1985 Virginia gubernatorial election

1985 Virginia gubernatorial election

November 5, 1985
Turnout53.0% (voting eligible)
 
Nominee Gerald Baliles Wyatt Durrette
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 741,438 601,652
Percentage 55.2% 44.8%

Baliles:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Durrette:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Charles Robb
Democratic

Elected Governor

Gerald Baliles
Democratic

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 Republican, Wyatt B. Durrette in a re-match of the 1981 Attorney General election.