List of governors of Virginia explained

The governor of Virginia is the state's head of government and commander-in-chief of the state's official national guard. The first Constitution of 1776 created the office of governor, to be elected annually by the Virginia State Legislature. The governor could serve up to three years at a time, and once out of office, could not serve again for four years.^[1] The 1830 constitution changed the thrice-renewable one-year term length to a non-renewable three-year term, and set the start date at the first day in January following an election.^[2] This constitution also prevented governors from succeeding themselves, a prohibition that exists to the present day.^[3] The 1851 Constitution increased terms to four years^[4] and made the office elected by the people, rather than the legislature.^[5] The commencement of the Governor's term was moved to the first day in February by the 1902 Constitution,^[6] and then to the Saturday after the second Wednesday in January by the 1971 and current Constitution.^[7]

If the office of governor is vacant due to death, impeachment and disqualification, or resignation, the lieutenant governor of Virginia becomes governor.^[8] The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1851.^[9] Prior to that a Council of State existed; it chose from among its members a president who would be "lieutenant-governor" and would act as governor when there was a vacancy in that office.^[10] The governor and the lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ticket. Officially, there have been 74 governors of Virginia; the acting governors are not counted.

Governors

Virginia was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on June 25, 1788.^[11] Before it declared its independence, Virginia was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain. It seceded from the Union on April 17, 1861,^[12] and was admitted to the Confederate States of America on May 7, 1861.^[13] Following the end of the American Civil War, Virginia during Reconstruction constituted the First Military District, which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections. Virginia was readmitted to the Union on January 26, 1870.

The federal government recognized the Restored Government of Virginia, based in Wheeling, as the legitimate government in Virginia on June 25, 1861. It elected its own slate of governors, and after West Virginia was split from Virginia on June 20, 1863, the restored government relocated to Alexandria.

