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Kaine Defeats Kilgore in Va. Gubernatorial Race

By William Branigin

Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 8, 2005; 9:38 PM

Democrat Timothy M. Kaine defeated Republican Jerry W. Kilgore in today's election for governor of Virginia, riding the popularity of outgoing Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) and dissatisfaction with the Bush administration in a state that typically votes Republican in national elections.

With 90 percent of precincts reporting, Kaine, Virginia's lieutenant governor, held a lead of 51 percent to 46 percent over Kilgore, the former state attorney general, according to unofficial returns from the State Board of Elections. Independent candidate H. Russell Potts Jr. was running a distant third, with 2 percent.

Kaine Defeats Kilgore in Va. Gubernatorial Race