2005 Virginia gubernatorial election

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The 2005 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2005, to elect the governor of Virginia. Democratic lieutenant governor Tim Kaine defeated Republican former attorney general Jery Kilgore. Incumbent Democratic governor Mark Warner was ineligible to seek re-election to a second term due to the state's prohibition on consecutive gubernatorial terms. Primary elections were held on June 14, 2005, in which Kaine and Kilgore won with little opposition. Governor Warner maintained high approval ratings in the state with 70–80% job approval — Kaine consistently associated himself with him. Kilgore ran a heavily aggressive campaign by attacking Kaine as an "out-of-touch liberal" who supported tax increases and opposed the death penalty. Kilgore lead in the initial polls though his aggressive campaign strategy failed to resonate, and Kaine had become favored in polling by Election Day. Virginia was considered competitive throughout the election, while the state's historical precedent...

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