Governor elections in Virginia
● In officeAbigail SpanbergerDemocratic
Elections won
R 8 · D 34 · Other 244 gubernatorial elections since 1851
Last decided by
15.4 pts2025, Abigail Spanberger over Winsome Earle-Sears
Closest ever
0.37 pts1989, L. Douglas Wilder over J. Marshall Coleman
Longest streak
21 in a rowDemocratic, 1885–1965
Next election
2029Tuesday, November 6, 2029
Virginia's governor is Democrat Abigail Spanberger; Spanberger won the most recent race by 15.4 points in 2025. Spanberger has held the office since 2025. The 2025 race put Spanberger ahead of Winsome Earle-Sears, 15.4 points clear. Across 44 elections since 1851, Republicans have won 8 and Democrats 34, with 2 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1989, decided by 0.37 points; the widest 1913, by 86.7 points.
Abigail Spanberger D 1,976,857 · Winsome Earle-Sears R 1,449,586
Glenn Youngkin R 1,663,158 · Terry McAuliffe D 1,599,470
Ralph Northam D 1,409,175 · Ed. W. Gillespie R 1,175,731
Bob McDonnell R 1,163,651 · Creigh Deeds D 818,950
Tim Kaine D 1,025,942 · Jerry Kilgore R 912,327
Mark R. Warner D 984,177 · Mark Earley R 887,234
Jim Gilmore R 969,062 · Don Beyer D 738,971
George F. Allen R 1,045,319 · Mary Sue Terry D 733,527
L. Douglas Wilder D 896,936 · J. Marshall Coleman R 890,195
Gerald Baliles D 741,438 · Wyatt Durrette R 601,652
Chuck Robb D 760,357 · J. Marshall Coleman R 659,398
John N. Dalton R 699,302 · Henry Howell D 541,319
Mills Godwin R 525,075 · Henry Howell I 510,103
Linwood Holton R 480,869 · William C. Battle D 415,695
Albertis Harrison D 251,861 · H. Clyde Pearson R 142,567
J. Lindsay Almond D 326,921 · Ted Dalton R 188,628
Thomas B. Stanley D 226,998 · Ted Dalton R 183,328
John S. Battle D 184,772 · Walter Johnson R 71,991
William M. Tuck D 112,355 · S. Floyd Landreth R 52,386
Colgate Darden D 98,680 · Benjamin Muse R 21,896
James H. Price D 124,145 · J. Powell Royall R 23,670
George C. Peery D 122,820 · Fred W. McWane R 40,377
John Garland Pollard D 169,329 · William Moseley Brown R 99,650
Harry F. Byrd Sr. D 107,378 · Samuel H. Hoge R 37,592
E. Lee Trinkle D 139,416 · Henry W. Anderson R 65,833
Westmoreland Davis D 64,266 · T. J. Muncy R 24,957
Henry Carter Stuart D 66,518 · C. Campbell S 3,789
William Hodges Mann D 70,759 · William P. Kent R 40,357
Claude A. Swanson D 84,235 · Lunsford L. Lewis R 45,815
Andrew Jackson Montague D 116,691 · John Hampton Hoge R 81,366
James Hoge Tyler D 110,253 · Patrick H. McCaull R 56,739
Charles T. O'Ferrall D 128,144 · Edmund R Cocke P 79,653
Philip W. McKinney D 163,180 · William Mahone R 121,240
Fitzhugh Lee D 152,547 · John Sergeant Wise R 136,508
William E Cameron R 113,464 · John W. Daniel D 100,757
James L. Kemper D 119,672 · Robert William Hughes R 93,413
Gilbert Carlton Walker R 119,502 · Henry H. Wells R 101,184
John Letcher D 77,216 · William L. Goggin O 71,592
Henry Wise D 83,275 · Thomas Flournoy K 73,354
Joseph Johnson D 67,074 · George W. Summers W 59,476