 | 53.1% | 4,539 | 0.1% | 5 |
Bristol | 41.9% | 2,109 | 58.0% | 2,920 | 0.1% | 4 |
Brunswick | 56.1% | 3,181 | 43.9% | 2,493 | 0.0% | 0 |
Buchanan | 59.4% | 5,678 | 40.6% | 3,875 | 0.0% | 0 |
Buckingham | 44.4% | 2,014 | 55.5% | 2,515 | 0.0% | 2 |
Buena Vista | 51.2% | 869 | 48.5% | 823 | 0.4% | 6 |
Campbell | 38.6% | 6,043 | 61.4% | 9,611 | 0.0% | 4 |
Caroline | 54.9% | 3,232 | 45.1% | 2,658 | 0.0% | 1 |
Carroll | 32.5% | 2,375 | 67.5% | 4,926 | 0.0% | 0 |
Charles City | 78.7% | 2,050 | 21.3% | 554 | 0.0% | 1 |
Charlotte | 44.8% | 2,072 | 55.2% | 2,552 | 0.0% | 2 |
Charlottesville | 63.7% | 6,892 | 36.1% | 3,902 | 0.2% | 24 |
Chesapeake | 50.3% | 21,384 | 49.6% | 21,076 | 0.1% | 24 |
Chesterfield | 35.2% | 23,799 | 64.6% | 43,656 | 0.2% | 151 |
Clarke | 47.4% | 1,394 | 52.6% | 1,546 | 0.0% | 0 |
Clifton Forge | 57.4% | 912 | 42.6% | 676 | 0.0% | 0 |
Colonial Heights | 24.0% | 1,568 | 75.9% | 4,954 | 0.0% | 1 |
Covington | 57.3% | 1,570 | 42.7% | 1,169 | 0.0% | 1 |
Craig | 45.8% | 766 | 53.9% | 902 | 0.4% | 6 |
Culpeper | 38.7% | 2,670 | 61.3% | 4,230 | 0.0% | 2 |
Cumberland | 46.7% | 1,418 | 53.3% | 1,617 | 0.0% | 0 |
Danville | 40.4% | 6,944 | 59.5% | 10,223 | 0.0% | 2 |
Dickenson | 62.3% | 3,536 | 37.6% | 2,131 | 0.1% | 6 |
Dinwiddie | 47.5% | 3,321 | 52.5% | 3,676 | 0.0% | 0 |
Emporia | 46.7% | 1,094 | 53.3% | 1,249 | 0.0% | 1 |
Essex | 44.7% | 1,373 | 55.2% | 1,694 | 0.1% | 2 |
Fairfax County | 55.9% | 127,236 | 43.9% | 99,957 | 0.2% | 518 |
Fairfax | 52.8% | 3,398 | 47.1% | 3,027 | 0.1% | 6 |
Falls Church | 63.1% | 2,617 | 36.9% | 1,530 | 0.0% | 2 |
Fauquier | 45.3% | 5,545 | 54.7% | 6,700 | 0.0% | 4 |
Floyd | 39.6% | 1,566 | 60.4% | 2,387 | 0.0% | 1 |
Fluvanna | 42.9% | 1,554 | 57.0% | 2,063 | 0.1% | 4 |
Franklin | 46.0% | 5,158 | 53.9% | 6,037 | 0.1% | 6 |
Franklin County | 61.9% | 1,865 | 38.1% | 1,146 | 0.0% | 0 |
Frederick | 36.3% | 3,746 | 63.7% | 6,581 | 0.0% | 3 |
Fredericksburg | 52.0% | 2,515 | 48.0% | 2,321 | 0.1% | 3 |
Galax | 36.7% | 625 | 63.3% | 1,077 | 0.0% | 0 |
Giles | 51.0% | 2,568 | 49.0% | 2,468 | 0.0% | 2 |
Gloucester | 42.4% | 4,258 | 57.4% | 5,765 | 0.1% | 13 |
Goochland | 44.4% | 2,473 | 55.5% | 3,092 | 0.0% | 2 |
Grayson | 34.5% | 1,761 | 65.5% | 3,337 | 0.0% | 0 |
Greene | 33.3% | 863 | 66.7% | 1,726 | 0.0% | 0 |
Greensville | 57.6% | 1,952 | 42.4% | 1,435 | 0.0% | 1 |
Halifax | 46.7% | 4,562 | 53.3% | 5,205 | 0.0% | 2 |
Hampton | 59.8% | 23,097 | 40.1% | 15,489 | 0.1% | 22 |
