1985 United States gubernatorial elections

none January 2025 1985 United States gubernatorial elections United States legislative No 1984 United States gubernatorial elections 1984 1986 United States gubernatorial elections 1986 3 governorships 2 states; 1 territory November 5, 1985 Seats up Seats won Democratic Party (United States) 34 34 1 1 Republican Party (United States) 16 16 1 1 324px #F48882 Republican hold #92C5DE Democratic hold United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 1985, in two states and one territory. Both seats remained in their respective parties' control, as Democrat Gerald Baliles held the open seat in Virginia, while Republican incumbent Thomas Kean was reelected in New Jersey. Election results State Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates New Jersey Thomas Kean 1981 Incumbent re-elected. Thomas Kean (Republican) 69.6% Peter Shapiro (Democratic) 29.3% Leip David 1985 Gubernatorial General Election Results - New Jersey https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1985&off=5&elect=0&fips=34&f=0 uselectionatlas.org 1 March 2025 Virginia Chuck Robb 1981 Incumbent term-limited.New governor elected.Democratic hold. Gerald Baliles (Democratic) 55.2% Wyatt B. Durrette Jr. (Republican) 44.8% Leip David 1985 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Virginia https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1985&off=5&elect=0&fips=51&f=0 uselectionatlas.org 1 March 2025 New Jersey 1985 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1985 New Jersey gubernatorial election New Jersey Presidential no 1981 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1981 1989 New Jersey gubernatorial election 1989 November 5, 1985 File:Tom Kean 1981 (cropped).jpg x150px Thomas Kean Republican Party (United States) 1,372,631 69.6% File:3x4.svg Peter Shapiro Democratic Party (United States) 578,402 29.3% 280px County results 280px Congressional district results 150px Municipality Results Kean: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Thomas Kean Republican Party (United States) Thomas Kean Republican Party (United States) The 1985 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1985. Incumbent Republican Governor Thomas Kean won a landslide re-election against the Democratic candidate, Essex County Executive Peter Shapiro. As of , Kean's is the largest margin in terms of percentage and raw votes in all New Jersey gubernatorial elections.http://www.politifact.com/new-jersey/statements/2012/nov/29/raymond-bateman/raymond-bateman-says-tom-kean-won-1985-gubernatori/ Raymond Bateman says Tom Kean won the 1985 gubernatorial election by largest margin in state's history O'Neill, Erin November 29, 2012 PolitiFact New Jersey June 16, 2015 Kean was the first Republican to be re-elected governor since 1949, and the first Republican to ever win two four-year terms. Virginia 1985 Virginia gubernatorial election 1985 Virginia gubernatorial election Virginia presidential no 1981 Virginia gubernatorial election 1981 53.0% (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 1989 Virginia gubernatorial election 1989 November 5, 1985 File:Gerald Baliles 1986.jpg 150x150px Gerald Baliles Democratic Party (United States) 741,438 55.2% File:Wyatt Durrette 1976.jpg Wyatt Durrette Republican Party (United States) 601,652 44.8% 1985 Virginia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County and independent city resultsBaliles: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Durrette: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Charles Robb Democratic Party (United States) Gerald Baliles Democratic Party (United States) In the 1985 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Chuck Robb, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Jerry Baliles, the Attorney General of Virginia, was nominated by the Democratic Party to run against the Republican nominee, Wyatt B. Durrette. References Category:November 1985 in the United States