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Election 1989 Results

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1989 Virginia governor election

L. Douglas Wilder (Democrat) beat J. Marshall Coleman (Republican) in Virginia in 1989, 50.1% to 49.8%, a margin of 0.4 points and 6,741 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1985, when Gerald L. Baliles won.

Republicans led in 92 of the 136 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 44. The largest, Fairfax, cast 227,711 votes and went to the Democrat by 12.0 points. The closest was Martinsville, where 14 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
L. Douglas Wilder won Democratic 896,936 50.1%
J. Marshall Coleman Republican 890,195 49.8%
All other candidates 1,947 0.1%
Total1,789,078

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfax 127,236 55.9% 99,957 43.9% 518 227,711 D+12.0
Virginia Beach 41,570 48.2% 44,332 51.4% 265 86,167 R+3.2
Henrico 32,939 41.2% 46,947 58.7% 156 80,042 R+17.5
Richmond 49,513 68.0% 23,239 31.9% 67 72,819 D+36.1
Chesterfield 23,799 35.2% 43,656 64.6% 151 67,606 R+29.4
Norfolk 37,844 66.1% 19,385 33.8% 62 57,291 D+32.2
Arlington 35,716 67.1% 17,452 32.8% 44 53,212 D+34.3
Newport News 25,284 54.3% 21,261 45.6% 36 46,581 D+8.6
Chesapeake 21,384 50.3% 21,076 49.6% 24 42,484 D+0.7
Prince William 20,329 49.0% 21,104 50.9% 34 41,467 R+1.9
Hampton 23,097 59.8% 15,489 40.1% 22 38,608 D+19.7
Alexandria 22,451 68.0% 10,493 31.8% 77 33,021 D+36.2
Portsmouth 19,998 61.9% 12,281 38.0% 5 32,284 D+23.9
Roanoke 14,074 47.1% 15,807 52.9% 8 29,889 R+5.8
Roanoke 16,590 59.0% 11,483 40.9% 22 28,095 D+18.2
Hanover 7,391 30.8% 16,552 69.0% 32 23,975 R+38.2
Loudoun 11,065 51.1% 10,555 48.8% 25 21,645 D+2.4
Lynchburg 10,060 47.9% 10,927 52.1% 4 20,991 R+4.1
Albemarle 10,743 51.7% 9,998 48.1% 35 20,776 D+3.6
Montgomery 9,121 51.7% 8,513 48.3% 5 17,639 D+3.4
Danville 6,944 40.4% 10,223 59.5% 2 17,169 R+19.1
Pittsylvania 6,349 37.4% 10,616 62.6% 3 16,968 R+25.1
Suffolk 8,743 52.5% 7,893 47.4% 3 16,639 D+5.1
Henry 6,674 41.5% 9,414 58.5% 1 16,089 R+17.0
Campbell 6,043 38.6% 9,611 61.4% 4 15,658 R+22.8
Augusta 4,502 30.7% 10,146 69.2% 16 14,664 R+38.5
Rockingham 4,452 30.7% 10,019 69.1% 24 14,495 R+38.4
Stafford 5,775 40.3% 8,565 59.7% 7 14,347 R+19.4
Bedford 5,871 42.0% 8,094 57.9% 7 13,972 R+15.9
Washington 5,572 40.4% 8,219 59.6% 13,791 R+19.2
York 6,001 45.1% 7,283 54.8% 13 13,297 R+9.6
Spotsylvania 5,524 41.9% 7,646 58.0% 5 13,175 R+16.1
Fauquier 5,545 45.3% 6,700 54.7% 4 12,249 R+9.4
