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Election 1997 Results

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1997 Virginia governor election

Jim Gilmore (Republican) beat Don Beyer (Democrat) in Virginia in 1997, 55.8% to 42.6%, a margin of 13.3 points and 230,091 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1993, when George F. Allen won.

Republicans led in 105 of the 133 counties and Democrats in 28. The largest, Fairfax, cast 245,778 votes and went to the Republican by 5.8 points. The closest was Radford city, where 5 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
Jim Gilmore won Republican 969,062 55.8%
Don Beyer Democratic 738,971 42.6%
All other candidates 28,281 1.6%
Total1,736,314

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfax 114,697 46.7% 129,038 52.5% 2,043 245,778 R+5.8
Virginia Beach city 34,036 38.7% 51,945 59.1% 1,986 87,967 R+20.4
Henrico 30,661 39.1% 46,367 59.2% 1,336 78,364 R+20.0
Chesterfield 21,621 31.1% 46,779 67.2% 1,173 69,573 R+36.2
Prince William 18,110 35.6% 32,049 63.1% 661 50,820 R+27.4
Arlington 30,736 62.0% 18,252 36.8% 592 49,580 D+25.2
Richmond city 30,643 62.3% 17,544 35.7% 984 49,171 D+26.6
Chesapeake city 18,509 41.2% 25,636 57.0% 792 44,937 R+15.9
Norfolk city 24,679 57.9% 17,101 40.1% 862 42,642 D+17.8
Newport News city 17,237 45.4% 20,033 52.7% 736 38,006 R+7.4
Loudoun 13,697 39.0% 20,997 59.7% 451 35,145 R+20.8
Hampton city 16,850 51.5% 15,432 47.1% 463 32,745 D+4.3
Alexandria city 18,144 61.4% 11,115 37.6% 282 29,541 D+23.8
Roanoke 10,576 36.0% 18,384 62.5% 443 29,403 R+26.6
Hanover 7,679 28.2% 19,187 70.5% 361 27,227 R+42.3
Portsmouth city 14,613 57.0% 10,641 41.5% 395 25,649 D+15.5
Albemarle 10,784 44.2% 13,287 54.4% 345 24,416 R+10.3
Roanoke city 11,857 49.2% 11,628 48.3% 603 24,088 D+1.0
Stafford 7,224 38.1% 11,416 60.2% 313 18,953 R+22.1
Bedford 6,084 33.3% 11,822 64.8% 348 18,254 R+31.4
Spotsylvania 6,872 38.4% 10,747 60.1% 277 17,896 R+21.7
Montgomery 7,882 44.7% 9,445 53.5% 311 17,638 R+8.9
Lynchburg city 7,634 43.6% 9,724 55.5% 159 17,517 R+11.9
Rockingham 4,224 25.6% 12,074 73.1% 217 16,515 R+47.5
Augusta 4,416 26.9% 11,789 71.8% 214 16,419 R+44.9
Suffolk city 6,959 44.6% 8,398 53.8% 260 15,617 R+9.2
Pittsylvania 4,720 30.6% 10,445 67.8% 245 15,410 R+37.2
James City 6,218 40.4% 8,984 58.3% 196 15,398 R+18.0
York 5,469 35.7% 9,628 62.9% 214 15,311 R+27.2
Henry 6,233 42.3% 8,014 54.4% 477 14,724 R+12.1
Fauquier 4,792 33.6% 9,293 65.2% 174 14,259 R+31.6
Campbell 4,744 33.4% 9,230 65.0% 218 14,192 R+31.6
Frederick 4,246 30.2% 9,672 68.8% 146 14,064 R+38.6
Washington 4,761 38.1% 7,528 60.3% 205 12,494 R+22.1
