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Election 1993 Results

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1993 Virginia governor election

George F. Allen (Republican) beat Mary Sue Terry (Democrat) in Virginia in 1993, 58.3% to 40.9%, a margin of 17.4 points and 311,792 votes.

Virginia changed party: in 1989 it went Democratic, for L. Douglas Wilder.

Republicans led in 117 of the 133 counties and Democrats in 16. The largest, Fairfax, cast 241,142 votes and went to the Republican by 3.5 points. The closest was Lexington city, where 18 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
George F. Allen won Republican 1,045,319 58.3%
Mary Sue Terry Democratic 733,527 40.9%
All other candidates 15,070 0.8%
Total1,793,916

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfax 115,800 48.0% 124,270 51.5% 1,072 241,142 R+3.5
Virginia Beach city 35,088 39.1% 53,700 59.9% 867 89,655 R+20.8
Henrico 27,808 34.8% 51,550 64.4% 646 80,004 R+29.7
Chesterfield 20,602 28.4% 51,317 70.8% 535 72,454 R+42.4
Richmond city 32,610 59.1% 21,935 39.8% 625 55,170 D+19.3
Arlington 32,736 63.3% 18,719 36.2% 252 51,707 D+27.1
Norfolk city 27,242 56.3% 20,499 42.4% 647 48,388 D+13.9
Prince William 16,823 36.8% 28,606 62.6% 241 45,670 R+25.8
Chesapeake city 16,769 40.0% 24,733 59.1% 375 41,877 R+19.0
Newport News city 18,596 45.1% 22,242 53.9% 422 41,260 R+8.8
Hampton city 17,055 48.4% 17,780 50.4% 419 35,254 R+2.1
Roanoke 12,216 38.1% 19,612 61.2% 200 32,028 R+23.1
Alexandria city 18,895 62.1% 11,359 37.3% 163 30,417 D+24.8
Loudoun 11,057 40.3% 16,088 58.6% 307 27,452 R+18.3
Hanover 6,728 25.2% 19,817 74.2% 160 26,705 R+49.0
Portsmouth city 14,626 55.2% 11,593 43.8% 276 26,495 D+11.4
Roanoke city 13,106 51.0% 12,378 48.1% 239 25,723 D+2.8
Albemarle 9,889 39.7% 14,882 59.7% 163 24,934 R+20.0
Montgomery 8,505 43.0% 11,110 56.2% 170 19,785 R+13.2
Lynchburg city 7,938 41.6% 11,067 57.9% 99 19,104 R+16.4
Henry 8,702 48.5% 9,048 50.5% 177 17,927 R+1.9
Bedford 5,671 32.5% 11,670 66.8% 131 17,472 R+34.3
Augusta 3,126 18.1% 14,029 81.0% 158 17,313 R+63.0
Rockingham 3,485 20.3% 13,555 79.0% 122 17,162 R+58.7
Stafford 5,382 31.4% 11,631 67.9% 128 17,141 R+36.5
Spotsylvania 5,368 31.6% 11,543 67.9% 93 17,004 R+36.3
Pittsylvania 5,439 32.4% 11,172 66.5% 178 16,789 R+34.1
Suffolk city 6,728 43.6% 8,551 55.4% 145 15,424 R+11.8
Danville city 5,694 38.9% 8,844 60.4% 105 14,643 R+21.5
Campbell 4,599 31.4% 9,940 67.9% 101 14,640 R+36.5
York 5,324 36.4% 9,183 62.8% 119 14,626 R+26.4
Fauquier 4,545 31.3% 9,923 68.3% 63 14,531 R+37.0
James City 5,560 40.6% 8,032 58.7% 94 13,686 R+18.1