Hanover | 30.8% | 7,391 | 69.0% | 16,552 | 0.1% | 32 |
Harrisonburg | 42.5% | 2,647 | 57.3% | 3,562 | 0.2% | 12 |
Henrico | 41.2% | 32,939 | 58.7% | 46,947 | 0.2% | 156 |
Henry | 41.5% | 6,674 | 58.5% | 9,414 | 0.0% | 1 |
Highland | 41.0% | 437 | 58.8% | 626 | 0.2% | 2 |
Hopewell | 40.3% | 2,781 | 59.7% | 4,119 | 0.0% | 0 |
Isle of Wight | 49.5% | 4,353 | 50.5% | 4,442 | 0.0% | 4 |
James City | 49.8% | 5,827 | 50.0% | 5,850 | 0.1% | 15 |
King and Queen | 53.3% | 1,278 | 46.6% | 1,119 | 0.1% | 3 |
King George | 46.2% | 1,563 | 53.8% | 1,819 | 0.0% | 1 |
King William | 44.2% | 1,794 | 55.8% | 2,265 | 0.0% | 2 |
Lancaster | 39.3% | 1,834 | 60.7% | 2,838 | 0.0% | 0 |
Lee | 54.8% | 3,431 | 45.2% | 2,830 | 0.0% | 1 |
Lexington | 58.5% | 1,043 | 41.5% | 740 | 0.1% | 1 |
Loudoun | 51.1% | 11,065 | 48.8% | 10,555 | 0.1% | 25 |
Louisa | 46.2% | 2,931 | 53.8% | 3,416 | 0.0% | 3 |
Lunenburg | 45.8% | 1,896 | 54.2% | 2,248 | 0.0% | 0 |
Lynchburg | 47.9% | 10,060 | 52.1% | 10,927 | 0.0% | 4 |
Madison | 40.5% | 1,448 | 59.4% | 2,121 | 0.1% | 4 |
Manassas | 47.4% | 2,663 | 52.5% | 2,947 | 0.1% | 6 |
Manassas Park | 45.5% | 385 | 54.4% | 460 | 0.1% | 1 |
Martinsville | 49.9% | 2,763 | 50.1% | 2,777 | 0.0% | 1 |
Mathews | 41.1% | 1,534 | 58.8% | 2,193 | 0.0% | 1 |
Mecklenburg | 38.0% | 3,287 | 62.0% | 5,373 | 0.0% | 1 |
Middlesex | 41.5% | 1,520 | 58.4% | 2,142 | 0.1% | 3 |
Montgomery | 51.7% | 9,121 | 48.3% | 8,513 | 0.0% | 5 |
Nelson | 54.4% | 2,341 | 45.6% | 1,961 | 0.0% | 0 |
New Kent | 42.6% | 1,797 | 57.2% | 2,416 | 0.2% | 9 |
Newport News | 54.3% | 25,284 | 45.6% | 21,261 | 0.1% | 36 |
Norfolk | 66.1% | 37,844 | 33.8% | 19,385 | 0.1% | 62 |
Northampton | 55.4% | 2,482 | 44.4% | 1,989 | 0.2% | 9 |
Northumberland | 40.0% | 1,669 | 60.0% | 2,506 | 0.0% | 2 |
Norton | 65.5% | 808 | 34.3% | 423 | 0.2% | 3 |
Nottoway | 45.7% | 2,331 | 54.3% | 2,768 | 0.0% | 0 |
Orange | 41.5% | 2,465 | 58.4% | 3,468 | 0.0% | 1 |
Page | 33.8% | 1,925 | 66.1% | 3,760 | 0.0% | 2 |
Patrick | 35.2% | 1,761 | 64.8% | 3,246 | 0.0% | 0 |
Petersburg | 70.8% | 8,394 | 29.1% | 3,454 | 0.0% | 2 |
Pittsylvania | 37.4% | 6,349 | 62.6% | 10,616 | 0.0% | 3 |
Poquoson | 34.0% | 1,353 | 66.0% | 2,626 | 0.1% | 2 |
Portsmouth | 61.9% | 19,998 | 38.0% | 12,281 | 0.0% | 5 |
Powhatan | 34.5% | 1,741 | 65.4% | 3,298 | 0.0% | 2 |
Prince Edward | 50.8% | 2,822 | 49.2% | 2,732 | 0.0% | 2 |
Prince George | 39.0% | 2,693 | 61.0% | 4,219 | 0.0% | 1 |
Prince William | 49.0% | 20,329 | 50.9% | 21,104 | 0.1% | 34 |
Pulaski | 44.1% | 4,550 | 55.9% | 5,771 | 0.0% | 4 |
Radford | 51.3% | 2,092 | 48.6% | 1,980 | 0.1% | 3 |
Rappahannock | 45.0% | 971 | 55.0% | 1,188 | 0.0% | 1 |
Richmond County | 36.3% | 887 | 63.7% | 1,558 | 0.0% | 1 |
Richmond | 68.0% | 49,513 | 31.9% | 23,239 | 0.1% | 67 |
Roanoke | 47.1% | 14,074 | 52.9% | 15,807 | 0.0% | 8 |
Roanoke County | 59.0% | 16,590 | 40.9% | 11,483 | 0.1% | 22 |
Rockbridge | 46.0% | 2,314 | 54.0% | 2,713 | 0.0% | 0 |
Rockingham | 30.7% | 4,452 | 69.1% | 10,019 | 0.2% | 24 |
Russell | 56.9% | 4,955 | 43.1% | 3,750 | 0.0% | 2 |
South Boston | 48.1% | 3,854 | 51.8% | 4,143 | 0.1% | 8 |
Salem | 43.3% | 2,825 | 56.7% | 3,704 | 0.0% | 0 |
Scott | 35.4% | 3,390 | 64.6% | 6,186 | 0.0% | 3 |
Shenandoah | 39.5% | 3,557 | 60.4% | 5,438 | 0.0% | 4 |
Smyth | 40.6% | 987 | 59.3% | 1,441 | 0.1% | 2 |
Southampton | 52.0% | 3,074 | 48.0% | 2,836 | 0.0% | 0 |
Spotsylvania | 41.9% | 5,524 | 58.0% | 7,646 | 0.0% | 5 |
Stafford | 40.3% | 5,775 | 59.7% | 8,565 | 0.0% | 7 |
Staunton | 37.8% | 2,748 | 62.1% | 4,512 | 0.0% | 3 |
Suffolk | 52.5% | 8,743 | 47.4% | 7,893 | 0.0% | 3 |
Surry | 63.1% | 1,740 | 36.9% | 1,018 | 0.0% | 0 |
Sussex | 59.1% | 2,251 | 40.9% | 1,561 | 0.0% | 0 |
Tazewell | 47.8% | 5,338 | 52.2% | 5,831 | 0.0% | 3 |
Virginia Beach | 48.2% | 41,570 | 51.4% | 44,332 | 0.3% | 265 |
Warren | 42.9% | 2,681 | 57.1% | 3,564 | 0.0% | 1 |
Washington | 40.4% | 5,572 | 59.6% | 8,219 | 0.0% | 0 |
Waynesboro | 36.6% | 2,102 | 63.3% | 3,637 | 0.1% | 5 |
Westmoreland | 48.6% | 2,197 | 51.3% | 2,322 | 0.1% | 3 |
Williamsburg | 61.5% | 1,641 | 38.5% | 1,026 | 0.0% | 0 |
Winchester | 41.1% | 2,253 | 58.9% | 3,232 | 0.0% | 2 |
Wise | 59.6% | 6,641 | 40.4% | 4,495 | 0.0% | 3 |
Wythe | 36.2% | 2,817 | 63.8% | 4,970 | 0.0% | 0 |
York | 45.1% | 6,001 | 54.8% | 7,283 | 0.1% | 13 |
References
- ^ Virginia Department of Elections (2016). "Registration/Turnout Statistics". The Commonwealth of Virginia. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ Commonwealth of Virginia. State Board of Elections. "Recapitulation--Republican Primary Election" Official Election Results 1989. Comp. Susan H. Fitz-Hugh. Richmond, Virginia: n.p., 1989. 49. Print.
- ^ "Virginia Elections Database - 1989 Governor General Election". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
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