Franklin 4,760 39.0% 7,134 58.5% 299 12,193 R+19.5
Danville city 4,828 39.8% 7,165 59.1% 134 12,127 R+19.3
Tazewell 4,235 42.6% 5,515 55.4% 197 9,947 R+12.9
Shenandoah 2,718 27.4% 7,069 71.2% 136 9,923 R+43.8
Botetourt 3,136 32.5% 6,378 66.0% 148 9,662 R+33.6
Halifax 3,328 35.8% 5,756 62.0% 206 9,290 R+26.1
Wise 4,292 46.3% 4,834 52.2% 142 9,268 R+5.8
Smyth 3,510 38.8% 5,366 59.3% 175 9,051 R+20.5
Charlottesville city 5,352 60.2% 3,354 37.7% 186 8,892 D+22.5
Pulaski 3,522 39.8% 5,162 58.4% 162 8,846 R+18.5
Gloucester 3,074 34.8% 5,513 62.3% 256 8,843 R+27.6
Isle of Wight 3,411 41.8% 4,647 56.9% 109 8,167 R+15.1
Petersburg city 5,475 67.4% 2,460 30.3% 193 8,128 D+37.1
Amherst 3,400 42.0% 4,571 56.4% 131 8,102 R+14.5
Culpeper 2,708 34.3% 5,095 64.5% 98 7,901 R+30.2
Salem city 2,934 39.0% 4,445 59.1% 139 7,518 R+20.1
Russell 3,687 49.2% 3,675 49.1% 125 7,487 D+0.2
Lee 2,676 36.1% 4,460 60.1% 282 7,418 R+24.0
Accomack 2,511 34.5% 4,529 62.3% 234 7,274 R+27.7
Wythe 2,512 35.5% 4,401 62.1% 171 7,084 R+26.7
Manassas city 2,611 37.4% 4,277 61.3% 88 6,976 R+23.9
Prince George 2,305 33.6% 4,461 65.1% 86 6,852 R+31.5
Mecklenburg 2,408 35.1% 4,226 61.7% 217 6,851 R+26.5
Carroll 2,136 31.2% 4,549 66.4% 165 6,850 R+35.2
Warren 2,628 38.4% 4,139 60.5% 74 6,841 R+22.1
Louisa 2,806 41.0% 3,832 56.0% 200 6,838 R+15.0
Orange 2,443 36.6% 4,124 61.8% 111 6,678 R+25.2
Fairfax city 3,047 46.4% 3,451 52.5% 70 6,568 R+6.2
Goochland 2,395 37.1% 3,929 60.8% 136 6,460 R+23.7
Harrisonburg city 2,429 38.6% 3,793 60.3% 67 6,289 R+21.7
Scott 2,087 33.3% 4,050 64.7% 125 6,262 R+31.3
Buchanan 3,120 50.4% 2,941 47.5% 130 6,191 D+2.9
Colonial Heights city 1,446 23.5% 4,622 75.1% 90 6,158 R+51.6
Staunton city 2,352 38.3% 3,707 60.3% 85 6,144 R+22.1
Dinwiddie 2,321 38.3% 3,554 58.6% 190 6,065 R+20.3
Powhatan 1,567 26.7% 4,186 71.4% 109 5,862 R+44.7
Alleghany 2,452 44.8% 2,926 53.5% 93 5,471 R+8.7
Caroline 2,731 50.1% 2,600 47.7% 115 5,446 D+2.4
Rockbridge 1,937 36.2% 3,339 62.4% 79 5,355 R+26.2
Winchester city 2,131 40.2% 3,114 58.7% 59 5,304 R+18.5
Fluvanna 1,790 34.3% 3,337 64.0% 85 5,212 R+29.7
Page 1,890 36.6% 3,220 62.3% 57 5,167 R+25.7
Waynesboro city 1,758 35.1% 3,188 63.6% 69 5,015 R+28.5
Hopewell city 1,723 35.0% 3,100 63.0% 98 4,921 R+28.0
Dickenson 2,379 49.6% 2,326 48.5% 94 4,799 D+1.1
Prince Edward 2,186 46.0% 2,476 52.1% 86 4,748 R+6.1
Martinsville city 2,377 50.4% 2,206 46.7% 136 4,719 D+3.6
Grayson 1,696 36.7% 2,803 60.6% 125 4,624 R+23.9
Giles 1,951 42.3% 2,582 55.9% 84 4,617 R+13.7
Southampton 2,105 45.8% 2,345 51.0% 151 4,601 R+5.2
New Kent 1,599 35.1% 2,856 62.7% 99 4,554 R+27.6
Patrick 1,679 37.1% 2,726 60.2% 123 4,528 R+23.1
