2009 Virginia gubernatorial election
The 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election took place in Virginia on November 3, 2009. The incumbent governor , Democrat Tim Kaine , was not eligible to run due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution , though others in the state's executive branch were not restricted. (Virginia is the only state that prohibits a governor from serving consecutive terms.) Republican Bob McDonnell was elected as governor as part of a Republican sweep. Republican Bill Bolling was reelected as lieutenant governor , and Republican Ken Cuccinelli was elected as attorney general . The winners were inaugurated on January 16, 2010, and served until January 11, 2014.
State Senator Creigh Deeds was selected as the Democratic nominee, having defeated former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe and former state Delegate Brian Moran in the Democratic primary election .[ 2] [ 3] This was the first contested Democratic primary in two decades.[ 4] McDonnell, a former state attorney general, was selected at his party's nominating convention .[ 5] The two major candidates competed in the 2005 Virginia Attorney General election, and were in a rematch, but in the Governor's race. McDonnell defeated Deeds in the general election by a margin of 59%–41%, much larger than the previous Attorney General election . This would be the last time until 2021 that a Republican would win any statewide election in Virginia. This is also the last time any of the following counties have voted Republican in a statewide race: Albemarle , Fairfax , Prince William , Henrico , Sussex , Brunswick , and the independent city of Suffolk .
Democratic primary
Candidates
Campaign
McAuliffe campaigning
The Democratic primary campaign for governor unofficially began on December 13, 2007, when State Senator Creigh Deeds , who ran for Attorney General of Virginia in 2005, announced that he would run for the Democratic nomination. State Delegate Brian Moran , brother of Congressman Jim Moran , joined Deeds on January 4, 2008, when he established a political action committee . For the following year (before McAuliffe indicated his intentions to run), Deeds and Moran squared off picking up endorsements, and raising money. On January 3, 2009, McLean resident Terry McAuliffe , former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and chairman of Hillary Clinton 's 2008 presidential campaign announced that he was also running.[ 2] The Democratic primary, which took place on June 9, 2009, was the first contested in over twenty years.[ 4]
Sign outside Alexandria City Hall, indicating the nearest polling place
Moran received many endorsements from members of the State Democratic Party as well as the mayors of the Hampton Roads area.[citation needed ] Deeds picked up support from Northern and Western Virginia, such as the endorsement from U.S. Congressman Rick Boucher . The area of strength for Deeds was concentrated in Western and Southern Virginia, and the area of strength for Moran consisted mostly of Eastern Virginia with both reaching out to Northern Virginian voters.[citation needed ]
The race was close from the beginning, with McAuliffe considered to be a semi "front-runner" due to his lead in the polls and big campaign war chest. However, in the last few weeks of the race, Deeds began to surge up in the polls. By election night, June 9, Deeds swept to victory. Creigh Deeds spent $14.49 for each vote on the Democratic primary election. Terry McAuliffe spent $68.25 for each vote on the Democratic primary election.[ 6]
Endorsements
List of Terry McAuliffe endorsements
List of Creigh Deeds endorsements
List of Brian Moran endorsements
Fundraising
Fundraising totals through June 30, 2009, from the Virginia Public Access Project .
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on Hand
Creigh Deeds
$6,207,528
$3,486,179
$2,721,350
Terry McAuliffe
$8,250,507
$8,250,205
$304
Bob McDonnell
$73,981
$3,360
$920,623
Brian Moran
$4,057,882
$4,034,070
$23,816
Polling
Results
Democratic primary results by county: Deeds—30–40%
Deeds—40–50%
Deeds—50–60%
Deeds—60–70%
Deeds—70–80%
Deeds—80–90%
Deeds—90–100%
McAuliffe—30–40%
McAuliffe—40–50%
McAuliffe—50–60%
Moran—30–40%
Moran—40–50%
Moran—50–60%
Republican convention
Attorney General Bob McDonnell first announced his intention to run at American Legion 's Boys State of Virginia 2007. This was the sixth consecutive Virginian gubernatorial election in which an attorney general ran.
