1981 Virginia gubernatorial election

none related races 1981 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1981 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia presidential no 1977 Virginia gubernatorial election 1977 64.8% (voting eligible) http://elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/ Registration/Turnout Statistics The Commonwealth of Virginia Virginia Department of Elections 2016 July 25, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160816110827/http://elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/ August 16, 2016 dead 1985 Virginia gubernatorial election 1985 November 3, 1981 File:Charles Robb 1980.jpg 150x150px Chuck Robb Democratic Party (United States) 760,357 53.56% File:Marshall Coleman 1976.jpg Marshall Coleman Republican Party (United States) 659,398 46.44% 1981 Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County and independent city resultsRobb: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Coleman: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor John N. Dalton Republican Party (United States) Chuck Robb Democratic Party (United States) 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. Robb's victory ended 12 consecutive years of Republican control of the Governor's Mansion. Fairfax County voted Democratic for Governor for the first time since 1949, whilst as of 2025 this remains the last occasion when Mathews County or Mecklenburg County voted Democratic for Governor. General election Candidates Chuck Robb, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (Democratic) J. Marshall Coleman, Attorney General of Virginia (Republican) Results 1981 Virginia gubernatorial electionhttp://www.coopercenter.org/sites/default/files/autoVANLPubs/Virginia%20News%20Letter%201982%20Vol.%2058%20No.%206.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041127/http://www.coopercenter.org/sites/default/files/autoVANLPubs/Virginia%20News%20Letter%201982%20Vol.%2058%20No.%206.pdf March 4, 2016 The 1981 Gubernatorial Election in Virginia The University of Virginia Newsletter 58 6 February 1982 Larry Sabato Sabato Larry Democratic Party (United States) Charles S. Robb 760,357 53.56% +10.32% Republican Party (United States) J. Marshall Coleman 659,398 46.44% -9.41% 100,959 7.11% -5.51% 1,419,755 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Results by county or independent city +1981 Virginia gubernatorial election by county or independent cityhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26400 Our Campaigns VA Governor – November 03, 1981 Charles Spittal Robb Democratic John Marshall ColemanRepublican Various candidatesWrite-ins Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Accomack County 4,114 52.06% 3,786 47.91% 2 0.03% 328 4.15% 7,902 Albemarle County 6,954 48.79% 7,273 51.02% 27 0.19% -319 -2.24% 14,254 Alleghany County 2,545 62.67% 1,515 37.31% 1 0.02% 1,030 25.36% 4,061 Amelia County 1,536 51.41% 1,451 48.56% 1 0.03% 85 2.84% 2,988 Amherst County 3,549 51.24% 3,377 48.76% 172 2.48% 6,926 Appomattox County 2,219 59.89% 1,486 40.11% 733 19.78% 3,705 Arlington County 27,472 59.20% 18,870 40.66% 62 0.13% 8,602 18.54% 46,404 Augusta County 5,980 42.20% 