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1909 Virginia governor election
William Hodges Mann (Democrat) beat William P. Kent (Republican) in Virginia in 1909, 63.3% to 36.2%, a margin of 27.1 points and 30,144 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1905, when Claude A. Swanson won.
Democrats led in 101 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 19. The largest, Richmond, cast 4,546 votes and went to the Democrat by 63.3 points. The closest was Botetourt, where 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Hodges Mann won | Democratic | 70,412 | 63.3% |
| William P. Kent | Republican | 40,268 | 36.2% |
| All other candidates | 564 | 0.5% | |
| Total | 111,244 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 3,694 81.3% | 815 17.9% | 37 | 4,546 | D+63.3 |
| Norfolk | 2,397 73.9% | 816 25.2% | 29 | 3,242 | D+48.8 |
| Roanoke | 1,697 63.3% | 953 35.5% | 31 | 2,681 | D+27.8 |
| Rockingham | 1,428 54.6% | 1,177 45.0% | 12 | 2,617 | D+9.6 |
| Lee | 1,138 44.2% | 1,426 55.4% | 12 | 2,576 | R+11.2 |
| Washington | 1,227 49.2% | 1,260 50.5% | 8 | 2,495 | R+1.3 |
| Scott | 974 40.5% | 1,429 59.4% | 1 | 2,404 | R+18.9 |
| Shenandoah | 1,104 47.7% | 1,199 51.8% | 11 | 2,314 | R+4.1 |
| Franklin | 1,124 53.1% | 990 46.7% | 4 | 2,118 | D+6.3 |
| Wythe | 864 40.9% | 1,245 59.0% | 1 | 2,110 | R+18.1 |
| Carroll | 813 38.7% | 1,286 61.3% | 2,099 | R+22.5 | |
| Smyth | 882 43.3% | 1,143 56.1% | 12 | 2,037 | R+12.8 |
| Augusta | 1,251 63.2% | 712 36.0% | 16 | 1,979 | D+27.2 |
| Grayson | 844 42.7% | 1,128 57.1% | 5 | 1,977 | R+14.4 |
| Wise | 728 37.3% | 1,209 61.9% | 15 | 1,952 | R+24.6 |
| Portsmouth | 1,254 73.6% | 437 25.6% | 13 | 1,704 | D+47.9 |
| Tazewell | 649 39.0% | 1,009 60.7% | 5 | 1,663 | R+21.6 |
| Russell | 708 43.8% | 900 55.7% | 7 | 1,615 | R+11.9 |
| Pittsylvania | 971 61.1% | 607 38.2% | 10 | 1,588 | D+22.9 |
| Botetourt | 785 49.8% | 788 50.0% | 3 | 1,576 | R+0.2 |
| Newport News | 914 59.5% | 602 39.2% | 20 | 1,536 | D+20.3 |
| Loudoun | 1,207 80.4% | 290 19.3% | 4 | 1,501 | D+61.1 |
| Rockbridge | 887 59.5% | 602 40.3% | 3 | 1,492 | D+19.1 |
| Patrick | 653 43.8% | 828 55.5% | 10 | 1,491 | R+11.7 |
| Halifax | 1,138 77.4% | 327 22.2% | 5 | 1,470 | D+55.2 |
| Accomack | 1,114 80.1% | 276 19.8% | 1 | 1,391 | D+60.2 |
| Norfolk (Ext) | 660 48.7% | 691 51.0% | 5 | 1,356 | R+2.3 |
| Montgomery | 710 52.5% | 637 47.1% | 5 | 1,352 | D+5.4 |
| Pulaski | 671 53.9% | 574 46.1% | 1 | 1,246 | D+7.8 |
| Giles | 717 59.2% | 489 40.3% | 6 | 1,212 | D+18.8 |
| Bedford | 970 82.6% | 202 17.2% | 2 | 1,174 | D+65.4 |
| Henry | 626 54.2% | 522 45.2% | 6 | 1,154 | D+9.0 |
| Fauquier | 938 85.5% | 157 14.3% | 2 | 1,097 | D+71.2 |
| Fairfax | 765 75.5% | 242 23.9% | 6 | 1,013 | D+51.6 |
| Nansemond (Ext) | 777 76.7% | 234 23.1% | 2 | 1,013 | D+53.6 |
| Albemarle | 830 83.3% | 155 15.6% | 11 | 996 | D+67.8 |
| Page | 602 60.7% | 390 39.3% | 992 | D+21.4 | |
| Alexandria | 793 80.3% | 191 19.4% | 3 | 987 | D+61.0 |
| Staunton | 497 50.7% | 481 49.0% | 3 | 981 | D+1.6 |
| Petersburg | 720 73.8% | 253 25.9% | 2 | 975 | D+47.9 |
| Floyd | 321 33.4% | 635 66.1% | 4 | 960 | R+32.7 |
| Dickenson | 429 46.8% | 486 53.1% | 1 | 916 | R+6.2 |
| Lynchburg | 759 83.4% | 144 15.8% | 7 | 910 | D+67.6 |
| Frederick | 627 73.1% | 229 26.7% | 2 | 858 | D+46.4 |
| Mecklenburg | 655 77.0% | 193 22.7% | 3 | 851 | D+54.3 |
| Buckingham | 619 74.1% | 215 25.7% | 1 | 835 | D+48.4 |
| Southampton | 713 86.5% | 109 13.2% | 2 | 824 | D+73.3 |
| Culpeper | 709 86.3% | 109 13.3% | 4 | 822 | D+73.0 |
| Charlotte | 593 72.7% | 220 27.0% | 3 | 816 | D+45.7 |
| Northampton | 602 74.2% | 209 25.8% | 811 | D+48.5 | |
| Roanoke | 580 73.0% | 210 26.4% | 4 | 794 | D+46.6 |
| Henrico | 526 69.9% | 221 29.3% | 6 | 753 | D+40.5 |
| Nelson | 570 76.4% | 173 23.2% | 3 | 746 | D+53.2 |
| Danville | 570 76.4% | 174 23.3% | 2 | 746 | D+53.1 |
| Spotsylvania | 452 63.0% | 260 36.3% | 5 | 717 | D+26.8 |
| Amherst | 655 92.4% | 53 7.5% | 1 | 709 | D+84.9 |
| Buchanan | 311 44.1% | 393 55.7% | 2 | 706 | R+11.6 |
| Campbell | 606 88.6% | 78 11.4% | 684 | D+77.2 | |
| Bland | 358 52.5% | 316 46.3% | 8 | 682 | D+6.2 |
| Alleghany | 323 47.9% | 345 51.1% | 7 | 675 | R+3.3 |
| Lancaster | 516 79.8% | 125 19.3% | 6 | 647 | D+60.4 |
| Madison | 421 65.1% | 226 34.9% | 647 | D+30.1 | |
| Bristol | 427 66.1% | 205 31.7% | 14 | 646 | D+34.4 |
| Appomattox | 579 89.9% | 65 10.1% | 644 | D+79.8 | |
| Louisa | 513 80.0% | 124 19.3% | 4 | 641 | D+60.7 |
| Winchester | 338 53.7% | 286 45.4% | 6 | 630 | D+8.3 |
| Isle Of Wight | 467 74.8% | 152 24.4% | 5 | 624 | D+50.5 |
| Caroline | 418 68.2% | 187 30.5% | 8 | 613 | D+37.7 |
| Prince Edward | 503 84.0% | 94 15.7% | 2 | 599 | D+68.3 |
| Fredericksburg | 392 65.6% | 203 33.9% | 3 | 598 | D+31.6 |
| Stafford | 309 52.1% | 280 47.2% | 4 | 593 | D+4.9 |
| Brunswick | 441 75.8% | 141 24.2% | 582 | D+51.5 | |
| Nottoway | 528 90.7% | 54 9.3% | 582 | D+81.4 | |
| Hanover | 453 78.1% | 125 21.6% | 2 | 580 | D+56.6 |
| Warren | 410 70.8% | 166 28.7% | 3 | 579 | D+42.1 |
| Chesterfield | 435 76.2% | 128 22.4% | 8 | 571 | D+53.8 |
| Prince William | 435 77.1% | 128 22.7% | 1 | 564 | D+54.4 |
| Craig | 370 66.9% | 181 32.7% | 2 | 553 | D+34.2 |
