2009 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2009 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Bill Bolling Jody Wagner Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,106,793 850,111 Percentage 56.5% 43.4%

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

Lieutenant-Governor before election Bill Bolling Republican Elected Lieutenant-Governor Bill Bolling Republican

The 2009 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election resulted in Republican Bill Bolling defeating Democrat Jody Wagner.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jody Wagner, Virginia Secretary of Finance (2006–2008) and Treasurer of Virginia (2002–2006)

Defeated in primary

• Michael Signer, national security expert and advisor to Tom Perriello and John Edwards ^[1]

Withdrawn

• Jon Bowerbank, member of the Russell County Board of Supervisors (withdrew and endorsed Wagner but appeared on ballot) ^{[2] [3]}

Results

Democratic primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jody Wagner	213,059	74.3%
	Democratic	Michael Signer	60,979	21.3%
	Democratic	Jon Bowerbank	12,739	4.4%
Total votes			286,777	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Bill Bolling (Republican), incumbent lieutenant governor (2006–2014)
• Jody Wagner (Democratic), Virginia Secretary of Finance (2006–2008) and Treasurer of Virginia (2002–2006)

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2009 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill Bolling	1,106,793	56.5%
	Democratic	Jody Wagner	850,111	43.4%
	Write-ins		1,569	0.1%
Turnout			1,958,473
	Republican hold		Swing	11.9%

References

1. "Lt. Governor candidate: Michael Signer". The Daily Press. June 7, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
2. "Bowerbank quits Democratic contest for lieutenant governor, backs Jody Wagner". Richmond Times-Dispatch. May 15, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
3. Sluss, Michael (May 15, 2009). "The Roanoke Times". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
4. "2009 Lieutenant Governor Democratic Primary". Virginia Department of Elections.
5. "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018.