McDonnell was the only Republican candidate to file with the election board before the November 2008 deadline. As a result, there was no Republican Party primary. McDonnell accepted the Republican nomination at a state convention on May 30, 2009, in Richmond .[ 46] Other potential candidates for the Republican nomination, lieutenant governor Bill Bolling and former senator George Allen , both declined to run.[ 47]
Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele had said that the election for governor of Virginia is one of the most important elections for the Republican Party.[ 48]
General election
Deeds and McDonnell both ran for Attorney General of Virginia in 2005. McDonnell won by just over 300 votes, in the same election in which Tim Kaine was elected Governor with 52% of the vote.
The main themes of the election were the economy, transportation, and jobs .
The first debate was in Hot Springs, Virginia on July 25.[ 49]
Vice President Joe Biden campaigned for Deeds in Henrico County, Virginia , a suburb of Richmond, Virginia on July 16.[ 50] Also attending were Richmond Mayor Dwight Clinton Jones , state senator A. Donald McEachin (D-Henrico), and Virginia first lady Anne Holton .[ 51]
President Obama and Governor Kaine campaigning with Deeds on August 6
On August 6, President Barack Obama and Governor Tim Kaine campaigned for Deeds in McLean, Virginia .[ 52]
Deeds is from Bath County, Virginia , a rural area of fewer than 5,000 people, where John McCain received over 55% of the vote. McDonnell is from Virginia Beach , which McCain won with 49.9%.[ 53]
Fundraising
Candidate
General Elec. Raised
Total Raised
R Creigh Deeds (Democrat)
$10,057,402
$16,264,930
Robert F McDonnell (Republican)
$21,466,436
$21,466,436
Predictions
Polling
Source
Dates Administered
Creigh Deeds (D)
Bob McDonnell (R)
SurveyUSA [ 55]
October 30 – November 1, 2009
40%
58%
Public Policy Polling [ 56]
November 1, 2009
42%
56%
Mason-Dixon /Richmond Times-Dispatch [ 57]
October 28–29, 2009
41%
53%
Research 2000 [ 58]
October 26–28, 2009
44%
54%
Center for Community Research [ 59]
October 21–27, 2009
36%
53%
Rasmussen Reports [ 60]
October 27, 2009
41%
54%
SurveyUSA [ 61]
October 25–26, 2009
41%
58%
Public Policy Polling [ 62]
October 23–26, 2009
40%
55%
The Washington Post [ 63]
October 22–25, 2009
44%
55%
Virginia Commonwealth University [ 64]
October 21–25, 2009
36%
54%
SurveyUSA [ 65]
October 17–19, 2009
40%
59%
Public Policy Polling [ 66]
October 16–19, 2009
40%
52%
Clarus Research [ 67]
