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1885 Virginia governor election
Fitzhugh Lee (Democrat) beat John S. Wise (Republican) in Virginia in 1885, 52.8% to 47.2%, a margin of 5.5 points and 16,039 votes.
Virginia changed party: in 1881 it went third-party, for William E. Cameron.
Democrats led in 60 of the 99 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 39. The largest, Pittsylvania, cast 8,684 votes and went to the Democrat by 17.4 points. The closest was Bland, where 5 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzhugh Lee won | Democratic | 152,547 | 52.8% |
| John S. Wise | Republican | 136,508 | 47.2% |
| All other candidates | 17 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 289,072 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsylvania | 5,096 58.7% | 3,588 41.3% | 8,684 | D+17.4 | |
| Campbell | 4,714 58.0% | 3,420 42.0% | 8,134 | D+15.9 | |
| Halifax | 4,546 62.6% | 2,715 37.4% | 7,261 | D+25.2 | |
| Rockingham | 3,415 50.7% | 3,327 49.3% | 6,742 | D+1.3 | |
| Albemarle | 3,739 56.7% | 2,851 43.3% | 6,590 | D+13.5 | |
| Augusta | 3,628 57.8% | 2,648 42.2% | 6,276 | D+15.6 | |
| Norfolk (Ext) | 2,388 39.0% | 3,732 61.0% | 6,120 | R+22.0 | |
| Bedford | 3,751 65.7% | 1,956 34.3% | 5,707 | D+31.5 | |
| Loudoun | 3,201 60.5% | 2,090 39.5% | 5,291 | D+21.0 | |
| Washington | 2,959 56.4% | 2,288 43.6% | 5,247 | D+12.8 | |
| Accomack | 3,252 64.4% | 1,794 35.6% | 5,046 | D+28.9 | |
| Mecklenburg | 2,202 44.4% | 2,763 55.6% | 4,965 | R+11.3 | |
| Rockbridge | 2,567 53.1% | 2,269 46.9% | 4,836 | D+6.2 | |
| Shenandoah | 2,446 51.9% | 2,268 48.1% | 4,714 | D+3.8 | |
| Fauquier | 2,970 63.3% | 1,720 36.7% | 4,690 | D+26.7 | |
| Franklin | 2,839 63.7% | 1,616 36.3% | 4,455 | D+27.5 | |
| Henrico | 2,006 46.0% | 2,358 54.0% | 4,364 | R+8.1 | |
| Southampton | 2,253 52.6% | 2,031 47.4% | 4,284 | D+5.2 | |
| Fairfax | 2,309 57.2% | 1,728 42.8% | 4,037 | D+14.4 | |
| Hanover | 2,245 58.7% | 1,580 41.3% | 3,825 | D+17.4 | |
| Nansemond (Ext) | 1,535 40.4% | 2,264 59.6% | 3,799 | R+19.2 | |
| Chesterfield | 2,108 55.8% | 1,668 44.2% | 3,776 | D+11.7 | |
| Henry | 2,050 54.7% | 1,700 45.3% | 3,750 | D+9.3 | |
| Louisa | 1,962 52.9% | 1,750 47.1% | 3,712 | D+5.7 | |
| Scott | 1,727 46.9% | 1,953 53.1% | 3,680 | R+6.1 | |
| Caroline | 1,950 53.5% | 1,692 46.5% | 3,642 | D+7.1 | |
| Wythe | 1,780 51.7% | 1,661 48.3% | 3,441 | D+3.5 | |
| Tazewell | 1,212 35.3% | 2,226 64.7% | 3,438 | R+29.5 | |
| Amherst | 2,079 60.8% | 1,338 39.2% | 3,417 | D+21.7 | |
| Buckingham | 1,684 50.1% | 1,678 49.9% | 3,362 | D+0.2 | |
| Montgomery | 1,625 50.2% | 1,612 49.8% | 3,237 | D+0.4 | |
| Brunswick | 1,448 45.0% | 1,768 55.0% | 3,216 | R+10.0 | |
| Russell | 1,616 50.4% | 1,588 49.6% | 3,204 | D+0.9 | |
| Nelson | 1,998 62.9% | 1,179 37.1% | 3,177 | D+25.8 | |
