1985 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1985 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1981 November 5, 1985 1989  →

Nominee Douglas Wilder John Chichester Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 685,329 636,695 Percentage 51.84% 48.16%

County and independent city results Congressional district results Wilder:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Chichester:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election Dick Davis Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Douglas Wilder Democratic

The 1985 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1985. Democratic nominee Douglas Wilder defeated Republican nominee John Chichester with 51.84% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Douglas Wilder, Democratic, State Senator
• John Chichester, Republican, State Senator

Debate

1985 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Republican
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Douglas Wilder	John Chichester
1	Oct. 4, 1985			C-SPAN	P	P

Results

1985 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Douglas Wilder	685,329	51.84%
	Republican	John Chichester	636,695	48.16%
Majority			48,634	3.68%
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "1985 Lieutenant Governor General Election". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1985. Retrieved May 19, 2021.