1985Final results
1985 election for Virginia Governor
Governor · Virginia
Gerald L. Baliles (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Wyatt B. Durrette (R) by 10.4 points.
Gerald L. BalilesDemocrat · winner
55.2%741,438
Wyatt B. DurretteRepublican
44.8%601,649
1,343,087 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1985
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET