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Virginia gubernatorial election, 1981

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760,357
  
659,398

Start date
  
November 3, 1981

53.52%
  
46.42%

Virginia gubernatorial election, 1981

Turnout
  
64.8% (voting eligible)

Winner
  
Chuck Robb

In the 1981 Virginia gubernatorial election, Republican incumbent Governor John N. Dalton was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Chuck Robb, the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, was nominated by the Democratic Party to run against the Republican nominee, state Attorney General J. Marshall Coleman.

Candidates

  • Chuck Robb, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (D)
  • J. Marshall Coleman, Attorney General of Virginia (R)

    • References

    Virginia gubernatorial election, 1981 Wikipedia
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