Washington 3,904 28.6% 9,579 70.2% 167 13,650 R+41.6
Franklin 5,267 40.7% 7,555 58.4% 106 12,928 R+17.7
Frederick 3,139 24.7% 9,510 74.8% 66 12,715 R+50.1
Pulaski 3,747 35.2% 6,804 64.0% 85 10,636 R+28.7
Shenandoah 2,463 23.3% 8,046 76.1% 61 10,570 R+52.8
Charlottesville city 5,660 54.0% 4,748 45.3% 75 10,483 D+8.7
Tazewell 2,894 28.1% 7,214 70.1% 182 10,290 R+42.0
Halifax 3,828 37.6% 6,264 61.5% 93 10,185 R+23.9
Gloucester 3,299 33.3% 6,480 65.5% 118 9,897 R+32.1
Botetourt 3,336 34.1% 6,375 65.1% 86 9,797 R+31.0
Wise 3,438 36.3% 5,829 61.5% 217 9,484 R+25.2
Smyth 2,566 27.1% 6,782 71.6% 130 9,478 R+44.5
Accomack 3,371 36.7% 5,710 62.2% 106 9,187 R+25.5
Isle of Wight 3,499 40.1% 5,158 59.1% 70 8,727 R+19.0
Mecklenburg 2,856 33.0% 5,695 65.9% 93 8,644 R+32.8
Petersburg city 5,585 64.6% 2,939 34.0% 119 8,643 D+30.6
Amherst 3,122 36.5% 5,375 62.9% 49 8,546 R+26.4
Salem city 3,384 39.7% 5,062 59.4% 82 8,528 R+19.7
Wythe 2,410 29.7% 5,606 69.2% 88 8,104 R+39.4
Carroll 2,577 32.0% 5,424 67.4% 50 8,051 R+35.4
Culpeper 2,063 26.2% 5,750 73.1% 51 7,864 R+46.9
Scott 2,234 28.8% 5,421 69.9% 97 7,752 R+41.1
Lee 2,935 39.1% 4,471 59.5% 104 7,510 R+20.5
Staunton city 1,932 26.6% 5,263 72.5% 60 7,255 R+45.9
Russell 2,644 37.5% 4,190 59.5% 209 7,043 R+22.0
Prince George 2,179 31.6% 4,671 67.7% 54 6,904 R+36.1
Harrisonburg city 2,141 31.0% 4,715 68.3% 47 6,903 R+37.3
Warren 2,059 30.0% 4,767 69.5% 31 6,857 R+39.5
Louisa 2,484 36.3% 4,290 62.7% 66 6,840 R+26.4
Buchanan 2,503 37.4% 3,869 57.9% 315 6,687 R+20.4
Manassas city 2,341 35.3% 4,250 64.2% 33 6,624 R+28.8
Orange 2,133 32.3% 4,409 66.8% 61 6,603 R+34.5
Colonial Heights city 1,459 22.4% 5,007 76.9% 46 6,512 R+54.5
Dinwiddie 2,587 40.0% 3,798 58.8% 78 6,463 R+18.7
Hopewell city 2,181 34.3% 4,104 64.5% 80 6,365 R+30.2
Fairfax city 2,920 46.1% 3,390 53.5% 28 6,338 R+7.4
Page 1,485 23.9% 4,690 75.5% 33 6,208 R+51.6
Goochland 2,088 33.7% 4,063 65.7% 36 6,187 R+31.9
Rockbridge 2,126 35.4% 3,825 63.6% 59 6,010 R+28.3
Patrick 2,681 45.9% 3,120 53.4% 44 5,845 R+7.5
Alleghany 2,122 36.4% 3,640 62.5% 65 5,827 R+26.1
Giles 1,928 34.7% 3,579 64.3% 57 5,564 R+29.7
Caroline 2,483 44.7% 3,019 54.4% 50 5,552 R+9.7
Winchester city 1,798 32.4% 3,708 66.9% 35 5,541 R+34.5
Powhatan 1,485 27.4% 3,904 71.9% 38 5,427 R+44.6
Martinsville city 3,124 57.8% 2,244 41.5% 39 5,407 D+16.3
Waynesboro city 1,505 28.2% 3,777 70.7% 60 5,342 R+42.5
Southampton 2,250 42.5% 2,999 56.7% 44 5,293 R+14.2
Grayson 1,733 34.0% 3,323 65.3% 35 5,091 R+31.2
Prince Edward 2,035 40.1% 2,984 58.8% 53 5,072 R+18.7
Dickenson 1,861 37.5% 2,935 59.2% 163 4,959 R+21.7