October 18–19, 2009
41%
49%
CNU-Pilot-WVEC [ 68]
October 19, 2009
31%
45%
Rasmussen Reports [ 69]
October 12, 2009
43%
50%
Mason-Dixon [ 70]
October 6–8, 2009
40%
48%
The Washington Post [ 71]
October 4–7, 2009
44%
53%
Survey USA [ 72]
October 2–4, 2009
43%
54%
Rasmussen Reports [ 73]
September 29, 2009
42%
51%
Survey USA [ 74]
September 26–28, 2009
41%
55%
Public Policy Polling [ 75]
September 25–28, 2009
43%
48%
Insider Advantage [ 76]
September 23, 2009
44%
48%
The Washington Post [ 77]
September 20, 2009
47%
51%
Research 2000 [ 78]
September 14–16, 2009
43%
50%
Rasmussen Reports [ 79]
September 16, 2009
46%
48%
Clarus Research Group [ 80]
September 16, 2009
37%
42%
Survey USA [ 81]
September 3, 2009
42%
54%
Rasmussen Reports [ 82]
September 1, 2009
42%
51%
Public Policy Polling [ 83]
August 28–31, 2009
42%
49%
Washington Post [ 84]
August 16, 2009
40%
47%
Rasmussen Reports [ 85]
August 10, 2009
38%
47%
Research 2000 [ 86]
August 3–5, 2009
43%
51%
Public Policy Polling [ 87]
July 31 – August 3, 2009
37%
51%
Survey USA [ 88]
July 27–28, 2009
40%
55%
Rasmussen Reports [ 89]
July 14, 2009
41%
44%
Public Policy Polling [ 90]
June 30 – July 2, 2009
43%
49%
Research 2000 [ 91]
June 15–17, 2009
44%
45%
ALR [ 92]
June 10–14, 2009
42%
38%
Rasmussen Reports [ 93]
June 10, 2009
47%
41%
Survey USA [ 94]
June 5 – 7, 2009
43%
47%
Survey USA [ 34]
May 31 – June 2, 2009
43%
44%
Research 2000 [ 95]
May 18–20, 2009
32%
45%
Survey USA [ 38]
May 17–19, 2009
40%
46%
Survey USA [ 40]
April 27, 2009
39%
44%
Rasmussen Reports [ 96]
April 15, 2009
30%
45%
Research 2000 [ 41]
April 6–8, 2009
31%
38%
Rasmussen Reports [ 97]
February 4, 2009
30%
39%
Rasmussen Reports [ 98]
December 4, 2008
39%
39%
Public Policy Polling [ 99]
June 14–16, 2008
27%
32%
Hypothetical polling
with McAuliffe
with Moran
Results
By county and independent city
County[ 105]
McDonnell
Votes
Deeds
Votes
Others
Votes
Accomack
62.4%
5,400
37.6%
3,249
0.0%
2
Albemarle
50.5%
15,767
49.4%
15,433
0.1%
35
Alexandria
37.0%
13,050
62.8%
22,108
0.2%
71
Alleghany
38.7%
2,017
61.2%
3,190
0.1%
3
Amelia
71.1%
2,878
28.9%
1,168
0.0%
2
Amherst
67.9%
5,976
32.1%
2,827
0.0%
4
Appomattox
74.3%
3,397
25.6%
1,172
0.0%
1
Arlington
34.3%
19,325
65.5%
36,949
0.2%
141
Augusta
77.4%
15,661
22.5%
4,558
0.1%
16
Bath
36.5%
666
63.5%
1,159
0.1%
1
Bedford County
77.1%
16,881
22.9%
5,009
0.1%
14
Bedford
64.8%
1,016
35.2%
553
0.0%
0
Bland
75.9%
1,394
24.1%
442
0.1%
1
Botetourt
71.3%
7,726
28.6%
3,097
0.2%
19
Bristol
72.4%
2,760
27.5%
1,047
0.1%
3
Brunswick
50.5%
2,107
49.4%
