2005 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

See also: 2005 Virginia gubernatorial election

2005 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Bill Bolling Leslie Byrne Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 979,265 956,906 Percentage 50.5% 49.3%

County and independent city results Congressional district results Bolling:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Byrne:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Lieutenant-Governor before election Tim Kaine Democratic Elected Lieutenant-Governor Bill Bolling Republican

The 2005 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2005, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. Republican nominee Bill Bolling narrowly defeated Democrat Leslie Byrne despite incumbent Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine's victory in the concurrent gubernatorial election.

Until 2015, this was the most recent U.S. gubernatorial election of which the Lieutenant Governor and Governor of opposite parties were elected.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• 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

• 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

Leslie Byrne

Organizations

• Communications Workers of America ^[1]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Bolling, State Senator for the 4th District (1996–2005)

Defeated in primary

• Sean Connaughton, Chair of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors (2000–2006)

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Bolling	98,941	58.2%
	Republican	Sean Connaughton	71,166	41.8%
Total votes			170,107	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• 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

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2005 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

1. Helderman, Rosalind S. (May 24, 2005). "Political Fixture Strives for Comeback". The Washington Post . Retrieved October 6, 2023.
2. "2005 Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary". Virginia Department of Elections. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
3. "2005 Lieutenant Governor Republican Primary". Virginia Department of Elections. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
4. "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018.