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Governor	Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor
1			Patrick Henry ^[14]	^[15] – June 1, 1779	None	1776	Office did not exist
						1777
						1778
2			Thomas Jefferson ^[16]	^[17] – June 4, 1781	None	1779
						1780
3	data-sort-value="Fleming, William"			William Fleming ^[18]	^[19] – June 12, 1781	None
4	data-sort-value="Nelson, Thomas"			Thomas Nelson Jr. ^[20]	– November 22, 1781	None			1781
–	data-sort-value="Jameson, David"			David Jameson ^[21]	^[22] – December 1, 1781	None
5			Benjamin Harrison V ^[23]	– November 30, 1784	None	1781
						1782
						1783
6			Patrick Henry	^[24] – November 30, 1786	None	1784
						1785
7			Edmund Randolph ^[25]	^[26] – November 12, 1788	None	1786
						1787
8			Beverley Randolph ^[27]	– December 1, 1791	None
						1788
						1789
						1790
9			Henry Lee III ^[28]	– December 1, 1794	Federalist	1791
						1792
						1793
10			Robert Brooke ^[29]	– November 30, 1796	Democratic- Republican	1794
						1795
11			James Wood ^[30]	– December 19, 1799	Democratic- Republican
						1796
						1797
						1798
12			James Monroe ^[31]	^[32] – December 29, 1802	Democratic- Republican	1799
						1800
						1801
13			John Page ^[33]	– December 11, 1805	Democratic- Republican	1802
						1803
						1804
14			William H. Cabell ^[34]	– December 12, 1808	Democratic- Republican	1805
						1806
						1807
15			John Tyler Sr. ^[35]	– January 15, 1811	Democratic- Republican	1808
						1809
						1810
—	data-sort-value="Smith, George"			George William Smith ^[36]	– January 19, 1811	Democratic- Republican
16	data-sort-value="Monroe, James"			James Monroe	– April 3, 1811	Democratic- Republican			1811
17			George William Smith	– December 26, 1811	Democratic- Republican
						1811
—	data-sort-value="Randolph, Peyton"			Peyton Randolph ^[37]	– January 4, 1812	Democratic- Republican
18			James Barbour ^[38]	– December 11, 1814	Democratic- Republican	Jan. 1812
						1812
						1813
19			Wilson Cary Nicholas ^[39]	– December 11, 1816	Democratic- Republican	1814
						1815
20			James Patton Preston ^[40]	– December 11, 1819	Democratic- Republican	1816
						1817
						1818
21			Thomas Mann Randolph Jr. ^[41]	– December 11, 1822	Democratic- Republican	1819
						1820
						1821
22			James Pleasants ^[42]	– December 11, 1825	Democratic- Republican	1822
						1823
						1824
23	data-sort-value="Tyler, John 2"			John Tyler ^[43]	– March 4, 1827	Democratic- Republican			1825
24			William Branch Giles ^[44]	– March 4, 1830	Democratic- Republican	1827
						1828
						1829
25			John Floyd ^[45]	– March 31, 1834	Democratic	1830
						1831
26	data-sort-value="Tazewell, Littleton"			Littleton Waller Tazewell ^[46]	– March 30, 1836	Democratic	1834
—	data-sort-value="Robertson, Wyndham"			Wyndham Robertson ^[47]	– March 31, 1837	Whig
27	data-sort-value="Campbell, David"			David Campbell ^[48]	– March 31, 1840	Democratic	1837
28	data-sort-value="Gilmer, Thomas"			Thomas Walker Gilmer ^[49]	– March 20, 1841	Whig	1840
—	data-sort-value="Patton, John"			John M. Patton ^[50]	– March 31, 1841	Whig
—	data-sort-value="Rutherfoord, John"			John Rutherfoord ^[51]	– March 31, 1842	Democratic
—	data-sort-value="Gregory, John"			John Munford Gregory ^[52]	– January 5, 1843	Whig
29	data-sort-value="McDowell, James"			James McDowell ^[53]	– January 1, 1846	Whig	1842
30	data-sort-value="Smith, William"			William Smith ^[54]	– January 1, 1849	Democratic	1845
31	data-sort-value="Floyd, John B."			John B. Floyd ^[55]	^[56] – January 1, 1852	Democratic	1848
32	data-sort-value="Johnson, Joseph"			Joseph Johnson ^[57]	^[58] – January 1, 1856	Democratic	1851
33		Henry A. Wise ^[59]		^[60] – January 1, 1860	Democratic	1855
34	data-sort-value="Letcher, John"			John Letcher ^[61]	– January 1, 1864	Democratic	1859
—	data-sort-value="Smith, William"			William Smith	– May 9, 1865	Democratic	1863 (Confederate)
35			Francis Harrison Pierpont	^[62] – April 4, 1868	Union	1861 (Union)