| Gloucester | 413 76.8% | 122 22.7% | 3 | 538 | D+54.1 |
| Fluvanna | 402 77.6% | 114 22.0% | 2 | 518 | D+55.6 |
| Clifton Forge | 313 60.4% | 190 36.7% | 15 | 518 | D+23.7 |
| Clarke | 460 90.9% | 43 8.5% | 3 | 506 | D+82.4 |
| Northumberland | 378 78.1% | 106 21.9% | 484 | D+56.2 | |
| Sussex | 367 76.1% | 106 22.0% | 9 | 482 | D+54.1 |
| Dinwiddie | 391 81.8% | 86 18.0% | 1 | 478 | D+63.8 |
| Orange | 407 85.1% | 70 14.6% | 1 | 478 | D+70.5 |
| Highland | 244 54.3% | 205 45.7% | 449 | D+8.7 | |
| Mathews | 374 83.5% | 74 16.5% | 448 | D+67.0 | |
| Bath | 295 66.0% | 150 33.6% | 2 | 447 | D+32.4 |
| Greene | 202 45.2% | 245 54.8% | 447 | R+9.6 | |
| Manchester (Ic, Ext) | 347 78.2% | 89 20.0% | 8 | 444 | D+58.1 |
| Middlesex | 316 76.3% | 98 23.7% | 414 | D+52.7 | |
| Goochland | 236 57.4% | 174 42.3% | 1 | 411 | D+15.1 |
| Charlottesville | 344 83.9% | 63 15.4% | 3 | 410 | D+68.5 |
| Richmond | 270 66.2% | 127 31.1% | 11 | 408 | D+35.0 |
| Westmoreland | 284 70.0% | 122 30.0% | 406 | D+39.9 | |
| Hampton | 311 80.8% | 72 18.7% | 2 | 385 | D+62.1 |
| Rappahannock | 291 78.0% | 82 22.0% | 373 | D+56.0 | |
| Surry | 302 81.6% | 67 18.1% | 1 | 370 | D+63.5 |
| Princess Anne (Ext) | 331 90.9% | 33 9.1% | 364 | D+81.9 | |
| Cumberland | 292 83.0% | 57 16.2% | 3 | 352 | D+66.8 |
| Elizabeth City (Ext) | 227 64.5% | 121 34.4% | 4 | 352 | D+30.1 |
| Lunenburg | 296 84.1% | 54 15.3% | 2 | 352 | D+68.8 |
| Radford | 213 61.2% | 126 36.2% | 9 | 348 | D+25.0 |
| King George | 223 64.3% | 123 35.4% | 1 | 347 | D+28.8 |
| Essex | 291 85.3% | 49 14.4% | 1 | 341 | D+71.0 |
| King And Queen | 241 73.0% | 85 25.8% | 4 | 330 | D+47.3 |
| Powhatan | 173 52.7% | 150 45.7% | 5 | 328 | D+7.0 |
| King William | 181 56.6% | 134 41.9% | 5 | 320 | D+14.7 |
| Greensville | 207 69.9% | 89 30.1% | 296 | D+39.9 | |
| Amelia | 191 66.3% | 97 33.7% | 288 | D+32.6 | |
| Alexandria | 202 71.4% | 80 28.3% | 1 | 283 | D+43.1 |
| York | 200 73.8% | 66 24.4% | 5 | 271 | D+49.4 |
| Buena Vista | 176 69.6% | 75 29.6% | 2 | 253 | D+39.9 |
| New Kent | 142 61.7% | 85 37.0% | 3 | 230 | D+24.8 |
| James City | 143 72.2% | 55 27.8% | 198 | D+44.4 | |
| Williamsburg | 112 67.5% | 54 32.5% | 166 | D+34.9 | |
| Prince George | 132 80.0% | 32 19.4% | 1 | 165 | D+60.6 |
| Warwick (Ext) | 109 80.1% | 27 19.9% | 136 | D+60.3 | |
| Charles City | 76 61.3% | 46 37.1% | 2 | 124 | D+24.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1909; 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.
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| 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 |