Elections / 1981 · Governor · VA
Virginia — 1981 governor election
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Akashic1981 · GovernorVirginia · GovernorChuck RobbD+7.1
Candidates
Virginia 1981 governor — certified statewide results.
- Chuck Robb✓Democratic760,35753.6%
- Marshall ColemanRepublican659,39846.4%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+12.7Governor 1981D+7.1vs. baselineD+19.8
Virginia's 1981 governor race ran 19.8 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1981 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.