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Election 2009 Results

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2009 Virginia governor election

Robert F. McDonnell (Republican) beat Robert Creigh Deeds (Democrat) in Virginia in 2009, 58.6% to 41.3%, a margin of 17.4 points and 344,701 votes.

Virginia changed party: in 2005 it went Democratic, for T. M. Kaine.

Republicans led in 109 of the 129 counties and Democrats in 20. The largest, Fairfax, cast 279,487 votes and went to the Republican by 1.7 points. The closest was Newport News city, 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
Robert F. McDonnell won Republican 1,163,651 58.6%
Robert Creigh Deeds Democratic 818,950 41.3%
All other candidates 2,605 0.1%
Total1,985,206

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfax 137,098 49.1% 141,940 50.8% 449 279,487 R+1.7
Virginia Beach city 36,303 36.2% 63,964 63.7% 96 100,363 R+27.6
Chesterfield 30,161 33.6% 59,558 66.3% 156 89,875 R+32.7
Henrico 38,420 43.7% 49,462 56.2% 114 87,996 R+12.5
Prince William 30,847 41.2% 43,993 58.7% 100 74,940 R+17.5
Loudoun 25,430 38.8% 39,996 61.0% 95 65,521 R+22.2
Arlington 36,949 65.5% 19,325 34.3% 141 56,415 D+31.2
Chesapeake city 21,376 39.6% 32,518 60.3% 43 53,937 R+20.7
Roanoke 20,374 40.0% 30,546 59.9% 66 50,986 R+20.0
Richmond 31,949 67.3% 15,310 32.3% 201 47,460 D+35.1
Norfolk city 24,025 60.1% 15,913 39.8% 50 39,988 D+20.3
Newport News city 18,415 50.0% 18,401 49.9% 41 36,857 level
Alexandria city 22,108 62.8% 13,050 37.0% 71 35,229 D+25.7
Hanover 8,180 23.6% 26,401 76.2% 46 34,627 R+52.6
Hampton city 18,696 57.9% 13,559 42.0% 47 32,302 D+15.9
Albemarle 15,433 49.4% 15,767 50.5% 35 31,235 R+1.1
Stafford 9,226 32.4% 19,164 67.4% 46 28,436 R+34.9
Spotsylvania 8,220 31.5% 17,831 68.4% 36 26,087 R+36.8
Bedford 5,562 23.7% 17,897 76.2% 14 23,473 R+52.5
James City 7,945 34.3% 15,193 65.6% 25 23,163 R+31.3
Portsmouth city 13,124 59.8% 8,824 40.2% 15 21,963 D+19.6
Rockingham 4,599 21.8% 16,519 78.1% 22 21,140 R+56.4
Montgomery 9,455 45.3% 11,378 54.5% 35 20,868 R+9.2
Lynchburg city 7,713 38.1% 12,503 61.8% 26 20,242 R+23.7
Augusta 4,558 22.5% 15,661 77.4% 16 20,235 R+54.9
Suffolk city 8,798 44.2% 11,095 55.7% 14 19,907 R+11.5
York 5,839 30.3% 13,420 69.6% 23 19,282 R+39.3
Fauquier 5,566 31.1% 12,309 68.8% 23 17,898 R+37.7
Frederick 4,456 25.1% 13,274 74.8% 25 17,755 R+49.7
Franklin 5,872 34.2% 11,296 65.7% 13 17,181 R+31.6
