1989 Virginia elections

In the November 1989 general election, the following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia:

• Governor
• Lieutenant Governor
• Attorney General
• House of Delegates (100 members)

Governor

Main article: 1989 Virginia gubernatorial election

Lieutenant governor

Candidates

• L. Douglas Wilder, Virginia State Senator (D)
• John Chichester, Virginia State Senator (R)

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1985

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	L. Douglas Wilder	685,329	51.84%	-3.61%
	Republican	John Chichester	636,695	48.16%	+3.65%
	Write-ins		89	0.01%
Majority			48,634	3.68%	-7.25%
Turnout			1,322,113
	Democratic hold		Swing

Attorney General

1989 Virginia Attorney General election

November 7, 1989 (1989-11-07)

Nominee Mary Sue Terry Buster O'Brien Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 814,808 512,169 Percentage 61.4% 38.6%

Terry:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% O'Brien:      50–60%

Attorney General before election Mary Sue Terry Democratic Elected Attorney General Mary Sue Terry Democratic

Candidates

• Mary Sue Terry, Virginia State Delegate and incumbent Attorney General (D)
• Buster O'Brien, attorney (R)

Virginia Attorney General election, 1989

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary Sue Terry	814,808	61.40%	+10.44%
	Republican	Buster O'Brien	512,169	38.59%	-10.41%
	Write-ins		67	0.01%
Majority			302,639	22.81%	+20.85%
Turnout			1,322,113
	Democratic hold		Swing

House of Delegates

Main article: 1989 Virginia House of Delegates election