Elections / 1997 · Governor · VA
Virginia — 1997 governor election
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Akashic1997 · GovernorVirginia · GovernorJim GilmoreR+13.5
Candidates
Virginia 1997 governor — certified statewide results.
- Jim Gilmore✓Republican969,06256.7%
- Don BeyerDemocratic738,97143.3%
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 1996R+2.0Governor 1997R+13.5vs. baselineR+11.5
Virginia's 1997 governor race ran 11.5 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1997 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.