Fredericksburg city 2,394 54.0% 1,952 44.1% 85 4,431 D+10.0
Brunswick 2,220 51.9% 1,946 45.5% 113 4,279 D+6.4
Nelson 2,113 49.9% 2,014 47.5% 111 4,238 D+2.3
Falls Church city 2,655 65.1% 1,396 34.2% 28 4,079 D+30.9
Lancaster 1,464 36.0% 2,523 62.0% 80 4,067 R+26.0
Westmoreland 1,801 44.8% 2,148 53.4% 74 4,023 R+8.6
Nottoway 1,754 43.7% 2,201 54.8% 60 4,015 R+11.1
Appomattox 1,707 43.1% 2,177 55.0% 76 3,960 R+11.9
Northumberland 1,337 35.0% 2,409 63.1% 69 3,815 R+28.1
Middlesex 1,401 36.8% 2,279 59.9% 122 3,802 R+23.1
Lunenburg 1,502 39.6% 2,230 58.8% 58 3,790 R+19.2
Madison 1,312 34.7% 2,386 63.1% 84 3,782 R+28.4
King William 1,430 38.0% 2,277 60.4% 61 3,768 R+22.5
Floyd 1,350 36.0% 2,288 61.0% 111 3,749 R+25.0
Bristol city 1,499 40.6% 2,172 58.8% 24 3,695 R+18.2
Poquoson city 1,053 28.6% 2,592 70.5% 34 3,679 R+41.8
King George 1,502 41.4% 2,063 56.9% 60 3,625 R+15.5
Northampton 1,747 48.7% 1,755 48.9% 88 3,590 R+0.2
Charlotte 1,285 36.1% 2,184 61.4% 88 3,557 R+25.3
Mathews 1,236 35.0% 2,184 61.9% 111 3,531 R+26.8
Buckingham 1,548 45.1% 1,799 52.4% 89 3,436 R+7.3
Greene 930 28.7% 2,233 68.9% 77 3,240 R+40.2
Clarke 1,347 42.1% 1,800 56.3% 50 3,197 R+14.2
Amelia 1,101 35.3% 1,947 62.3% 75 3,123 R+27.1
Radford city 1,471 49.2% 1,466 49.0% 54 2,991 D+0.2
Sussex 1,512 51.1% 1,371 46.3% 77 2,960 D+4.8
Greensville 1,483 54.4% 1,201 44.0% 43 2,727 D+10.3
Williamsburg city 1,451 53.8% 1,206 44.7% 39 2,696 D+9.1
Essex 1,079 40.9% 1,499 56.8% 62 2,640 R+15.9
Cumberland 896 35.9% 1,549 62.1% 50 2,495 R+26.2
Franklin city 1,207 50.3% 1,134 47.3% 59 2,400 D+3.0
Rappahannock 982 42.4% 1,301 56.2% 32 2,315 R+13.8
Surry 1,229 55.3% 944 42.5% 50 2,223 D+12.8
Charles City 1,311 62.6% 743 35.5% 40 2,094 D+27.1
King and Queen 988 47.7% 1,032 49.8% 51 2,071 R+2.1
Craig 736 37.3% 1,180 59.8% 56 1,972 R+22.5
Richmond 651 34.0% 1,211 63.3% 50 1,912 R+29.3
Covington city 935 51.3% 857 47.0% 31 1,823 D+4.3
Bland 564 31.7% 1,180 66.3% 35 1,779 R+34.6
Lexington city 808 52.8% 703 46.0% 18 1,529 D+6.9
Emporia city 573 38.5% 855 57.5% 60 1,488 R+19.0
Buena Vista city 623 42.0% 846 57.0% 15 1,484 R+15.0
Bath 632 42.8% 807 54.6% 39 1,478 R+11.8
Galax city 588 40.2% 853 58.4% 20 1,461 R+18.1
Norton city 777 53.2% 647 44.3% 36 1,460 D+8.9
Manassas Park city 302 28.1% 754 70.1% 19 1,075 R+42.0
Highland 324 33.4% 630 64.9% 16 970 R+31.5

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

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1989 L. Douglas Wilder (D) D+0.4
1985 Gerald L. Baliles (D) D+10.4
1981 Charles S. Robb (D) D+7.1
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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