| Election Name: | 1985 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1981 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1981 |
| Turnout: | 53.0% (voting eligible)[1] |
| Next Election: | 1989 Virginia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1985 |
| Nominee1: | Gerald Baliles |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 741,438 |
| Percentage1: | 55.2% |
| Nominee2: | Wyatt Durrette |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 601,652 |
| Percentage2: | 44.8% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Charles Robb |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Gerald Baliles |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
In the 1985 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor Chuck Robb, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. Jerry Baliles, the Attorney General of Virginia, was nominated by the Democratic Party to run against the Republican nominee, Wyatt B. Durrette. This is the most recent time the Democratic candidate won a gubernatorial race in Virginia with a double-digit margin of victory.