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 County and independent city results Congressional district resultsWilder: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Chichester: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1985 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1985.Democratic nomineeDouglas Wilder defeatedRepublican nomineeJohn Chichester with 51.84% of the vote.
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Douglas Wilder | John Chichester | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 4, 1985 | C-SPAN | P | P | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Douglas Wilder | 685,329 | 51.84% | ||
| Republican | John Chichester | 636,695 | 48.16% | ||
| Majority | 48,634 | 3.68% | |||
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| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
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