| Lee | 1,674 53.2% | 1,470 46.8% | 3,144 | D+6.5 | |
| Prince Edward | 1,288 41.4% | 1,820 58.6% | 3,108 | R+17.1 | |
| Charlotte | 1,922 62.5% | 1,154 37.5% | 3,076 | D+25.0 | |
| Culpeper | 1,792 58.6% | 1,265 41.4% | 3,057 | D+17.2 | |
| Botetourt | 1,780 59.9% | 1,190 40.1% | 2,970 | D+19.9 | |
| Isle Of Wight | 1,784 61.3% | 1,127 38.7% | 2,911 | D+22.6 | |
| Gloucester | 1,448 50.6% | 1,415 49.4% | 2,863 | D+1.2 | |
| Smyth | 1,558 55.9% | 1,227 44.1% | 2,785 | D+11.9 | |
| Page | 1,356 48.9% | 1,419 51.1% | 2,775 | R+2.3 | |
| Dinwiddie | 1,155 41.9% | 1,603 58.1% | 2,758 | R+16.2 | |
| Carroll | 1,521 55.2% | 1,233 44.8% | 2,754 | D+10.5 | |
| Orange | 1,459 53.1% | 1,287 46.9% | 2,746 | D+6.3 | |
| Grayson | 1,428 54.2% | 1,205 45.8% | 2,633 | D+8.5 | |
| Sussex | 966 37.0% | 1,645 63.0% | 2,611 | R+26.0 | |
| Floyd | 1,009 39.1% | 1,573 60.9% | 2,582 | R+21.8 | |
| Roanoke | 1,106 45.9% | 1,304 54.1% | 2,410 | R+8.2 | |
| Patrick | 1,473 64.0% | 828 36.0% | 2,301 | D+28.0 | |
| Northampton | 1,062 46.2% | 1,235 53.8% | 2,297 | R+7.5 | |
| Madison | 1,243 55.7% | 988 44.3% | 2,231 | D+11.4 | |
| Princess Anne (Ext) | 1,176 53.1% | 1,040 46.9% | 2,216 | D+6.1 | |
| Lunenburg | 1,063 48.1% | 1,147 51.9% | 2,210 | R+3.8 | |
| King And Queen | 1,166 53.3% | 1,020 46.7% | 2,186 | D+6.7 | |
| Goochland | 1,048 48.2% | 1,126 51.8% | 2,174 | R+3.6 | |
| Essex | 1,009 46.4% | 1,164 53.6% | 2,173 | R+7.1 | |
| Fluvanna | 1,373 63.4% | 792 36.6% | 2,165 | D+26.8 | |
| Nottoway | 667 31.6% | 1,446 68.4% | 2,113 | R+36.9 | |
| King William | 1,026 48.7% | 1,082 51.3% | 2,108 | R+2.7 | |
| Elizabeth City (Ext) | 605 28.8% | 1,493 71.2% | 2,098 | R+42.3 | |
| Appomattox | 1,060 51.5% | 997 48.5% | 2,057 | D+3.1 | |
| Spotsylvania | 1,121 55.8% | 888 44.2% | 2,009 | D+11.6 | |
| Cumberland | 865 43.1% | 1,140 56.9% | 2,005 | R+13.7 | |
| Prince George | 713 35.8% | 1,281 64.2% | 1,994 | R+28.5 | |
| Pulaski | 1,070 54.2% | 903 45.8% | 1,973 | D+8.5 | |
| Prince William | 1,370 70.1% | 584 29.9% | 1,954 | D+40.2 | |
| Northumberland | 1,024 53.0% | 908 47.0% | 1,932 | D+6.0 | |
| Amelia | 772 40.1% | 1,154 59.9% | 1,926 | R+19.8 | |
| Greensville | 721 37.4% | 1,205 62.6% | 1,926 | R+25.1 | |
| Surry | 819 42.7% | 1,097 57.3% | 1,916 | R+14.5 | |
| Alleghany | 841 44.6% | 1,043 55.4% | 1,884 | R+10.7 | |
| Giles | 1,167 62.0% | 716 38.0% | 1,883 | D+24.0 | |
| Westmoreland | 780 42.9% | 1,039 57.1% | 1,819 | R+14.2 | |
| Clarke | 1,376 76.9% | 413 23.1% | 1,789 | D+53.8 | |
| Lancaster | 831 46.7% | 950 53.3% | 1,781 | R+6.7 | |
| Middlesex | 806 46.1% | 943 53.9% | 1,749 | R+7.8 | |
| Stafford | 779 44.6% | 969 55.4% | 1,748 | R+10.9 | |
| Mathews | 1,112 66.1% | 571 33.9% | 1,683 | D+32.1 | |
| Rappahannock | 1,228 73.1% | 452 26.9% | 1,680 | D+46.2 | |
