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The 2005 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2005 to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Republican nominee Bill Bolling defeated Democrat Leslie Byrne despite incumbent Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine's victory in the concurrent gubernatorial election.
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County and independent city results Bolling: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Byrne: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Leslie Byrne, State Senator for the 34th District (2000–2004) and U.S. Representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district (1993–1995)
Defeated in primary edit
- Viola Baskerville, Delegate for the 71st District (1998–2005)
- Chap Petersen, Delegate for the 37th District (2002–2006)
- Phillip Puckett, State Senator for the 38th District (1998–2014)
Endorsements edit
Leslie Byrne
- Organizations
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leslie Byrne | 37,904 | 32.9% | |
Democratic | Viola Baskerville | 30,083 | 26.1% | |
Democratic | Chap Petersen | 24,992 | 21.7% | |
Democratic | Phillip Puckett | 22,400 | 19.4% | |
Total votes | 115,379 | 100.00% |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Bill Bolling, State Senator for the 4th District (1996–2005)
Defeated in primary edit
- Sean Connaughton, Chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (2000–2006)
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bill Bolling | 98,941 | 58.2% | |
Republican | Sean Connaughton | 71,166 | 41.8% | |
Total votes | 170,107 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Candidates edit
- Leslie Byrne (Democratic), State Senator for the 34th District (2000–2004) and U.S. Representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district (1993–1995)
- Bill Bolling (Republican), State Senator for the 4th District (1996–2005)
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bill Bolling | 979,265 | 50.5% | ||
Democratic | Leslie Byrne | 956,906 | 49.3% | ||
Write-ins | 4065 | 0.2% | |||
Turnout | 1,940,236 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | Swing |
References edit
- ^ Helderman, Rosalind S. (May 24, 2005). "Political Fixture Strives for Comeback". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "2005 Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary". Virginia Department of Elections. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "2005 Lieutenant Governor Republican Primary". Virginia Department of Elections. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018.