Democrat Kaine defeats Republican Kilgore in gubernatorial election

           
Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine is all smiles as he looks at returns with his wife, Anne Holton and son Woody in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Kilgore lost despite a last-minute rally with President Bush and a harsh campaign ad that alleged that Kaine, a Roman Catholic opposed to the death penalty, would not have executed Adolf Hitler.

Kaine had 812,235 votes, or 51.2 percent, to Kilgore's 737,747 votes, or 46.5 percent, with 82 percent of precincts reporting.
 

Democrats win governor's office
but lose lieutenant governor's race

Democrats held on to Virginia's governor's office Tuesday but, Republicans will likely continue to control the rest of state politics.

“I don’t think Virginia will ever be a blue state,” said Joshua J. Scott, the director of programs at University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “But it may be moving toward being a purple state.”

Republicans appear to have taken the Lieutenant Governor's office and will continue to control the Attorney General's spot.FULL STORY

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