							Vacant
						1863 (Union)
—	data-sort-value="Wells, Henry"			Henry H. Wells ^[63]	^[64] – September 21, 1869			Vacant
36		Gilbert Carlton Walker ^[65]		^[66] – January 1, 1874
					Republican	1869
37			James L. Kemper ^[67]	^[68] – January 1, 1878	Democratic	1873
38	data-sort-value="Holliday, Frederick"			Frederick W. M. Holliday ^[69]	^[70] – January 1, 1882	Democratic	1877
39	data-sort-value="Cameron, William"			William E. Cameron ^[71]	– January 1, 1886	Readjuster	1881
40	data-sort-value="Lee, Fitzhugh"			Fitzhugh Lee ^[72]	^[73] – January 1, 1890	Democratic	1885
41	data-sort-value="McKinney, Philip"			Philip W. McKinney ^[74]	^[75] – January 1, 1894	Democratic	1889
42	data-sort-value="O'Ferrall, Charles"			Charles Triplett O'Ferrall ^[76]	^[77] – January 1, 1898	Democratic	1893
43	data-sort-value="Tyler, James"			James Hoge Tyler ^[78]	^[79] – January 1, 1902	Democratic	1897
44	data-sort-value="Montague, Andrew"			Andrew Jackson Montague ^[80]	^[81] – February 1, 1906	Democratic	1901
45	data-sort-value="Swanson, Claude"			Claude A. Swanson ^[82]	^[83] – February 1, 1910	Democratic	1905
46	data-sort-value="Mann, William"			William Hodges Mann ^[84]	^[85] – February 1, 1914	Democratic	1909
47	data-sort-value="Stuart, Henry"			Henry Carter Stuart ^[86]	– February 1, 1918	Democratic	1913
48	data-sort-value="Davis, Westmoreland"			Westmoreland Davis ^[87]	^[88] – February 1, 1922	Democratic	1917
49	data-sort-value="Trinkle, Elbert"			Elbert Lee Trinkle ^[89]	^[90] – February 1, 1926	Democratic	1921
50	data-sort-value="Byrd, Harry"			Harry F. Byrd ^[91]	^[92] – January 15, 1930	Democratic	1925
51	data-sort-value="Pollard, John"			John Garland Pollard ^[93]	^[94] – January 16, 1934	Democratic	1929
52	data-sort-value="Peery, George"			George C. Peery ^[95]	^[96] – January 18, 1938	Democratic	1933
53		James Hubert Price ^[97]		^[98] – January 20, 1942	Democratic	1937
							Vacant
54	data-sort-value="Darden, Colgate"			Colgate Darden ^[99]	^[100] – January 15, 1946	Democratic	1941
55	data-sort-value="Tuck, William"			William M. Tuck ^[101]	^[102] – January 17, 1950	Democratic	1945
56		John S. Battle ^[103]		^[104] – January 19, 1954	Democratic	1949
							Vacant
57	data-sort-value="Stanley, Thomas"			Thomas B. Stanley ^[105]	^[106] – January 11, 1958	Democratic			1953
58	data-sort-value="Almond, J. Lindsay"			J. Lindsay Almond ^[107]	^[108] – January 13, 1962	Democratic			1957
59	data-sort-value="Harrison, Albertis"			Albertis Harrison ^[109]	^[110] – January 15, 1966	Democratic		1961
60	data-sort-value="Godwin, Mills"			Mills Godwin ^[111]	^[112] – January 17, 1970	Democratic		1965
61			Linwood Holton ^[113]	^[114] – January 12, 1974	Republican	1969
							Vacant
62	data-sort-value="Godwin, Mills"			Mills Godwin	^[115] – January 14, 1978	Republican	1973
63	data-sort-value="Dalton, John"			John N. Dalton ^[116]	^[117] – January 16, 1982	Republican	1977
64	data-sort-value="Robb, Chuck"			Chuck Robb ^[118]	^[119] – January 11, 1986	Democratic	1981
65	data-sort-value="Baliles, Gerald"			Gerald Baliles ^[120]	^[121] – January 13, 1990	Democratic	1985
66	data-sort-value="Wilder, Douglas"			Douglas Wilder ^[122]	^[123] – January 15, 1994	Democratic	1989
67	data-sort-value="Allen, George"			George Allen ^[124]	^[125] – January 17, 1998	Republican	1993
68	data-sort-value="Gilmore, Jim"			Jim Gilmore ^[126]	^[127] – January 12, 2002	Republican	1997
69	data-sort-value="Warner, Mark"			Mark Warner ^[128]	^[129] – January 14, 2006	Democratic	2001
70	data-sort-value="Kaine, Tim"			Tim Kaine ^[130]	^[131] – January 16, 2010	Democratic	2005
71	data-sort-value="McDonnell, Bob"			Bob McDonnell ^[132]	^[133] – January 11, 2014	Republican	2009
72	data-sort-value="McAuliffe, Terry"			Terry McAuliffe ^[134]	^[135] – January 13, 2018	Democratic	2013
73	data-sort-value="Northam, Ralph"			Ralph Northam ^[136]	^[137] – January 15, 2022	Democratic	2017
74	data-sort-value="Youngkin, Glenn"			Glenn Youngkin ^[138]	^[139] – Incumbent	Republican	2021