8,189 57.78% 3 0.02% -2,209 -15.59% 14,172 Bath County 831 55.03% 678 44.90% 1 0.07% 153 10.13% 1,510 Bedford County 4,797 50.48% 4,703 49.49% 3 0.03% 94 0.99% 9,503 Bland County 1,010 52.25% 920 47.59% 3 0.16% 90 4.66% 1,933 Botetourt County 3,677 54.45% 3,076 45.55% 601 8.90% 6,753 Brunswick County 2,659 60.31% 1,748 39.65% 2 0.05% 911 20.66% 4,409 Buchanan County 4,971 65.28% 2,644 34.72% 2,327 30.56% 7,615 Buckingham County 2,415 69.26% 1,068 30.63% 4 0.11% 1,347 38.63% 3,487 Campbell County 4,650 42.84% 6,202 57.13% 3 0.03% -1,552 -14.30% 10,855 Caroline County 2,612 63.88% 1,477 36.12% 1,135 27.76% 4,089 Carroll County 3,053 43.08% 4,033 56.92% -980 -13.83% 7,086 Charles City County 1,411 80.03% 352 19.97% 1,059 60.07% 1,763 Charlotte County 1,886 51.80% 1,719 47.21% 36 0.99% 167 4.59% 3,641 Chesterfield County 16,639 38.09% 27,032 61.89% 8 0.02% -10,393 -23.79% 43,679 Clarke County 1,258 49.88% 1,261 50.00% 3 0.12% -3 -0.12% 2,522 Craig County 941 63.03% 552 36.97% 389 26.05% 1,493 Culpeper County 2,731 47.33% 3,039 52.67% -308 -5.34% 5,770 Cumberland County 1,311 52.38% 1,192 47.62% 119 4.75% 2,503 Dickenson County 3,977 60.76% 2,566 39.21% 2 0.03% 1,411 21.56% 6,545 Dinwiddie County 3,191 57.06% 2,401 42.94% 790 14.13% 5,592 Essex County 1,190 48.75% 1,251 51.25% -61 -2.50% 2,441 Fairfax County 85,818 51.76% 79,909 48.20% 73 0.04% 5,909 3.56% 165,800 Fauquier County 3,891 46.69% 4,442 53.30% 1 0.01% -551 -6.61% 8,334 Floyd County 1,634 46.81% 1,856 53.17% 1 0.03% -222 -6.36% 3,491 Fluvanna County 1,239 51.47% 1,163 48.32% 5 0.21% 76 3.16% 2,407 Franklin County 5,828 62.33% 3,512 37.56% 10 0.11% 2,316 24.77% 9,350 Frederick County 3,499 43.35% 4,572 56.65% -1,073 -13.29% 8,071 Giles County 3,302 59.56% 2,242 40.44% 1,060 19.12% 5,544 Gloucester County 3,337 51.96% 3,083 48.01% 2 0.03% 254 3.96% 6,422 Goochland County 2,257 53.79% 1,937 46.16% 2 0.05% 320 7.63% 4,196 Grayson County 2,616 50.37% 2,578 49.63% 38 0.73% 5,194 Greene County 763 41.72% 1,066 58.28% -303 -16.57% 1,829 Greensville County 1,790 59.08% 1,240 40.92% 550 18.15% 3,030 Halifax County 3,847 47.86% 3,993 49.68% 198 2.46% -146 -1.82% 8,038 Hanover County 6,637 39.95% 9,974 60.03% 3 0.02% -3,337 -20.09% 16,614 Henrico County 27,054 42.73% 36,246 57.24% 20 0.03% -9,192 -14.52% 63,320 Henry County 7,415 57.00% 5,591 42.98% 2 0.02% 1,824 14.02% 13,008 Highland County 510 44.82% 628 55.18% -118 -10.37% 1,138 Isle of Wight County 3,953 59.49% 2,691 40.50% 1 0.02% 1,262 18.99% 6,645 James City County 3,223 50.84% 3,117 49.16% 106 1.67% 6,340 King and Queen County 1,099 61.60% 685 38.40% 414 23.21% 1,784 King George County 1,172 48.91% 1,224 51.09% -52 -2.17% 2,396 King William County 1,415 50.34% 1,396 49.66% 19 0.68% 2,811 Lancaster County 1,474 40.59% 2,156 59.38% 1 0.03% -682 -18.78% 3,631 Lee County 4,368 59.79% 2,938 40.21% 1,430 19.57% 7,306 Loudoun County 7,334 49.12% 7,594 50.86% 2 0.01% -260 -1.74% 14,930 Louisa County 2,727 57.13% 2,026 42.45% 20 0.42% 701 14.69% 4,773 Lunenburg County 1,875 55.62% 1,492 44.26% 4 0.12% 383 11.36% 3,371 Madison County 1,561 50.27% 1,544 49.73% 17 0.55% 3,105 Mathews County 1,565 50.68% 1,523 49.32% 42 1.36% 3,088 Mecklenburg County 3,415 50.63% 