Elections / 2021 · Governor · VA
Virginia — 2021 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2021 · GovernorVirginia · GovernorGlenn YoungkinR+1.9
Candidates
Virginia 2021 governor — certified statewide results.
- Glenn Youngkin✓Republican1,663,15850.6%
- Terry McAuliffeDemocrat1,599,47048.6%
- Princess BlandingLiberation23,1070.7%
An upset in a state Biden had carried by ten points a year earlier: Youngkin won the open seat (term-limited Democrat Ralph Northam) and Republicans swept all three statewide offices.
presidential baselinePresident 2020D+10.1Governor 2021R+1.9vs. baselineR+12.0
Virginia's 2021 governor race ran 12.0 points more Republican than its 2020 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2021 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.