United States gubernatorial elections, 2005

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Seats up for election. Democratic wins in blue, states without a seat up for reelection in gray.

The U.S. gubernatorial elections of 2005 were held on November 8, 2005. Two states voted to select a governor, as well as other statewide offices and members of state legislatures.

[edit] Election results

Color of row indicates which party won the election; Democratic wins in blue, Republican wins in red.

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Outcome
New Jersey	Richard Codey	Democratic	Not running for 1st full term	Jon Corzine (D) 53.47% Doug Forrester (R) 43.02% Hector Castillo (I) 1.3%
Virginia	Mark Warner	Democratic	Not eligible for 2nd term	Tim Kaine (D) 52% Jerry Kilgore (R) 46% Russ Potts (I) 2%

[edit] National Effect

Some have speculated that the effects of the two elections go beyond the two states' borders. Shortly before election day, U.S. President George W. Bush returned from a trip from Latin America to provide last minute campaigning for Virginian gubernatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore. After the defeat of Kilgore and Forrester in New Jersey, Democrats have described these victories as signs of the President's decreasing popularity. Republicans have since tried to contain these Democratic triumphs as victories exclusive to those states and their candidates. Some speculated these two elections would shape the momentum of the Democratic party, and it could be said that they had some effect on the landmark Democratic victories in the 2006 midterm elections. Republicans, however, maintain that the Democrats' advantage in 2005 was due simply to the fact that they were the incumbent party.

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