See also

• Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Virginia
• List of Virginia state legislatures
• First ladies of Virginia

References

General

• Web site: Former Virginia Governors . July 16, 2023 . National Governors Association.
• Book: Sobel, Robert . Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. IV . Meckler Books . 1978 . 9780930466008 . June 13, 2023.
• Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County . 2003 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-1439-0.
• Book: Dubin, Michael J. . United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County . 2014 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-5646-8 . en.
• Book: Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest . American State Governors, 1776-1976 . 1977 . Oceana Publications . 978-0-379-00665-0 . September 23, 2023.
• Book: Glashan, Roy R. . American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . 1979 . Meckler Books . 978-0-930466-17-6.
• Web site: Our Campaigns - Governor of Virginia - History . 2023-07-25 . www.ourcampaigns.com.
• Web site: Our Campaigns - Governor of Virginia (CSA) - History . 2023-07-25 . www.ourcampaigns.com.

Specific

External links

• Office of the Governor of Virginia

Notes and References

1. 1776 Const.
2. 1830 Const. Art IV section 1.
3. VA Const. Art V sec 1
4. 1851 Const. art V section 1.
5. 1851 Const. Art V section 2.
6. 1902 Const. Art V section 69.
7. VA Const. art V section 1.
8. VA Const. Art V section 16.
9. 1851 Const. art V section 8.
10. 1830 Const. art IV section 5.
11. Web site: Ratification of the Constitution by the State of Virginia; June 26, 1788 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150822161000/http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/ratva.asp . August 22, 2015 . October 31, 2015 . The Avalon Project at Yale Law School.
12. Web site: Secession Ordinances of 13 Confederate States . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905091739/http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=3953 . September 5, 2015 . May 24, 2015 . University of Houston.
13. http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/19conf/19conf.html#p104 An Act to admit the Commonwealth of Virginia as a member of the Confederate States of America
14. Web site: Patrick Henry . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
15. Web site: Fifth Virginia Revolutionary Convention Elected Patrick Henry Governor, June 29, 1776 . 2023-07-17 . edu.lva.virginia.gov.
16. Web site: Thomas Jefferson . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
17. Web site: Thomas Jefferson's Election to Governor; an excerpt from the Journal of the House of Delegates (June 1, 1779) . 2023-07-17 . Encyclopedia Virginia . en-US.
18. Web site: William Fleming . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
19. Web site: Jack Jouett's Ride (1781) . 2023-07-18 . Encyclopedia Virginia . en-US.
20. Web site: Thomas Nelson . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
21. Web site: David Jameson . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
22. Web site: History . The Hornbook of Virginia . Governors of Virginia . 2023-07-17 . Encyclopedia Virginia . en-US.
23. Web site: Benjamin Harrison . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
24. Book: Virginia . A Register of the General Assembly of Virginia 1776-1918 and of the Constitutional Conventions . 1918 . viii - ix . en.
25. Web site: Edmund Randolph . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
26. News: 1786-12-04 . Richmond, (Virginia) Nov. 9 . 4 . Hartford Courant . 2023-07-18.
27. Web site: Beverley Randolph . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
28. Web site: Henry Lee . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
29. Web site: Robert Brooke . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
30. Web site: James Wood . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
31. Web site: James Monroe . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
32. News: 1799-12-31 . none . 3 . Weekly Raleigh Register . 2023-07-18 . On the 19th inst. his Excellenecy James Monroe, Esq., qualified as Governor of the state of Virginia....
33. Web site: John Page . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
34. Web site: William Henry Cabell . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
35. Web site: John Tyler Sr. . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
36. Web site: George William Smith . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
37. Web site: Peyton Randolph . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
38. Web site: James Barbour . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
39. Web site: Wilson Cary Nicholas . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
40. Web site: James Patton Preston . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
41. Web site: Thomas Mann Randolph . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
42. Web site: James Pleasants . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
43. Web site: John Tyler Jr. . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
44. Web site: William Branch Giles . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
45. Web site: John Floyd Sr. . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
46. Web site: Littleton Waller Tazewell . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
47. Web site: Wyndham Robertson . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
48. Web site: David Campbell . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
49. Web site: Thomas Walker Gilmer . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
50. Web site: John Mercer Patton . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
51. Web site: John Rutherfoord . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
52. Web site: John Munford Gregory . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
53. Web site: James McDowell . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
54. Web site: William Smith . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
55. Web site: John Buchanan Floyd Jr. . July 17, 2023 . National Governors Association.
56. News: 1849-01-02 . Virginia Legislature . 2 . Alexandria Gazette . 2023-07-19.
57. Web site: Joseph Johnson . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
58. News: 1852-01-02 . none . 2 . Richmond Enquirer . 2023-07-19 . Governor Floyd's term expired on Wednesday, and yesterday, at 12 M., Governor Joseph Johnson appeared at the Council Chamber... when the oaths of office, required to be taken by a Governor of the Commonwealth, were administered to Governor Johnson..
59. Web site: Henry Alexander Wise . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
60. News: 1856-01-02 . Inauguration of Governor . 3 . Lynchburg Daily Virginian . 2023-07-19.
61. Web site: John Letcher . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
62. News: 1861-06-21 . Western Virginia . 2 . Portland Press Herald . 2023-07-19.
63. Web site: Henry Horatio Wells . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
64. News: 1868-04-04 . Gov. Wells Appointed Governor of Virginia . 1 . Evening Star . 2023-07-19.
65. Web site: Gilbert Carlton Walker . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
66. News: 1869-09-22 . Local Matters . 1 . Richmond Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
67. Web site: James Lawson Kemper . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
68. News: 1874-01-01 . none . 2 . Alexandria Gazette . 2023-07-19 . Gen. James L. Kemper was today inaugurated Governor of Virginia..
69. Web site: Frederick William Mackey Holliday . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
70. News: 1878-01-01 . Inauguration of Governor Holliday . 3 . Alexandria Gazette . 2023-07-19.
71. Web site: William E. Cameron . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
72. Web site: Fitzhugh Lee . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
73. News: 1886-01-02 . Fitz Lee Governor . 4 . Richmond Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
74. Web site: Philip Watkins McKinney . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
75. News: 1890-01-02 . New Men in Office . 1 . Richmond Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
76. Web site: Charles Triplett O'Ferrall . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
77. News: 1894-01-02 . It's Now Gov. O'Ferrall . 1 . The Norfolk Virginian . 2023-07-19.
78. Web site: James Hoge Tyler . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
79. News: 1898-01-01 . Gov. Tyler Inaugurated . 1 . The Portsmouth Star . 2023-07-19.
80. Web site: Andrew Jackson Montague . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
81. News: 1902-01-02 . New Governor Is Now at the Helm . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
82. Web site: Claude Augustus Swanson . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
83. News: 1906-02-02 . Governor C. A. Swanson Takes Office Before a Brilliant Throng . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
84. Web site: William Hodges Mann . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
85. News: 1910-02-02 . Governor Mann Warmly Greeted . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
86. Web site: Henry Carter Stuart . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
87. Web site: Westmoreland Davis . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
88. News: 1918-02-02 . Governor Davis Is Inaugurated in Hall of House . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
89. Web site: Elbert Lee Trinkle . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
90. News: 1922-02-02 . While Guns Boom in Salute, Takes Pledge of Office . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
91. Web site: Harry Flood Byrd . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
92. News: 1926-02-02 . Harry F. Byrd Takes Reins of Government . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
93. Web site: John Garland Pollard . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
94. News: 1930-01-16 . Pollard Stresses Need of Public Support of Laws in His Inaugural Address; Many Witness Ceremony . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
