Virginia gubernatorial election, 1989
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300px Virginia gubernatorial election results map.
Blue denotes counties/districts won by Wilder. Red denotes those won by Coleman. |
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Incumbent Democratic Governor Jerry Baliles was unable to seek a second term due to term limits. Democratic nominee and Lieutenant Governor L. Douglas Wilder squared off against former Attorney General of Virginia J. Marshall Coleman in one of the closest elections in Virginia history. Upon taking the oath of office in January 1990, Governor Wilder became the first African-American governor of Virginia, and the first African-American governor of any state since reconstruction more than 100 years earlier.
Republican primary
Candidates
- J. Marshall Coleman, former Attorney General of Virginia, 1981 Republican nominee for Governor
- Paul S. Trible, Jr., former U.S. Senator
- Stanford Parris, U.S. Congressman
| Republican primary results[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | J. Marshall Coleman | 147,941 | 36.81 | |
| Republican | Paul S. Trible, Jr. | 141,120 | 35.11 | |
| Republican | Stanford Parris | 112,826 | 28.07 | |
| Total votes | 401,887 | 100.00 | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | L. Douglas Wilder | 897,139 | 50.14% | -5.05% | |
| Republican | J. Marshall Coleman | 890,285 | 49.75% | +4.96% | |
| Write-ins | 1,947 | 0.11% | |||
| Majority | 6,854 | 0.38% | -10.03% | ||
| Turnout | 1,789,371 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ↑ Commonwealth of Virginia. State Board of Elections. "Recapitulation--Republican Primary Election" Official Election Results 1989. Comp. Susan H. Fitz-Hugh. Richmond, Virginia: n.p., 1989. 49. Print.
- ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=51&year=1989&f=0&off=5
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