2005 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2005 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election resulted in Republican Bill Bolling defeating Democrat Leslie Byrne despite Democrat Tim Kaine's victory in the concurrent gubernatorial election.

2005 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
 
Nominee Bill Bolling Leslie Byrne
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 979,265 956,906
Percentage 50.5% 49.3%

County and independent city 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

Candidates

  • Leslie Byrne (Democratic), former State Senator and United States Representative
  • Bill Bolling (Republican), State Senator

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2005[1]
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. "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018.
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