3,329 49.36% 1 0.01% 86 1.28% 6,745 Middlesex County 1,519 52.06% 1,398 47.91% 1 0.03% 121 4.15% 2,918 Montgomery County 7,451 54.47% 6,225 45.51% 2 0.01% 1,226 8.96% 13,678 Nelson County 2,106 58.63% 1,486 41.37% 620 17.26% 3,592 New Kent County 1,227 49.84% 1,235 50.16% -8 -0.32% 2,462 Northampton County 2,310 59.32% 1,584 40.68% 726 18.64% 3,894 Northumberland County 1,577 43.38% 2,058 56.62% -481 -13.23% 3,635 Nottoway County 2,674 54.68% 2,212 45.24% 4 0.08% 462 9.45% 4,890 Orange County 2,449 50.62% 2,387 49.34% 2 0.04% 62 1.28% 4,838 Page County 2,678 48.57% 2,834 51.40% 2 0.04% -156 -2.83% 5,514 Patrick County 2,847 58.56% 2,014 41.42% 1 0.02% 833 17.13% 4,862 Pittsylvania County 6,708 42.90% 8,930 57.10% -2,222 -14.21% 15,638 Powhatan County 1,669 44.29% 2,099 55.71% -430 -11.41% 3,768 Prince Edward County 2,729 55.66% 2,165 44.16% 9 0.18% 564 11.50% 4,903 Prince George County 2,302 49.06% 2,389 50.92% 1 0.02% -87 -1.85% 4,692 Prince William County 13,387 51.41% 12,644 48.56% 8 0.03% 743 2.85% 26,039 Pulaski County 5,152 55.36% 4,149 44.58% 5 0.05% 1,003 10.78% 9,306 Rappahannock County 1,009 57.59% 743 42.41% 266 15.18% 1,752 Richmond County 1,012 46.40% 1,169 53.60% -157 -7.20% 2,181 Roanoke County 12,038 49.99% 12,040 50.00% 2 0.01% -2 -0.01% 24,080 Rockbridge County 2,406 52.12% 2,205 47.77% 5 0.11% 201 4.35% 4,616 Rockingham County 5,779 39.71% 8,756 60.17% 17 0.12% -2,977 -20.46% 14,552 Russell County 4,753 60.64% 3,085 39.36% 1,668 21.28% 7,838 Scott County 3,264 48.80% 3,424 51.20% -160 -2.39% 6,688 Shenandoah County 3,608 40.86% 5,223 59.14% -1,615 -18.29% 8,831 Smyth County 4,678 51.00% 4,494 49.00% 184 2.01% 9,172 Southampton County 3,061 57.83% 2,232 42.17% 829 15.66% 5,293 Spotsylvania County 4,088 54.21% 3,453 45.79% 635 8.42% 7,541 Stafford County 4,625 47.01% 5,214 52.99% -589 -5.99% 9,839 Surry County 1,727 71.42% 690 28.54% 1 0.04% 1,037 42.89% 2,418 Sussex County 2,339 66.62% 1,172 33.38% 1,167 33.24% 3,511 Tazewell County 5,988 59.02% 4,156 40.96% 2 0.02% 1,832 18.06% 10,146 Warren County 3,086 55.08% 2,517 44.92% 569 10.16% 5,603 Washington County 5,617 49.67% 5,690 50.32% 1 0.01% -73 -0.65% 11,308 Westmoreland County 2,266 56.13% 1,771 43.87% 495 12.26% 4,037 Wise County 6,459 64.08% 3,620 35.92% 2,839 28.17% 10,079 Wythe County 3,898 52.43% 3,537 47.57% 361 4.86% 7,435 York County 4,615 49.81% 4,649 50.18% 1 0.01% -34 -0.37% 9,265 Alexandria City 15,892 60.21% 10,487 39.73% 14 0.05% 5,405 20.48% 26,393 Bedford City 1,141 56.68% 872 43.32% 269 13.36% 2,013 Bristol City 2,339 54.03% 1,989 45.95% 1 0.02% 350 8.09% 4,329 Buena Vista City 993 62.14% 604 37.80% 1 0.06% 389 24.34% 1,598 Charlottesville City 6,069 59.34% 4,114 40.22% 45 0.44% 1,955 19.11% 10,228 Chesapeake City 16,335 60.99% 10,448 39.01% 2 0.01% 5,887 21.98% 26,785 Clifton Forge City 1,022 63.20% 593 36.67% 2 0.12% 429 26.53% 1,617 Colonial Heights City 2,153 36.28% 3,780 63.70% 1 0.02% -1,627 -27.42% 5,934 Covington City 1,961 67.74% 934 32.26% 1,027 35.47% 2,895 Danville City 6,108 38.85% 9,603 61.08% 12 0.08% -3,495 -22.23% 15,723 Emporia City 783 47.66% 860 52.34% -77 -4.69% 1,643 Fairfax City 3,021 50.24% 2,992 49.76% 29 0.48% 6,013 Falls Church City 2,000 55.59% 1,597 44.39% 1 0.03% 403 11.20% 3,598 Franklin City 1,199 59.30% 823 40.70% 376 18.60% 2,022 Fredericksburg City 2,226 55.19% 1,807 44.81% 419 10.39% 4,033 Galax City 999 52.72% 896 47.28% 103 5.44% 1,895 Hampton City 17,509 61.18% 11,103 38.80% 5 0.02% 6,406 22.39% 28,617 Harrisonburg City 2,156 46.62% 2,456 53.10% 13 0.28% -300 -6.49% 4,625 Hopewell City 3,230 48.02% 3,496 51.97% 1 0.01% -266 -3.95% 6,727 Lexington City 976 55.80% 772 44.14% 1 0.06% 204 11.66% 1,749 Lynchburg City 8,269 44.26% 10,399 55.66% 14 0.07% -2,130 -11.40% 18,682 Manassas City 1,727 48.52% 1,832 51.48% -105 -2.95% 3,559 Manassas Park City 468 52.88% 417 47.12% 51 5.76% 885 Martinsville City 3,100 54.95% 2,537 44.97% 5 0.09% 563 9.98% 5,642 Newport News City 20,240 57.70% 14,824 42.26% 12 0.03% 5,416 15.44% 35,076 Norfolk City 34,780 67.75% 16,526 32.19% 30 0.06% 18,254 35.56% 51,336 Norton City 695 65.88% 360 34.12% 335 31.75% 1,055 Petersburg City 7,296 65.88% 3,776 34.10% 2 0.02% 3,520 31.79% 11,074 Poquoson City 1,044 38.71% 1,653 61.29% -609 -22.58% 2,697 Portsmouth City 19,718 70.03% 8,427 29.93% 11 0.04% 11,291 40.10% 28,156 Radford City 2,070 57.31% 1,542 42.69% 528 14.62% 3,612 Richmond City 45,378 64.48% 24,926 35.42% 71 0.10% 20,452 29.06% 70,375 Roanoke City 16,648 61.61% 10,367 38.37% 6 0.02% 6,281 23.24% 27,021 Salem City 3,700 52.13% 3,395 47.84% 2 0.03% 305 4.30% 7,097 South Boston City 847 43.98% 1,065 55.30% 14 0.73% -218 -11.32% 1,926 Staunton City 3,138 49.18% 3,241 50.80% 1 0.02% -103 -1.61% 6,380 Suffolk City 8,414 64.10% 4,712 35.90% 3,702 28.20% 13,126 Virginia Beach City 27,993 50.83% 27,060 49.14% 16 0.03% 933 1.69% 55,069 Waynesboro City 1,876 37.90% 3,072 62.06% 2 0.04% -1,196 -24.16% 4,950 Williamsburg City 1,224 54.62% 1,017 45.38% 207 9.24% 2,241 Winchester City 2,522 47.50% 2,787 52.50% -265 -4.99% 5,309Totals760,35753.52%659,39846.42%8560.06%100,9597.11%1,420,611 Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican King George Scott Stafford Counties and independent cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic 10em Amelia (no municipalities) Amherst Accomack Appomattox Arlington Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Brunswick Buckingham Charlotte Cumberland Fairfax Fluvanna Giles Gloucester Goochland (no municipalities) Grayson Henry James City (no municipalities) King William Louisa Lunenburg Madison Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Northampton Nottoway Orange Patrick Prince William Prince Edward Pulaski Rockbridge Southampton Smyth Tazewell Warren Westmoreland Wythe Bedford (independent city) Bristol (independent city) Charlottesville (independent city) Clifton Forge (independent city) Fairfax (independent city) Falls Church (independent city) Fredericksburg (independent city) Galax (independent city) Lexington (independent city) Martinsville (independent city) Newport News (independent city) Radford (independent city) Richmond (independent city) Roanoke (independent city) Salem (independent city) Williamsburg (independent city) Virginia Beach (independent city) References Gubernatorial 1981 Virginia Category:November 1981 in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose