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Election 1981 Results

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1981 Virginia governor election

Charles S. Robb (Democrat) beat J. Marshall Coleman (Republican) in Virginia in 1981, 53.5% to 46.4%, a margin of 7.1 points and 100,986 votes.

Virginia changed party: in 1977 it went Republican, for John N. Dalton.

Democrats led in 91 of the 136 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 45. The largest, Fairfax, cast 165,800 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.6 points. The closest was Roanoke, where 2 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Charles S. Robb won Democratic 760,384 53.5%
J. Marshall Coleman Republican 659,398 46.4%
All other candidates 856 0.1%
Total1,420,638

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfax 85,818 51.8% 79,909 48.2% 73 165,800 D+3.6
Richmond 45,378 64.5% 24,926 35.4% 71 70,375 D+29.1
Henrico 27,054 42.7% 36,246 57.2% 20 63,320 R+14.5
Virginia Beach 27,993 50.8% 27,060 49.1% 16 55,069 D+1.7
Norfolk 34,780 67.7% 16,526 32.2% 30 51,336 D+35.6
Arlington 27,472 59.2% 18,870 40.7% 62 46,404 D+18.5
Chesterfield 16,639 38.1% 27,032 61.9% 8 43,679 R+23.8
Newport News 20,240 57.7% 14,824 42.3% 12 35,076 D+15.4
Hampton 17,509 61.2% 11,103 38.8% 5 28,617 D+22.4
Portsmouth 19,718 70.0% 8,427 29.9% 11 28,156 D+40.1
Roanoke 16,448 61.3% 10,367 38.7% 6 26,821 D+22.7
Chesapeake 16,335 61.0% 10,448 39.0% 2 26,785 D+22.0
Alexandria 15,892 60.2% 10,487 39.7% 14 26,393 D+20.5
Prince William 13,387 51.4% 12,644 48.6% 8 26,039 D+2.9
Roanoke 12,038 50.0% 12,040 50.0% 2 24,080 level
Lynchburg 8,269 44.3% 10,399 55.7% 14 18,682 R+11.4
Hanover 6,637 39.9% 9,974 60.0% 3 16,614 R+20.1
Danville 6,108 38.8% 9,603 61.1% 12 15,723 R+22.2
Pittsylvania 6,708 42.9% 8,930 57.1% 15,638 R+14.2
Loudoun 7,334 49.1% 7,594 50.9% 2 14,930 R+1.7
Rockingham 5,779 39.7% 8,756 60.2% 17 14,552 R+20.5
Albemarle 6,954 48.8% 7,273 51.0% 27 14,254 R+2.2
Augusta 5,980 42.2% 8,189 57.8% 3 14,172 R+15.6
Montgomery 7,451 54.5% 6,225 45.5% 2 13,678 D+9.0
Suffolk 8,414 64.1% 4,712 35.9% 13,126 D+28.2
Henry 7,415 57.0% 5,591 43.0% 2 13,008 D+14.0
Washington 5,617 49.7% 5,690 50.3% 1 11,308 R+0.6
Petersburg 7,296 65.9% 3,776 34.1% 2 11,074 D+31.8
Campbell 4,650 42.8% 6,202 57.1% 3 10,855 R+14.3
Charlottesville 6,069 59.3% 4,114 40.2% 45 10,228 D+19.1
Tazewell 5,988 59.0% 4,156 41.0% 2 10,146 D+18.1
Wise 6,459 64.1% 3,620 35.9% 10,079 D+28.2
Stafford 4,625 47.0% 5,214 53.0% 9,839 R+6.0
