2009 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2009 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03)

Nominee Bill Bolling Jody Wagner Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,106,793 850,111 Percentage 56.5% 43.4%

County and independent city results Bolling:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Wagner:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Lieutenant-Governor before election Bill Bolling Republican Elected Lieutenant-Governor Bill Bolling Republican

The 2009 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election resulted in Republican Bill Bolling defeating Democrat Jody Wagner.

As of 2021 this most recent election of which an incumbent Lieutenant Governor won re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jody Wagner, Virginia Secretary of Finance (2006–2008) and Treasurer of Virginia (2002–2006)

Defeated in primary

• Michael Signer, national security expert and advisor to Tom Perriello and John Edwards

Withdrawn

• Jon Bowerbank, member of the Russell County Board of Supervisors (Withdrew and endorsed Wagner but appeared on ballot)

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jody Wagner	213,059	74.3%
	Democratic	Michael Signer	60,979	21.3%
	Democratic	Jon Bowerbank	12,739	4.4%
Total votes			286,777	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Jody Wagner (Democratic), Virginia Secretary of Finance (2006–2008) and Treasurer of Virginia (2002–2006)
• Bill Bolling (Republican), incumbent Lieutenant Governor (2006–2014)

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2009

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bill Bolling	1,106,793	56.5%
	Democratic	Jody Wagner	850,111	43.4%
	Write-ins		1,569	0.1%
Turnout			1,958,473
	Republican hold		Swing	11.9%