Pittsylvania 4,689 28.5% 11,739 71.5% 16,428 R+42.9
Campbell 3,457 22.9% 11,611 76.9% 26 15,094 R+54.0
Washington 3,469 25.1% 10,348 74.9% 5 13,822 R+49.8
Henry 4,791 37.0% 8,160 63.0% 1 12,952 R+26.0
Shenandoah 3,049 25.0% 9,129 74.9% 18 12,196 R+49.9
Isle of Wight 3,981 34.1% 7,684 65.8% 8 11,673 R+31.7
Gloucester 3,130 27.8% 8,126 72.1% 16 11,272 R+44.3
Danville city 4,906 44.9% 6,001 55.0% 11 10,918 R+10.0
Botetourt 3,097 28.6% 7,726 71.3% 19 10,842 R+42.7
Tazewell 2,749 26.6% 7,588 73.4% 7 10,344 R+46.8
Culpeper 3,057 29.6% 7,253 70.3% 14 10,324 R+40.6
Charlottesville city 7,406 73.6% 2,636 26.2% 14 10,056 D+47.4
Orange 3,033 32.7% 6,248 67.3% 6 9,287 R+34.6
Powhatan 1,828 20.0% 7,287 79.8% 11 9,126 R+59.8
Halifax 3,390 38.3% 5,453 61.5% 19 8,862 R+23.3
Amherst 2,827 32.1% 5,976 67.9% 4 8,807 R+35.8
Louisa 3,023 34.6% 5,713 65.3% 7 8,743 R+30.8
Pulaski 3,044 34.8% 5,689 65.1% 3 8,736 R+30.3
Accomack 3,249 37.6% 5,400 62.4% 2 8,651 R+24.9
Prince George 2,634 31.0% 5,846 68.9% 7 8,487 R+37.8
Goochland 2,401 29.1% 5,837 70.8% 10 8,248 R+41.7
Warren 2,559 31.3% 5,604 68.6% 8 8,171 R+37.3
Wise 2,327 29.6% 5,538 70.3% 9 7,874 R+40.8
Wythe 2,119 27.2% 5,650 72.6% 10 7,779 R+45.4
Russell 2,895 37.6% 4,812 62.4% 2 7,709 R+24.9
Fluvanna 2,791 36.5% 4,850 63.4% 10 7,651 R+26.9
Page 2,223 29.7% 5,245 70.1% 9 7,477 R+40.4
Smyth 1,946 26.4% 5,424 73.5% 7 7,377 R+47.1
Mecklenburg 2,327 32.3% 4,872 67.7% 1 7,200 R+35.3
Carroll 1,932 27.0% 5,229 73.0% 5 7,166 R+46.0
Dinwiddie 2,661 37.3% 4,461 62.6% 4 7,126 R+25.3
Salem city 2,365 33.4% 4,706 66.5% 11 7,082 R+33.1
Manassas city 2,618 38.0% 4,266 61.9% 5 6,889 R+23.9
Rockbridge 2,859 41.9% 3,964 58.1% 3 6,826 R+16.2
Harrisonburg city 2,790 42.2% 3,816 57.7% 11 6,617 R+15.5
Caroline 2,855 43.5% 3,709 56.5% 4 6,568 R+13.0
Petersburg city 5,214 81.0% 1,221 19.0% 3 6,438 D+62.0
Staunton city 2,627 41.4% 3,715 58.5% 4 6,346 R+17.1
New Kent 1,549 25.5% 4,526 74.4% 6 6,081 R+49.0
Scott 1,172 21.1% 4,370 78.8% 3 5,545 R+57.7
King George 1,624 29.7% 3,839 70.2% 7 5,470 R+40.5
Winchester city 2,076 39.2% 3,215 60.7% 8 5,299 R+21.5
Colonial Heights city 877 16.8% 4,333 83.1% 2 5,212 R+66.3
Alleghany 3,190 61.2% 2,017 38.7% 3 5,210 D+22.5
Buchanan 1,895 36.7% 3,261 63.2% 2 5,158 R+26.5
Lee 1,300 25.7% 3,755 74.3% 1 5,056 R+48.6
Prince Edward 2,250 44.9% 2,752 55.0% 4 5,006 R+10.0
Southampton 2,011 40.2% 2,992 59.8% 2 5,005 R+19.6
Waynesboro city 1,549 31.0% 3,447 68.9% 6 5,002 R+37.9
Nelson 2,311 46.2% 2,683 53.7% 5 4,999 R+7.4