| Powhatan | 669 40.4% | 985 59.6% | 1,654 | R+19.1 | |
| York | 608 36.9% | 1,040 63.1% | 1,648 | R+26.2 | |
| Warren | 1,305 82.1% | 284 17.9% | 1,589 | D+64.3 | |
| Richmond | 741 47.1% | 833 52.9% | 1,574 | R+5.8 | |
| Wise | 774 53.6% | 671 46.4% | 1,445 | D+7.1 | |
| King George | 580 40.8% | 841 59.2% | 1,421 | R+18.4 | |
| New Kent | 520 39.9% | 783 60.1% | 1,303 | R+20.2 | |
| Greene | 642 53.4% | 561 46.6% | 1,203 | D+6.7 | |
| Bland | 603 50.2% | 598 49.8% | 1,201 | D+0.4 | |
| Charles City | 433 36.8% | 745 63.2% | 1,178 | R+26.5 | |
| Highland | 586 50.8% | 568 49.2% | 1,154 | D+1.6 | |
| Warwick (Ext) | 324 30.7% | 733 69.3% | 1,057 | R+38.7 | |
| James City | 274 28.1% | 700 71.9% | 974 | R+43.7 | |
| Bath | 579 59.5% | 394 40.5% | 973 | D+19.0 | |
| Buchanan | 479 52.0% | 443 48.0% | 922 | D+3.9 | |
| Craig | 662 77.8% | 189 22.2% | 851 | D+55.6 | |
| Dickenson | 527 62.9% | 311 37.1% | 838 | D+25.8 | |
| Alexandria | 333 41.9% | 461 58.1% | 794 | R+16.1 |
Counties as they stood in 1885; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Virginia governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Abigail Spanberger (D) | D+15.4 |
| 2021 | Glenn Allen Youngkin (R) | R+1.9 |
| 2017 | Ralph Shearer Northam (D) | D+8.9 |
| 2013 | Terry McAuliffe (D) | D+2.5 |
| 2009 | Robert F. McDonnell (R) | R+17.4 |
| 2005 | T. M. Kaine (D) | D+5.7 |
| 2001 | M. R. Warner (D) | D+5.1 |
| 1997 | Jim Gilmore (R) | R+13.3 |
| 1993 | George F. Allen (R) | R+17.4 |
| 1989 | L. Douglas Wilder (D) | D+0.4 |
| 1985 | Gerald L. Baliles (D) | D+10.4 |
| 1981 | Charles S. Robb (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1977 | John N. Dalton (R) | R+12.6 |
| 1973 | Mills Godwin (R) | R+50.7 |
| 1969 | Linwood Holton (R) | R+7.1 |
| 1965 | Mills E. Godwin Jr. (D) | D+10.2 |
| 1961 | Albertis S. Harrison Jr. (D) | D+27.7 |
| 1957 | J. Lindsay Almond (D) | D+26.7 |
| 1953 | Thomas B. Stanley (D) | D+10.5 |
| 1949 | John S. Battle (D) | D+43.0 |
| 1945 | William M. Tuck (D) | D+35.5 |
| 1941 | Colgate Darden (D) | D+62.7 |
| 1937 | James H. Price (D) | D+67.0 |
| 1933 | George C. Peery (D) | D+49.5 |
| 1929 | John Garland Pollard (D) | D+25.8 |
| 1925 | Harry F. Byrd (D) | D+48.1 |
| 1921 | Elbert Lee Trinkle (D) | D+34.9 |
| 1917 | Westmoreland Davis (D) | D+43.7 |
| 1913 | Henry Carter Stuart (D) | D+91.9 |
| 1909 | William Hodges Mann (D) | D+27.1 |
| 1905 | Claude A. Swanson (D) | D+29.3 |
| 1901 | Andrew Jackson Montague (D) | D+17.6 |
| 1897 | James Hoge Tyler (D) | D+31.4 |
| 1893 | Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) | D+59.7 |
| 1889 | Philip W. McKinney (D) | D+14.7 |
| 1885 | Fitzhugh Lee (D) | D+5.5 |
| 1881 | William E. Cameron (other) | |
| 1877 | Frederick W.M. Holliday (D) | D+95.9 |
| 1873 | James L. Kemper (D) | D+12.3 |
| 1869 | Gilbert Carlton Walker (R) | R+54.2 |