2005Final results
2005 election for Virginia Governor
Governor · Virginia
Tim Kaine (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Jerry W. Kilgore (R) by 5.9 points.
Tim KaineDemocrat · winner
52.9%1,025,942
Jerry W. KilgoreRepublican
47.1%912,327
1,938,269 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 2005
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET