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 archive

Democrat Tim Kaine was elected governor Tuesday, defeating Republican Jerry Kilgore in the most expensive election in Virginia history.

With nearly all precincts reporting, the lieutenant governor had 51 percent of the vote to 46 percent for Kilgore, a former attorney general. Independent Russ Potts had 2 percent. FULL STORY

Election Results

2,286 of 2,395 precincts - 95 percent

Timothy M. Kaine, Dem 952,656 - 51 percent
Jerry W. Kilgore, GOP 856,725 - 46 percent
H. Russell Potts Jr., Ind 41,383 - 2 percent

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