2,062
0.1%
4
Buchanan
63.2%
3,261
36.7%
1,895
0.0%
2
Buckingham
63.4%
2,313
36.6%
1,335
0.0%
0
Buena Vista
60.9%
824
39.1%
528
0.0%
0
Campbell
76.9%
11,611
22.9%
3,457
0.2%
26
Caroline
56.5%
3,709
43.5%
2,855
0.1%
4
Carroll
73.0%
5,229
27.0%
1,932
0.1%
5
Charles City
41.4%
890
58.5%
1,259
0.1%
2
Charlotte
66.6%
2,347
33.2%
1,171
0.1%
5
Charlottesville
26.2%
2,636
73.6%
7,406
0.1%
14
Chesapeake
60.3%
32,518
39.6%
21,376
0.1%
43
Chesterfield
66.3%
59,558
33.6%
30,161
0.2%
156
Clarke
63.3%
2,744
36.6%
1,586
0.1%
4
Colonial Heights
83.1%
4,333
16.8%
877
0.0%
2
Covington
34.1%
507
65.8%
979
0.1%
2
Craig
67.8%
1,091
32.2%
518
0.1%
1
Culpeper
70.3%
7,253
29.6%
3,057
0.1%
14
Cumberland
64.1%
1,728
35.9%
967
0.0%
1
Danville
55.0%
6,001
44.9%
4,906
0.1%
11
Dickenson
60.5%
2,176
39.5%
1,420
0.1%
3
Dinwiddie
62.6%
4,461
37.3%
2,661
0.1%
4
Emporia
52.4%
690
47.6%
627
0.1%
1
Essex
60.8%
1,631
39.2%
1,051
0.0%
0
Fairfax County
50.7%
138,655
49.1%
134,189
0.2%
438
Fairfax
53.0%
3,285
46.9%
2,909
0.1%
7
Falls Church
34.9%
1,463
64.9%
2,718
0.1%
6
Fauquier
68.8%
12,309
31.1%
5,566
0.1%
23
Floyd
65.8%
2,951
34.1%
1,529
0.2%
7
Fluvanna
63.4%
4,850
36.5%
2,791
0.1%
10
Franklin County
68.8%
10,283
31.1%
4,656
0.1%
12
Franklin
45.4%
1,013
54.5%
1,216
0.0%
1
Frederick
74.8%
13,274
25.1%
4,456
0.1%
25
Fredericksburg
48.9%
2,231
50.8%
2,318
0.2%
10
Galax
62.4%
818
37.4%
490
0.2%
3
Giles
63.3%
2,916
36.6%
1,683
0.1%
4
Gloucester
72.1%
8,126
27.8%
3,130
0.1%
16
Goochland
70.8%
5,837
29.1%
2,401
0.1%
10
Grayson
70.3%
3,026
29.7%
1,279
0.0%
0
Greene
72.5%
3,514
27.4%
1,326
0.1%
5
Greensville
47.4%
1,283
52.6%
1,426
0.0%
0
Halifax
61.5%
5,453
38.3%
3,390
0.2%
19
Hampton
42.0%
13,559
57.9%
18,696
0.1%
47
Hanover
76.2%
26,401
23.6%
8,180
0.1%
46
Harrisonburg
57.7%
3,816
42.2%
2,790
0.2%
11
Henrico
56.2%
49,462
43.7%
38,420
0.1%
114
Henry
63.0%
8,160
37.0%
4,791
0.0%
1
Highland
55.1%
619
44.9%
505
0.0%
0
Hopewell
62.4%
2,926
37.4%
1,753
0.2%
11
Isle of Wight
65.8%
7,684
34.1%
3,981
0.1%
8
James City
65.6%
15,193
34.3%
7,945
0.1%
25
King and Queen
58.9%
1,175
41.0%
819
0.1%
2
King George
70.2%
3,839
29.7%
1,624
0.1%
7
King William
71.5%
3,411
28.4%
1,354
0.1%
3
Lancaster
64.6%
3,051
35.2%
1,661
0.3%
12
Lee
74.3%
3,755
25.7%
1,300
0.0%
1
Lexington
39.3%
592
60.5%
911
0.1%
2
Loudoun
61.0%
39,996
38.8%
25,430
0.1%
95
Louisa
65.3%
5,713
34.6%
3,023
0.1%
7
Lunenburg
62.5%
2,040
37.5%
1,222
0.0%
1
Lynchburg
61.8%
12,503
38.1%
7,713
0.1%
26
Madison
69.5%
2,892
30.5%
1,268
0.1%
3
Manassas
61.9%
4,266
38.0%
2,618
0.1%
5
