Governor seat · statewide
Virginia Governor
13 elections since 1977: Democrats won 8, Republicans 5.
2025 election
Nov 4, 2025 · changed party- Abigail Davis Spanberger (D) · won57.6%
- Winsome Earle-Sears (R)42.2%
Source: Virginia Department of ElectionsUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:26 PM ET
Every election for this seat
13 races since 1977; the seat changed party 7 times.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Abigail Davis Spanberger (D)Flip | Winsome Earle-Sears (R) | 15.4 |
| 2021 | Glenn Allen Youngkin (R)Flip | Terence Richard McAuliffe (D) | 1.9 |
| 2017 | Ralph Shearer Northam (D) | Edward Walter Gillespie (R) | 8.9 |
| 2013 | Terry McAuliffe (D)Flip | Ken Cuccinelli (R) | 2.5 |
| 2009 | Robert F. McDonnell (R)Flip | Creigh Deeds (D) | 17.4 |
| 2005 | Tim Kaine (D) | Jerry W. Kilgore (R) | 5.9 |
| 2001 | Mark Warner (D)Flip | Mark Earley (R) | 5.2 |
| 1997 | James S. Gilmore III (R) | Don Beyer (D) | 13.5 |
| 1993 | George Allen (R)Flip | Mary Sue Terry (D) | 17.5 |
| 1989 | L. Douglas Wilder (D) | J. Marshall Coleman (R) | 0.4 |
| 1985 | Gerald L. Baliles (D) | Wyatt B. Durrette (R) | 10.4 |
| 1981 | Charles Robb (D)Flip | J. Marshall Coleman (R) | 7.1 |
| 1977 | John N. Dalton (R) | Henry Howell (D) | 12.7 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)