Английская Википедия:1997 Virginia gubernatorial election

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The 1997 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1997. The incumbent Governor, George Allen, was barred from seeking a second term due to Virginia's unique term limits law. The Republican candidate, Jim Gilmore, the Attorney General of Virginia defeated the Democratic nominee, Don Beyer, the incumbent Lieutenant Governor.

Coupled with Republican gains in the House of Delegates in 1999, Republicans won a trifecta in the state for the first time since 1870. As of 2024, this is the last time in which the Republicans won the governorship for two consecutive terms.

General election

Campaign

Gilmore and Beyer were the two most prominent statewide officials for their parties, with Gilmore having been first elected Attorney General in 1993, and Beyer having been first elected in 1989, and re-elected in 1993, the only Democrat to win a statewide contest that year. Consequently, both candidates were seen as their respective party's heir apparent to replace term-limited Governor George Allen. The field was cleared for both candidates, allowing them time to fundraise and begin attacks on one another.[1]

Among the earliest attacks was against Gilmore's hesitancy to resign as Attorney General to campaign for governor. Doing so was seen as tradition, and also as a way to avoid any appearance of impropriety from receiving campaign funds from companies the Attorney General's office might be involved with. Thus, Gilmore's reluctance to resign was the subject of criticism from Beyer.[2] Ultimately, Gilmore announced his intent to resign on April 3, and his resignation became effective June 11.[3]

Moreover, Beyer tried to attack Gilmore for his social conservatism. He attacked Gilmore for his stances and comments against abortion, in an attempt to court women voters, with whom he had an advantage with.[4][5] He also attacked Gilmore for his ties to Pat Robertson and the religious right, launching television ads highlighting the fact that Robertson had donated $100,000 to the Gilmore campaign.[6]

But as the election came closer, Gilmore shifted his campaign's focus against the state's tax on personal vehicles. The tax was strongly disliked by Virginians, per polling by the Gilmore camp, and thus it became a central focus of his campaign.[7] Beyer attacked the plan to remove the tax as a gimmick and as a fraud that would take away an estimated $1 billion from schools, but nevertheless, put forth a more moderate tax cut of his own, owing to how salient the issue had become.[8][9]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Don
Beyer (D)
Jim
Gilmore (R)
Other Undecided
Washington Post October 19–21, 1997 1,005 ± 3.0% 41% Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 48% 4% 11%
Washington Post September 12–16, 1997 808 ± 3.5% Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 44% 43% 4% 9%

Results

The election was hard fought and a dead heat, with polls from the summer into September showing little movement between either candidate.[10] It was not until the final weeks that polls showed movement towards Gilmore, who ultimately won the race.[11] Gilmore's opposition to the car tax was a major factor in his victory, and polls showed this was a factor in his support.[12] His win was also in part due to his strength in rural and suburban areas, while performing relatively well in more populated urban areas.[7] His victory also helped to flip the Lieutenant Governor's race and hold the Attorney General's race for Republicans.[11] This was the first time a sweep of the three statewide offices had occurred since Reconstruction.[13]

Beyer also was seen by some as having run an underwhelming campaign, and struggled in many respects.[5] As taxes grew to become a major issue, Beyer's attacks on Gilmore's abortion stance seemed to become secondary, and failed to move support away from Gilmore.[4] Moreover, his shift on the tax issue from opposition to proposing a tax cut of his own drew criticism from Gilmore.[14] Beyer also was unable to secure the endorsement of former Governor Douglas L. Wilder, which was seen by many as a rebuke towards his campaign, and was believed to hurt his ability to mobilize Black voters.[15] After the election, Beyer would stay out of elected office, until making a political comeback, going on to represent Virginia's 8th Congressional District in Congress, being first elected in 2014.Шаблон:Election box begin Шаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate with party link Шаблон:Election box candidate Шаблон:Election box majority Шаблон:Election box turnout Шаблон:Election box hold with party link Шаблон:Election box end

Results by county and city

County Gilmore Votes Beyer Votes DeBauche Votes Others Votes
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Accomack 62.3% 4,529 34.5% 2,511 3.2% 234 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Albemarle 54.4% 13,287 44.2% 10,784 1.3% 319 0.1% 26
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Alexandria 37.6% 11,115 61.4% 18,144 0.8% 251 0.1% 31
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Alleghany 56.8% 2,337 41.5% 1,708 1.7% 72 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Amelia 62.3% 1,947 35.3% 1,101 2.4% 75 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Amherst 56.4% 4,571 42.0% 3,400 1.6% 131 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Appomattox 55.0% 2,177 43.1% 1,707 1.9% 76 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Arlington 36.8% 18,252 62.0% 30,736 1.1% 568 0.0% 24
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Augusta 71.8% 11,789 26.9% 4,416 1.3% 214 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Bath 54.6% 807 42.8% 632 2.6% 38 0.1% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Bedford County 66.2% 10,989 31.9% 5,300 1.8% 304 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Bedford 50.2% 833 47.2% 784 2.6% 44 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Bland 66.3% 1,180 31.7% 564 2.0% 35 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Botetourt 66.0% 6,378 32.5% 3,136 1.5% 148 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Bristol 58.8% 2,172 40.6% 1,499 0.6% 21 0.1% 3
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Brunswick 45.5% 1,946 51.9% 2,220 2.6% 113 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Buchanan 47.5% 2,941 50.4% 3,120 2.1% 129 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Buckingham 52.4% 1,799 45.1% 1,548 2.6% 89 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Buena Vista 57.0% 846 42.0% 623 1.0% 15 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Campbell 65.0% 9,230 33.4% 4,744 1.5% 216 0.0% 2
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Caroline 47.7% 2,600 50.1% 2,731 2.1% 115 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Carroll 66.4% 4,549 31.2% 2,136 2.4% 164 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Charles City 35.5% 743 62.6% 1,311 1.9% 40 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Charlotte 61.4% 2,184 36.1% 1,285 2.5% 88 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Charlottesville 37.7% 3,354 60.2% 5,352 1.6% 142 0.5% 44
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Chesapeake 57.0% 25,636 41.2% 18,509 1.3% 571 0.5% 221
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Chesterfield 67.2% 46,779 31.1% 21,621 1.1% 779 0.6% 394
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Clarke 56.3% 1,800 42.1% 1,347 1.6% 50 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Clifton Forge 43.5% 589 54.9% 744 1.6% 21 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Colonial Heights 75.1% 4,622 23.5% 1,446 1.3% 83 0.1% 7
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Covington 47.0% 857 51.3% 935 1.6% 30 0.1% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Craig 59.8% 1,180 37.3% 736 2.8% 56 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Culpeper 64.5% 5,095 34.3% 2,708 1.2% 97 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Cumberland 62.1% 1,549 35.9% 896 2.0% 50 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Danville 59.1% 7,165 39.8% 4,828 1.1% 134 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Dickenson 48.5% 2,326 49.6% 2,379 2.0% 94 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Dinwiddie 58.6% 3,554 38.3% 2,321 3.1% 190 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Emporia 57.5% 855 38.5% 573 4.0% 60 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Essex 56.8% 1,499 40.9% 1,079 2.3% 62 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Fairfax County 52.5% 129,038 46.7% 114,697 0.8% 1,922 0.0% 121
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Fairfax 52.5% 3,451 46.4% 3,047 1.0% 66 0.1% 4
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Falls Church 34.2% 1,396 65.1% 2,655 0.6% 26 0.0% 2
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Fauquier 65.2% 9,293 33.6% 4,792 1.1% 160 0.1% 14
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Floyd 61.0% 2,288 36.0% 1,350 3.0% 111 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Fluvanna 64.0% 3,337 34.3% 1,790 1.6% 84 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Franklin County 58.5% 7,134 39.0% 4,760 2.5% 299 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Franklin 47.3% 1,134 50.3% 1,207 2.5% 59 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Frederick 68.8% 9,672 30.2% 4,246 1.0% 146 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Fredericksburg 44.1% 1,952 54.0% 2,394 1.5% 66 0.4% 19
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Galax 58.4% 853 40.2% 588 1.4% 20 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Giles 55.9% 2,582 42.3% 1,951 1.8% 83 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Gloucester 62.3% 5,513 34.8% 3,074 2.9% 255 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Goochland 60.8% 3,929 37.1% 2,395 2.1% 136 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Grayson 60.6% 2,803 36.7% 1,696 2.7% 125 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Greene 68.9% 2,233 28.7% 930 2.3% 75 0.1% 2
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Greensville 44.0% 1,201 54.4% 1,483 1.6% 43 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Halifax 62.0% 5,756 35.8% 3,328 2.2% 206 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Hampton 47.1% 15,432 51.5% 16,850 1.3% 435 0.1% 28
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Hanover 70.5% 19,187 28.2% 7,679 1.3% 354 0.0% 7
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Harrisonburg 60.3% 3,793 38.6% 2,429 1.0% 66 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Henrico 59.2% 46,367 39.1% 30,661 1.2% 912 0.5% 424
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Henry 54.4% 8,014 42.3% 6,233 3.2% 477 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Highland 64.9% 630 33.4% 324 1.6% 16 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Hopewell 63.0% 3,100 35.0% 1,723 2.0% 97 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Isle of Wight 56.9% 4,647 41.8% 3,411 1.2% 100 0.1% 9
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|James City 58.3% 8,984 40.4% 6,218 1.2% 180 0.1% 16
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|King and Queen 49.8% 1,032 47.7% 988 2.5% 51 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|King George 56.9% 2,063 41.4% 1,502 1.5% 55 0.1% 5
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|King William 60.4% 2,277 38.0% 1,430 1.6% 59 0.1% 2
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Lancaster 62.0% 2,523 36.0% 1,464 1.8% 74 0.1% 6
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Lee 60.1% 4,460 36.1% 2,676 3.8% 282 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Lexington 46.0% 703 52.8% 808 1.1% 17 0.1% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Loudoun 59.7% 20,997 39.0% 13,697 1.2% 407 0.1% 44
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Louisa 56.0% 3,832 41.0% 2,806 2.9% 200 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Lunenburg 58.8% 2,230 39.6% 1,502 1.5% 58 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Lynchburg 55.5% 9,724 43.6% 7,634 0.8% 144 0.1% 15
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Madison 63.1% 2,386 34.7% 1,312 2.2% 84 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Manassas 61.3% 4,277 37.4% 2,611 1.2% 87 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Manassas Park 70.1% 754 28.1% 302 1.8% 19 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Martinsville 46.7% 2,206 50.4% 2,377 2.8% 133 0.1% 3
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Mathews 61.9% 2,184 35.0% 1,236 3.1% 110 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Mecklenburg 61.7% 4,226 35.1% 2,408 3.2% 217 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Middlesex 59.9% 2,279 36.8% 1,401 3.2% 122 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Montgomery 53.5% 9,445 44.7% 7,882 1.7% 308 0.0% 3
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Nelson 47.5% 2,014 49.9% 2,113 2.6% 110 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|New Kent 62.7% 2,856 35.1% 1,599 1.7% 78 0.5% 21
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Newport News 52.7% 20,033 45.4% 17,237 1.9% 732 0.0% 4
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Norfolk 40.1% 17,101 57.9% 24,679 1.7% 736 0.3% 126
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Northampton 48.9% 1,755 48.7% 1,747 2.3% 84 0.1% 4
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Northumberland 63.1% 2,409 35.0% 1,337 1.6% 62 0.2% 7
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Norton 44.3% 647 53.2% 777 2.5% 36 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Nottoway 54.8% 2,201 43.7% 1,754 1.5% 60 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Orange 61.8% 4,124 36.6% 2,443 1.7% 111 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Page 62.3% 3,220 36.6% 1,890 0.7% 38 0.4% 19
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Patrick 60.2% 2,726 37.1% 1,679 2.7% 123 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Petersburg 30.3% 2,460 67.4% 5,475 2.4% 192 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Pittsylvania 67.8% 10,445 30.6% 4,720 1.6% 243 0.0% 2
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Poquoson 70.5% 2,592 28.6% 1,053 0.8% 31 0.1% 3
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Portsmouth 41.5% 10,641 57.0% 14,613 1.4% 363 0.1% 32
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Powhatan 71.4% 4,186 26.7% 1,567 1.9% 109 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Prince Edward 52.1% 2,476 46.0% 2,186 1.8% 86 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Prince George 65.1% 4,461 33.6% 2,305 1.2% 79 0.1% 7
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Prince William 63.1% 32,049 35.6% 18,110 1.3% 651 0.0% 10
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Pulaski 58.4% 5,162 39.8% 3,522 1.8% 159 0.0% 3
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Radford 49.0% 1,466 49.2% 1,471 1.7% 52 0.1% 2
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Rappahannock 56.2% 1,301 42.4% 982 1.3% 30 0.1% 2
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Richmond County 63.3% 1,211 34.0% 651 2.6% 50 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Richmond 35.7% 17,544 62.3% 30,643 2.0% 967 0.0% 17
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Roanoke County 62.5% 18,384 36.0% 10,576 1.5% 439 0.0% 4
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Roanoke 48.3% 11,628 49.2% 11,857 2.5% 598 0.0% 5
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Rockbridge 62.4% 3,339 36.2% 1,937 1.5% 78 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Rockingham 73.1% 12,074 25.6% 4,224 1.3% 214 0.0% 3
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Russell 49.1% 3,675 49.2% 3,687 1.7% 125 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Salem 59.1% 4,445 39.0% 2,934 1.8% 139 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Scott 64.7% 4,050 33.3% 2,087 2.0% 125 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Shenandoah 71.2% 7,069 27.4% 2,718 1.2% 122 0.1% 14
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Smyth 59.3% 5,366 38.8% 3,510 1.9% 175 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Southampton 51.0% 2,345 45.8% 2,105 3.3% 151 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Spotsylvania 60.1% 10,747 38.4% 6,872 1.5% 276 0.0% 1
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Stafford 60.2% 11,416 38.1% 7,224 1.6% 295 0.1% 18
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Staunton 60.3% 3,707 38.3% 2,352 1.4% 85 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Suffolk 53.8% 8,398 44.6% 6,959 1.6% 257 0.0% 3
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Surry 42.5% 944 55.3% 1,229 2.2% 50 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Sussex 46.3% 1,371 51.1% 1,512 2.6% 77 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Tazewell 55.4% 5,515 42.6% 4,235 2.0% 194 0.0% 3
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Virginia Beach 59.1% 51,945 38.7% 34,036 1.7% 1,511 0.5% 475
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Warren 60.5% 4,139 38.4% 2,628 1.0% 70 0.1% 4
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Washington 60.3% 7,528 38.1% 4,761 1.6% 198 0.1% 7
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Waynesboro 63.6% 3,188 35.1% 1,758 1.3% 67 0.0% 2
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Westmoreland 53.4% 2,148 44.8% 1,801 1.8% 74 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic|Williamsburg 44.7% 1,206 53.8% 1,451 1.4% 39 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Winchester 58.7% 3,114 40.2% 2,131 1.1% 59 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Wise 52.2% 4,834 46.3% 4,292 1.5% 142 0.0% 0
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|Wythe 62.1% 4,401 35.5% 2,512 2.1% 149 0.3% 22
Шаблон:Party shading/Republican|York 62.9% 9,628 35.7% 5,469 1.3% 200 0.1% 14

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