Election Name: | 1993 Virginia Attorney General election |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1989 Virginia Attorney General election |
Previous Year: | 1989 |
Next Election: | 1997 Virginia Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 1997 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1993 |
Nominee1: | Jim Gilmore |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 958,982 |
Percentage1: | 56.1% |
Nominee2: | William Dolan |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 749,565 |
Percentage2: | 43.9% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Stephen D. Rosenthal |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Mark Earley |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1993 Virginia Attorney General election was held on November 2, 1993, to elect the next attorney general of Virginia. The Republican nominee, Jim Gilmore, defeated the Democratic nominee, William Dolan, by around 12 percent.