Petersburg 8,394 70.8% 3,454 29.1% 2 11,850 D+41.7
James City 5,827 49.8% 5,850 50.0% 15 11,692 R+0.2
Franklin 5,158 46.0% 6,037 53.9% 6 11,201 R+7.8
Tazewell 5,338 47.8% 5,831 52.2% 3 11,172 R+4.4
Wise 6,641 59.6% 4,495 40.4% 3 11,139 D+19.3
Charlottesville 6,892 63.7% 3,902 36.1% 24 10,818 D+27.6
Accomack 4,767 44.9% 5,838 55.0% 3 10,608 R+10.1
Frederick 3,746 36.3% 6,581 63.7% 3 10,330 R+27.4
Pulaski 4,550 44.1% 5,771 55.9% 4 10,325 R+11.8
Gloucester 4,258 42.4% 5,765 57.4% 13 10,036 R+15.0
Halifax 4,562 46.7% 5,205 53.3% 2 9,769 R+6.6
Shenandoah 3,390 35.4% 6,186 64.6% 3 9,579 R+29.2
Buchanan 5,678 59.4% 3,875 40.6% 9,553 D+18.9
Smyth 3,557 39.5% 5,438 60.4% 4 8,999 R+20.9
Amherst 4,000 44.6% 4,965 55.4% 4 8,969 R+10.8
Isle Of Wight 4,353 49.5% 4,442 50.5% 4 8,799 R+1.0
Russell 4,955 56.9% 3,750 43.1% 2 8,707 D+13.8
Mecklenburg 3,287 38.0% 5,373 62.0% 1 8,661 R+24.1
Botetourt 3,998 46.8% 4,539 53.1% 5 8,542 R+6.3
Salem 3,854 48.1% 4,143 51.8% 8 8,005 R+3.6
Wythe 2,817 36.2% 4,970 63.8% 7,787 R+27.6
Carroll 2,375 32.5% 4,926 67.5% 7,301 R+34.9
Staunton 2,748 37.8% 4,512 62.1% 3 7,263 R+24.3
Dinwiddie 3,321 47.5% 3,676 52.5% 6,997 R+5.1
Prince George 2,693 39.0% 4,219 61.0% 1 6,913 R+22.1
Culpeper 2,670 38.7% 4,230 61.3% 2 6,902 R+22.6
Hopewell 2,781 40.3% 4,119 59.7% 6,900 R+19.4
Scott 2,825 43.3% 3,704 56.7% 6,529 R+13.5
Colonial Hts. 1,568 24.0% 4,954 75.9% 1 6,523 R+51.9
Fairfax 3,398 52.8% 3,027 47.1% 6 6,431 D+5.8
Louisa 2,931 46.2% 3,416 53.8% 3 6,350 R+7.6
Lee 3,431 54.8% 2,830 45.2% 1 6,262 D+9.6
Warren 2,681 42.9% 3,564 57.1% 1 6,246 R+14.1
Harrisonburg 2,647 42.5% 3,562 57.3% 12 6,221 R+14.7
Orange 2,465 41.5% 3,468 58.4% 1 5,934 R+16.9
Southampton 3,074 52.0% 2,836 48.0% 5,910 D+4.0
Caroline 3,232 54.9% 2,658 45.1% 1 5,891 D+9.7
Waynesboro 2,102 36.6% 3,637 63.3% 5 5,744 R+26.7
Page 1,925 33.8% 3,760 66.1% 2 5,687 R+32.3
Brunswick 3,181 56.1% 2,493 43.9% 5,674 D+12.1
Dickenson 3,536 62.3% 2,131 37.6% 6 5,673 D+24.8
Manassas 2,663 47.4% 2,947 52.5% 6 5,616 R+5.1
Goochland 2,473 44.4% 3,092 55.5% 2 5,567 R+11.1
Prince Edward 2,822 50.8% 2,732 49.2% 2 5,556 D+1.6
Martinsville 2,763 49.9% 2,777 50.1% 1 5,541 R+0.3
Winchester 2,253 41.1% 3,232 58.9% 2 5,487 R+17.8
Nottoway 2,331 45.7% 2,768 54.3% 5,099 R+8.6
Grayson 1,761 34.5% 3,337 65.5% 5,098 R+30.9
Powhatan 1,741 34.5% 3,298 65.4% 2 5,041 R+30.9
Giles 2,568 51.0% 2,468 49.0% 2 5,038 D+2.0
Bristol 2,109 41.9% 2,920 58.0% 4 5,033 R+16.1
Rockbridge 2,314 46.0% 2,713 54.0% 5,027 R+7.9
Patrick 1,761 35.2% 3,246 64.8% 5,007 R+29.7
