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County and independent city results Gilmore: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Dolan: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1993 Virginia Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1993, to elect the next attorney general of Virginia. The Republican nominee, Jim Gilmore, defeated the Democratic nominee, William Dolan, by around 12 percent.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Mark Earley | 958,982 | 56.1 | ||
Democratic | William Dolan | 749,565 | 43.9 | ||
Write-in | 370 | 0.02% | |||
Total votes | 1,708,917 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
James Stuart Gilmore III is an American politician, statesman, diplomat, and former attorney who served as the 68th Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. A member of the Republican Party, Gilmore also chaired the Republican National Committee in 2001 and served as the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe during the Trump administration.
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