Manassas Park
60.2%
1,006
39.8%
666
0.0%
0
Martinsville
48.2%
1,565
51.7%
1,678
0.2%
5
Mathews
69.9%
2,490
30.0%
1,067
0.1%
4
Mecklenburg
67.7%
4,872
32.3%
2,327
0.0%
1
Middlesex
69.5%
2,652
30.4%
1,161
0.1%
2
Montgomery
54.5%
11,378
45.3%
9,455
0.2%
35
Nelson
53.7%
2,683
46.2%
2,311
0.1%
5
New Kent
74.4%
4,526
25.5%
1,549
0.1%
6
Newport News
49.9%
18,401
50.0%
18,415
0.1%
41
Norfolk
39.8%
15,913
60.1%
24,025
0.1%
50
Northampton
51.0%
1,976
48.9%
1,892
0.1%
4
Northumberland
65.4%
3,167
34.4%
1,665
0.2%
10
Norton
60.6%
568
39.3%
369
0.1%
1
Nottoway
58.3%
2,415
41.6%
1,723
0.1%
6
Orange
67.3%
6,248
32.7%
3,033
0.1%
6
Page
70.1%
5,245
29.7%
2,223
0.1%
9
Patrick
70.0%
3,383
29.9%
1,442
0.1%
5
Petersburg
19.0%
1,221
81.0%
5,214
0.0%
3
Pittsylvania
71.5%
11,739
28.5%
4,689
0.0%
0
Poquoson
80.2%
3,737
19.8%
922
0.1%
3
Portsmouth
40.2%
8,824
59.8%
13,124
0.1%
15
Powhatan
79.8%
7,287
20.0%
1,828
0.1%
11
Prince Edward
55.0%
2,752
44.9%
2,250
0.1%
4
Prince George
68.9%
5,846
31.0%
2,634
0.1%
7
Prince William
58.7%
43,993
41.2%
30,847
0.1%
100
Pulaski
65.1%
5,689
34.8%
3,044
0.0%
3
Radford
54.6%
1,554
45.3%
1,291
0.1%
3
Rappahannock
57.7%
1,664
42.2%
1,217
0.1%
3
Richmond County
68.3%
1,525
31.7%
708
0.0%
1
Richmond
30.5%
13,785
69.2%
31,241
0.2%
101
Roanoke County
68.0%
20,617
31.8%
9,643
0.1%
45
Roanoke
48.0%
9,929
51.9%
10,731
0.1%
21
Rockbridge
58.1%
3,964
41.9%
2,859
0.0%
3
Rockingham
78.1%
16,519
21.8%
4,599
0.1%
22
Russell
62.4%
4,812
37.6%
2,895
0.0%
2
Salem
66.5%
4,706
33.4%
2,365
0.2%
11
Scott
78.8%
4,370
21.1%
1,172
0.1%
3
Shenandoah
74.9%
9,129
25.0%
3,049
0.1%
18
Smyth
73.5%
5,424
26.4%
1,946
0.1%
7
Southampton
59.8%
2,992
40.2%
2,011
0.0%
2
Spotsylvania
68.4%
17,831
31.5%
8,220
0.1%
36
Stafford
67.4%
19,164
32.4%
9,226
0.2%
46
Staunton
58.5%
3,715
41.4%
2,627
0.1%
4
Suffolk
55.7%
11,095
44.2%
8,798
0.1%
14
Surry
46.2%
1,105
53.6%
1,283
0.2%
5
Sussex
52.4%
1,528
47.6%
1,386
0.0%
0
Tazewell
73.4%
7,588
26.6%
2,749
0.1%
7
Virginia Beach
63.7%
63,964
36.2%
36,303
0.1%
96
Warren
68.6%
5,604
31.3%
2,559
0.1%
8
Washington
74.9%
10,348
25.1%
3,469
0.0%
5
Waynesboro
68.9%
3,447
31.0%
1,549
0.1%
6
Westmoreland
58.6%
2,422
41.4%
1,711
0.0%
2
Williamsburg
45.3%
1,579
54.6%
1,905
0.1%
5
Winchester
60.7%
3,215
39.2%
2,076
0.2%
8
Wise
70.3%
5,538
29.6%
2,327
0.1%
9
Wythe
72.6%
5,650
27.2%
2,119
0.1%
10
York
69.6%
13,420
30.3%
5,839
0.1%
23
Counties and independent cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican
See also
Notes
References
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