2009Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2009 election for Virginia Governor
Governor · Virginia
Robert F. McDonnell (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Creigh Deeds (D) by 17.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert F. McDonnellRepublican · winner
58.7%1,163,651
Creigh DeedsDemocrat
41.3%818,950
1,982,601 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 2009
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET