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The 2013 Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the governor of Virginia.The incumbent governor, Republican Bob McDonnell, was not eligible to run for re-election due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution.
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 5, 2013 general election. The Republican Party selected its statewide ticket at a convention in May 2013. Primaries were held on June 11, 2013, in which the Democratic Party selected its ticket, and contested races for party nominations were ...
Map and live results for the Virginia governor's race, featuring Democrat Terry McAuliffe against Ken Cuccinelli; New Jersey governor, where Republican Chris Christie faces Barbara Buono; New York City mayor, featuring Democrat Bill de Blasio against Joe Lhota; and contests for Boston mayor, U.S. House, and Virginia lieutenant governor and attorney general.
On June 26, 2013, the Virginia State Board of Elections confirmed to Sarvis's campaign that he would be listed on the ballot statewide during the elections this November. [16] On November 5, 2013, Terry McAuliffe narrowly beat Ken Cuccinelli by a margin of 48% to 45.5% with Robert Sarvis accounting for the other 6.6% of the vote. [17]
The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1851. [9] Prior to that a Council of State existed; it chose from among its members a president who would be "lieutenant-governor" and would act as governor when there was a vacancy in that office. [1] [10] The governor and the lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ...
The 2013 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.The incumbent Lieutenant Governor, Republican Bill Bolling, had originally planned to run for Governor of Virginia in the 2013 gubernatorial election, but withdrew upon the entry of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.
Virginia is one of just a handful of states that holds major elections in off years, so while special elections to replace state Sens. John McGuire, R-Goochland, and Suhas Subramanyam, D-Loudoun ...
The Terry McAuliffe gubernatorial campaign of 2013 began when Terry McAuliffe, the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, launched his candidacy for Governor of Virginia in a bid to win the 2013 gubernatorial election. His candidacy was formally announced on November 8, 2012 through an email to his supporters. [1]