Bedford 4,797 50.5% 4,703 49.5% 3 9,503 D+1.0
Franklin 5,828 62.3% 3,512 37.6% 10 9,350 D+24.8
Pulaski 5,152 55.4% 4,149 44.6% 5 9,306 D+10.8
York 4,615 49.8% 4,649 50.2% 1 9,265 R+0.4
Smyth 4,678 51.0% 4,494 49.0% 9,172 D+2.0
Shenandoah 3,608 40.9% 5,223 59.1% 8,831 R+18.3
Fauquier 3,891 46.7% 4,442 53.3% 1 8,334 R+6.6
Frederick 3,499 43.4% 4,572 56.6% 8,071 R+13.3
Halifax 3,847 47.9% 3,993 49.7% 198 8,038 R+1.8
Accomack 4,114 52.1% 3,786 47.9% 2 7,902 D+4.2
Russell 4,753 60.6% 3,085 39.4% 7,838 D+21.3
Buchanan 4,971 65.3% 2,644 34.7% 7,615 D+30.6
Spotsylvania 4,088 54.2% 3,453 45.8% 7,541 D+8.4
Wythe 3,898 52.4% 3,537 47.6% 7,435 D+4.9
Lee 4,368 59.8% 2,938 40.2% 7,306 D+19.6
Salem 3,700 52.1% 3,395 47.8% 2 7,097 D+4.3
Carroll 3,053 43.1% 4,033 56.9% 7,086 R+13.8
Amherst 3,549 51.2% 3,377 48.8% 6,926 D+2.5
Botetourt 3,677 54.4% 3,076 45.6% 6,753 D+8.9
Mecklenburg 3,415 50.6% 3,329 49.4% 1 6,745 D+1.3
Hopewell 3,230 48.0% 3,496 52.0% 1 6,727 R+4.0
Scott 3,264 48.8% 3,424 51.2% 6,688 R+2.4
Isle Of Wight 3,953 59.5% 2,691 40.5% 1 6,645 D+19.0
Dickenson 3,977 60.8% 2,566 39.2% 2 6,545 D+21.6
Gloucester 3,337 52.0% 3,083 48.0% 2 6,422 D+4.0
Staunton 3,138 49.2% 3,241 50.8% 1 6,380 R+1.6
James City 3,223 50.8% 3,117 49.2% 6,340 D+1.7
Fairfax 3,021 50.2% 2,992 49.8% 6,013 D+0.5
Colonial Hts. 2,153 36.3% 3,780 63.7% 1 5,934 R+27.4
Culpeper 2,731 47.3% 3,039 52.7% 5,770 R+5.3
Martinsville 3,100 54.9% 2,537 45.0% 5 5,642 D+10.0
Warren 3,086 55.1% 2,517 44.9% 5,603 D+10.2
Dinwiddie 3,191 57.1% 2,401 42.9% 5,592 D+14.1
Giles 3,302 59.6% 2,242 40.4% 5,544 D+19.1
Page 2,678 48.6% 2,834 51.4% 2 5,514 R+2.8
Winchester 2,522 47.5% 2,787 52.5% 5,309 R+5.0
Southampton 3,061 57.8% 2,232 42.2% 5,293 D+15.7
Grayson 2,616 50.4% 2,578 49.6% 5,194 D+0.7
Waynesboro 1,876 37.9% 3,072 62.1% 2 4,950 R+24.2
Prince Edward 2,729 55.7% 2,165 44.2% 9 4,903 D+11.5
Nottoway 2,674 54.7% 2,212 45.2% 4 4,890 D+9.4
Patrick 2,847 58.6% 2,014 41.4% 1 4,862 D+17.1
Orange 2,449 50.6% 2,387 49.3% 2 4,838 D+1.3
Louisa 2,727 57.1% 2,026 42.4% 20 4,773 D+14.7
Prince George 2,302 49.1% 2,389 50.9% 1 4,692 R+1.9
Harrisonburg 2,156 46.6% 2,456 53.1% 13 4,625 R+6.5
Rockbridge 2,406 52.1% 2,205 47.8% 5 4,616 D+4.4
Brunswick 2,659 60.3% 1,748 39.6% 2 4,409 D+20.7
Bristol 2,339 54.0% 1,989 45.9% 1 4,329 D+8.1
Goochland 2,257 53.8% 1,937 46.2% 2 4,196 D+7.6
Caroline 2,612 63.9% 1,477 36.1% 4,089 D+27.8
Alleghany 2,545 62.7% 1,515 37.3% 1 4,061 D+25.4
Westmoreland 2,266 56.1% 1,771 43.9% 4,037 D+12.3
Fredericksburg 2,226 55.2% 1,807 44.8% 4,033 D+10.4