Appomattox 2,321 47.9% 2,528 52.1% 4,849 R+4.3
Fredericksburg 2,515 52.0% 2,321 48.0% 3 4,839 D+4.0
Lancaster 1,834 39.3% 2,838 60.7% 4,672 R+21.5
Alleghany 2,313 49.7% 2,342 50.3% 4,655 R+0.6
Charlotte 2,072 44.8% 2,552 55.2% 2 4,626 R+10.4
Buckingham 2,014 44.4% 2,515 55.5% 2 4,531 R+11.1
Westmoreland 2,197 48.6% 2,322 51.3% 3 4,522 R+2.8
Northampton 2,482 55.4% 1,989 44.4% 9 4,480 D+11.0
Nelson 2,341 54.4% 1,961 45.6% 4,302 D+8.8
New Kent 1,797 42.6% 2,416 57.2% 9 4,222 R+14.7
Northumberland 1,669 40.0% 2,506 60.0% 2 4,177 R+20.0
Falls Church 2,617 63.1% 1,530 36.9% 2 4,149 D+26.2
Lunenburg 1,896 45.8% 2,248 54.2% 4,144 R+8.5
Radford 2,092 51.3% 1,980 48.6% 3 4,075 D+2.7
King William 1,794 44.2% 2,265 55.8% 2 4,061 R+11.6
Poquoson 1,353 34.0% 2,626 66.0% 2 3,981 R+32.0
Floyd 1,566 39.6% 2,387 60.4% 1 3,954 R+20.8
Sussex 2,251 59.1% 1,561 40.9% 3,812 D+18.1
Mathews 1,534 41.1% 2,193 58.8% 1 3,728 R+17.7
Middlesex 1,520 41.5% 2,142 58.4% 3 3,665 R+17.0
Fluvanna 1,554 42.9% 2,063 57.0% 4 3,621 R+14.1
Madison 1,448 40.5% 2,121 59.4% 4 3,573 R+18.8
Amelia 1,509 43.8% 1,937 56.2% 2 3,448 R+12.4
Greensville 1,952 57.6% 1,435 42.4% 1 3,388 D+15.3
King George 1,563 46.2% 1,819 53.8% 1 3,383 R+7.6
Essex 1,373 44.7% 1,694 55.2% 2 3,069 R+10.5
Cumberland 1,418 46.7% 1,617 53.3% 3,035 R+6.6
Franklin 1,865 61.9% 1,146 38.1% 3,011 D+23.9
Clarke 1,394 47.4% 1,546 52.6% 2,940 R+5.2
Surry 1,740 63.1% 1,018 36.9% 2,758 D+26.2
Covington 1,570 57.3% 1,169 42.7% 1 2,740 D+14.6
Williamsburg 1,641 61.5% 1,026 38.5% 2,667 D+23.1
Charles City 2,050 78.7% 554 21.3% 1 2,605 D+57.4
Greene 863 33.3% 1,726 66.7% 2,589 R+33.3
Richmond 887 36.3% 1,558 63.7% 1 2,446 R+27.4
South Boston 987 40.6% 1,441 59.3% 2 2,430 R+18.7
King And Queen 1,278 53.3% 1,119 46.6% 3 2,400 D+6.6
Emporia 1,094 46.7% 1,249 53.3% 1 2,344 R+6.6
Rappahannock 971 45.0% 1,188 55.0% 1 2,160 R+10.0
Bedford 961 48.1% 1,035 51.8% 2 1,998 R+3.7
Bland 661 33.9% 1,287 66.1% 1,948 R+32.1
Lexington 1,043 58.5% 740 41.5% 1 1,784 D+17.0
Galax 625 36.7% 1,077 63.3% 1,702 R+26.6
Buena Vista 869 51.2% 823 48.5% 6 1,698 D+2.7
Craig 766 45.8% 902 53.9% 6 1,674 R+8.1
Bath 770 46.1% 900 53.8% 2 1,672 R+7.8
Clifton Forge 912 57.4% 676 42.6% 1,588 D+14.9
Norton 808 65.5% 423 34.3% 3 1,234 D+31.2
Highland 437 41.0% 626 58.8% 2 1,065 R+17.7
Manassas Park 385 45.5% 460 54.4% 1 846 R+8.9

Counties as they stood in 1989; 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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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