Fredericksburg city 2,367 48.2% 2,488 50.7% 52 4,907 R+2.5
Fluvanna 1,533 31.5% 3,289 67.7% 38 4,860 R+36.1
Brunswick 2,504 51.7% 2,313 47.7% 28 4,845 D+3.9
Nottoway 1,799 38.4% 2,851 60.9% 31 4,681 R+22.5
Nelson 1,846 40.2% 2,715 59.1% 34 4,595 R+18.9
Bristol city 1,283 28.3% 3,208 70.7% 45 4,536 R+42.4
New Kent 1,428 32.6% 2,903 66.3% 46 4,377 R+33.7
Lancaster 1,446 33.1% 2,877 65.8% 49 4,372 R+32.7
Floyd 1,584 36.7% 2,710 62.8% 24 4,318 R+26.1
Appomattox 1,613 37.8% 2,624 61.5% 27 4,264 R+23.7
Northumberland 1,475 34.7% 2,731 64.3% 43 4,249 R+29.6
Westmoreland 1,698 40.0% 2,504 59.0% 39 4,241 R+19.0
Poquoson city 1,158 28.1% 2,931 71.2% 29 4,118 R+43.1
Falls Church city 2,472 60.3% 1,613 39.3% 15 4,100 D+21.0
Charlotte 1,474 36.2% 2,570 63.1% 29 4,073 R+26.9
Northampton 1,943 48.4% 2,032 50.6% 39 4,014 R+2.2
Buckingham 1,577 39.5% 2,382 59.6% 36 3,995 R+20.2
Lunenburg 1,553 39.5% 2,330 59.3% 45 3,928 R+19.8
King George 1,328 33.8% 2,573 65.6% 24 3,925 R+31.7
King William 1,355 34.8% 2,512 64.5% 26 3,893 R+29.7
Madison 1,098 28.2% 2,763 71.0% 30 3,891 R+42.8
Amelia 1,393 36.7% 2,365 62.3% 41 3,799 R+25.6
Mathews 1,201 33.0% 2,392 65.7% 49 3,642 R+32.7
Middlesex 1,326 36.9% 2,233 62.1% 34 3,593 R+25.2
Radford city 1,610 45.0% 1,942 54.2% 28 3,580 R+9.3
Greene 779 22.9% 2,592 76.3% 28 3,399 R+53.3
Clarke 1,204 36.9% 2,046 62.7% 15 3,265 R+25.8
Sussex 1,671 51.6% 1,536 47.5% 29 3,236 D+4.2
Essex 1,158 40.0% 1,716 59.3% 22 2,896 R+19.3
Greensville 1,429 51.8% 1,297 47.0% 35 2,761 D+4.8
Franklin city 1,273 46.7% 1,418 52.0% 35 2,726 R+5.3
Williamsburg city 1,469 55.2% 1,168 43.9% 26 2,663 D+11.3
Cumberland 932 35.4% 1,677 63.6% 26 2,635 R+28.3
Surry 1,263 52.1% 1,138 47.0% 22 2,423 D+5.2
Rappahannock 842 35.3% 1,527 63.9% 19 2,388 R+28.7
Covington city 1,103 47.0% 1,227 52.3% 18 2,348 R+5.3
Richmond 715 30.5% 1,615 68.8% 16 2,346 R+38.4
Charles City 1,431 64.5% 759 34.2% 29 2,219 D+30.3
King and Queen 1,007 46.3% 1,151 52.9% 19 2,177 R+6.6
Bland 410 20.1% 1,607 78.9% 19 2,036 R+58.8
Craig 631 32.9% 1,268 66.1% 18 1,917 R+33.2
Emporia city 734 40.1% 1,079 58.9% 18 1,831 R+18.8
Buena Vista city 734 42.1% 1,000 57.4% 8 1,742 R+15.3
Bath 570 33.0% 1,132 65.6% 23 1,725 R+32.6
Lexington city 835 49.1% 853 50.1% 13 1,701 R+1.1
Galax city 667 39.3% 1,021 60.1% 10 1,698 R+20.8
Highland 345 29.9% 795 69.0% 12 1,152 R+39.1
Norton city 406 41.8% 554 57.0% 12 972 R+15.2
Manassas Park city 299 33.4% 584 65.3% 11 894 R+31.9

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Virginia governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
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