2005 Virginia Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2005 Virginia Gubernatorial Election?

Tim Kaine won the 2005 Virginia Gubernatorial Election. Tim Kaine received 1,025,942 popular votes (51.72%). The main challenger was Jerry Kilgore (45.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Kaine and Kilgore

Kaine +5.7 pts · won by 113,615 votes
1,025,942 votes
912,327 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.