Elections / 1989 · Governor · VA
Virginia — 1989 governor election
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Akashic1989 · GovernorVirginia · GovernorDouglas WilderD+0.4
Candidates
Virginia 1989 governor — certified statewide results.
- Douglas Wilder✓Democratic896,93650.2%
- Marshall ColemanRepublican890,19549.8%
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 1988R+20.5Governor 1989D+0.4vs. baselineD+20.9
Virginia's 1989 governor race ran 20.9 points more Democratic than its 1988 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1989 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.