1993 Virginia gubernatorial election

1993 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Turnout61.1% (voting eligible)[1]
 
Nominee George Allen Mary Sue Terry
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,045,319 733,527
Percentage 58.3% 40.9%

County and independent city results
Allen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Terry:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

L. Douglas Wilder
Democratic

Elected Governor

George Allen
Republican

The 1993 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1993. Barred from seeking a second term due to term limits restricting consecutive terms for Virginia governor, incumbent Democratic governor L. Douglas Wilder was replaced by Republican nominee and former U.S. representative George Allen. Allen, who had defeated Clinton Miller for the Republican nomination, defeated longtime attorney general of Virginia Mary Sue Terry, the Democratic nominee by 58.27% to 40.89%, which ended 12 consecutive years of Democratic control of the governor's mansion.

  1. ^ Virginia Department of Elections (2016). "Registration/Turnout Statistics". The Commonwealth of Virginia. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016.