Greene 1,326 27.4% 3,514 72.5% 5 4,845 R+45.2
Northumberland 1,665 34.4% 3,167 65.4% 10 4,842 R+31.0
Patrick 1,442 29.9% 3,383 70.0% 5 4,830 R+40.2
King William 1,354 28.4% 3,411 71.5% 3 4,768 R+43.1
Lancaster 1,661 35.2% 3,051 64.6% 12 4,724 R+29.4
Hopewell city 1,753 37.4% 2,926 62.4% 11 4,690 R+25.0
Poquoson city 922 19.8% 3,737 80.2% 3 4,662 R+60.4
Giles 1,683 36.6% 2,916 63.3% 4 4,603 R+26.8
Appomattox 1,172 25.6% 3,397 74.3% 1 4,570 R+48.7
Fredericksburg city 2,318 50.8% 2,231 48.9% 10 4,559 D+1.9
Floyd 1,529 34.1% 2,951 65.8% 7 4,487 R+31.7
Clarke 1,586 36.6% 2,744 63.3% 4 4,334 R+26.7
Grayson 1,279 29.7% 3,026 70.3% 4,305 R+40.6
Falls Church city 2,718 64.9% 1,463 34.9% 6 4,187 D+30.0
Brunswick 2,062 49.4% 2,107 50.5% 4 4,173 R+1.1
Madison 1,268 30.5% 2,892 69.5% 3 4,163 R+39.0
Nottoway 1,723 41.6% 2,415 58.3% 6 4,144 R+16.7
Westmoreland 1,711 41.4% 2,422 58.6% 2 4,135 R+17.2
Amelia 1,168 28.9% 2,878 71.1% 2 4,048 R+42.2
Northampton 1,892 48.9% 1,976 51.0% 4 3,872 R+2.2
Middlesex 1,161 30.4% 2,652 69.5% 2 3,815 R+39.1
Bristol city 1,047 27.5% 2,760 72.4% 3 3,810 R+45.0
Buckingham 1,335 36.6% 2,313 63.4% 3,648 R+26.8
Dickenson 1,420 39.5% 2,176 60.5% 3 3,599 R+21.0
Mathews 1,067 30.0% 2,490 69.9% 4 3,561 R+40.0
Charlotte 1,171 33.2% 2,347 66.6% 5 3,523 R+33.4
Williamsburg city 1,905 54.6% 1,579 45.3% 5 3,489 D+9.3
Lunenburg 1,222 37.5% 2,040 62.5% 1 3,263 R+25.1
Martinsville city 1,678 51.7% 1,565 48.2% 5 3,248 D+3.5
Sussex 1,386 47.6% 1,528 52.4% 2,914 R+4.9
Rappahannock 1,217 42.2% 1,664 57.7% 3 2,884 R+15.5
Radford city 1,291 45.3% 1,554 54.6% 3 2,848 R+9.2
Greensville 1,426 52.6% 1,283 47.4% 2,709 D+5.3
Cumberland 967 35.9% 1,728 64.1% 1 2,696 R+28.2
Essex 1,051 39.2% 1,631 60.8% 2,682 R+21.6
Surry 1,283 53.6% 1,105 46.2% 5 2,393 D+7.4
Charles City 1,259 58.5% 890 41.4% 2 2,151 D+17.2
King and Queen 819 41.0% 1,175 58.9% 2 1,996 R+17.8
Bland 442 24.1% 1,394 75.9% 1 1,837 R+51.8
Bath 1,159 63.5% 666 36.5% 1 1,826 D+27.0
Manassas Park city 666 39.8% 1,006 60.2% 1,672 R+20.3
Craig 518 32.2% 1,091 67.8% 1 1,610 R+35.6
Lexington city 911 60.5% 592 39.3% 2 1,505 D+21.2
Covington city 979 65.8% 507 34.1% 2 1,488 D+31.7
Buena Vista city 528 39.1% 824 60.9% 1,352 R+21.9
Emporia city 627 47.6% 690 52.4% 1 1,318 R+4.8
Galax city 490 37.4% 818 62.4% 3 1,311 R+25.0
Highland 505 44.9% 619 55.1% 1,124 R+10.1
Norton city 369 39.3% 568 60.6% 1 938 R+21.2

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