95. Web site: George Campbell Peery . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
96. News: Southall . William B. . 1934-01-18 . Peery Inaugurated 50th Governor As Crowds Cheer; Recommends $3,000,000 More for Schools, Roads . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
97. Web site: James Hubert Price . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
98. News: Latimer . James . 1938-01-20 . Price Dons Robe of State as Governor . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
99. Web site: Colgate Whitehead Darden . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
100. News: Latimer . James . 1942-01-22 . Small Loan Rate Slash Is Advocated . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
101. Web site: William Munford Tuck . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
102. News: 1946-01-17 . Governor Would End Federal Aid . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
103. Web site: John Stewart Battle . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
104. News: Latimer . James . 1950-01-19 . New Governor Urges Fast Vote of Grants and Loans in 'Crisis' . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
105. Web site: Thomas Bahnson Stanley . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
106. News: Latimer . James . 1954-01-21 . Stanley Asks One-Cent Boost in Gas Tax . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
107. Web site: James Lindsay Almond . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
108. News: Latimer . James . 1958-01-12 . Almond Asks 2 Moves to Combat Integration . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
109. Web site: Albertis S. Harrison . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
110. News: Latimer . James . 1962-01-14 . Harrison Asks Educational Renaissance . 1A . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
111. Web site: Mills Edwin Godwin . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
112. News: Latimer . James . 1966-01-16 . New Governor Exhorts Virginia to Seek Progress in Education . 1A . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
113. Web site: Linwood Holton . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
114. News: Latimer . James . 1970-01-18 . Holton to Strive to Make State 'A Model of Race Relations' . A1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
115. News: Latimer . James . 1974-01-13 . Set Example of Integrity for U.S., New Governor Urges Virginians . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
116. Web site: John Nichols Dalton . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
117. News: Latimer . James . 1978-01-15 . Dalton Pledges 'New Dominion' . A1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
118. Web site: Charles Spittal Robb . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
119. News: Eisman . Dale . 1982-01-17 . Robb Sees National Role for Virginia . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
120. Web site: Gerald L. Baliles . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
121. News: Eisman . Dale . 1986-01-12 . Baliles, Wilder, Ms. Terry Sworn In, Say State 'Leading the Nation Again' . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
122. Web site: L. Douglas Wilder . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
123. News: Hardy . Michael . Schapiro . Jeff E. . 1990-01-14 . Salute Freedom Today, Expand It, Wilder Tells 30,000 at Inaugural . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
124. Web site: George Allen . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
125. News: Whitley . Tyler . 1994-01-16 . It's Allen, for a Change . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
126. Web site: James S. Gilmore . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
127. News: Intress . Ruth S. . Stallsmith . Pamela . 1998-01-18 . 'Common Man' Now Governor . 1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
128. Web site: Mark R. Warner . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
129. News: Schapiro . Jeff E. . 2002-01-13 . Warner Inaugurated . A1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
130. Web site: Tim Kaine . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
131. News: Schapiro . Jeff E. . 2006-01-15 . Gov. Kaine Takes Office . A1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
132. Web site: Robert McDonnell . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
133. News: Whitley . Tyler . 2010-01-17 . State of Opportunity . A1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
134. Web site: Terry McAuliffe . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
135. News: Nolan . Jim . Meola . Olympia . 2014-01-12 . The Work Begins . A1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
136. Web site: Ralph Northam . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
137. News: Moomaw . Graham . 2018-01-14 . New Hand at the Helm . A1 . Richmond Times-Dispatch . 2023-07-19.
138. Web site: Glenn Youngkin . July 18, 2023 . National Governors Association.
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