Northampton 2,310 59.3% 1,584 40.7% 3,894 D+18.6
Powhatan 1,696 44.7% 2,099 55.3% 3,795 R+10.6
Appomattox 2,219 59.9% 1,486 40.1% 3,705 D+19.8
Charlotte 1,886 51.8% 1,719 47.2% 36 3,641 D+4.6
Northumberland 1,577 43.4% 2,058 56.6% 3,635 R+13.2
Lancaster 1,474 40.6% 2,156 59.4% 1 3,631 R+18.8
Radford 2,070 57.3% 1,542 42.7% 3,612 D+14.6
Falls Church 2,000 55.6% 1,597 44.4% 1 3,598 D+11.2
Nelson 2,106 58.6% 1,486 41.4% 3,592 D+17.3
Manassas 1,727 48.5% 1,832 51.5% 3,559 R+3.0
Sussex 2,339 66.6% 1,172 33.4% 3,511 D+33.2
Floyd 1,634 46.8% 1,856 53.2% 1 3,491 R+6.4
Buckingham 2,415 69.3% 1,068 30.6% 4 3,487 D+38.6
Lunenburg 1,875 55.6% 1,492 44.3% 4 3,371 D+11.4
Madison 1,561 50.3% 1,544 49.7% 3,105 D+0.5
Mathews 1,565 50.7% 1,523 49.3% 3,088 D+1.4
Greensville 1,790 59.1% 1,240 40.9% 3,030 D+18.2
Amelia 1,536 51.4% 1,451 48.6% 1 2,988 D+2.8
Middlesex 1,519 52.1% 1,398 47.9% 1 2,918 D+4.1
Covington 1,961 67.7% 934 32.3% 2,895 D+35.5
King William 1,415 50.3% 1,396 49.7% 2,811 D+0.7
Poquoson 1,044 38.7% 1,653 61.3% 2,697 R+22.6
Clarke 1,258 49.9% 1,261 50.0% 3 2,522 R+0.1
Cumberland 1,311 52.4% 1,192 47.6% 2,503 D+4.8
New Kent 1,227 49.8% 1,235 50.2% 2,462 R+0.3
Essex 1,190 48.8% 1,251 51.2% 2,441 R+2.5
Surry 1,727 71.4% 690 28.5% 1 2,418 D+42.9
Fluvanna 1,239 51.5% 1,163 48.3% 5 2,407 D+3.2
King George 1,172 48.9% 1,224 51.1% 2,396 R+2.2
Williamsburg 1,224 54.6% 1,017 45.4% 2,241 D+9.2
Richmond 1,012 46.4% 1,169 53.6% 2,181 R+7.2
Franklin 1,199 59.3% 823 40.7% 2,022 D+18.6
Bedford 1,141 56.7% 872 43.3% 2,013 D+13.4
Bland 1,010 52.3% 920 47.6% 3 1,933 D+4.7
South Boston 847 44.0% 1,065 55.3% 14 1,926 R+11.3
Galax 999 52.7% 896 47.3% 1,895 D+5.4
Greene 763 41.7% 1,066 58.3% 1,829 R+16.6
King And Queen 1,099 62.3% 665 37.7% 1,764 D+24.6
Charles City 1,411 80.0% 352 20.0% 1,763 D+60.1
Rappahannock 1,009 57.6% 743 42.4% 1,752 D+15.2
Lexington 976 55.8% 772 44.1% 1 1,749 D+11.7
Emporia 783 47.7% 860 52.3% 1,643 R+4.7
Clifton Forge 1,022 63.2% 593 36.7% 2 1,617 D+26.5
Buena Vista 993 62.1% 604 37.8% 1 1,598 D+24.3
Bath 831 55.0% 678 44.9% 1 1,510 D+10.1
Craig 941 63.0% 552 37.0% 1,493 D+26.1
Highland 510 44.8% 628 55.2% 1,138 R+10.4
Norton 695 65.9% 360 34.1% 1,055 D+31.8
Manassas Park 468 52.9% 417 47.1% 885 D+5.8

Counties as they stood in 1981; 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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YearWinnerMargin
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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