Virginia gubernatorial elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Virginia_gubernatorial_elections
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Virginia_Department_of_Elections
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstHeld 1776
gptkbp:frequency every 4 years
gptkbp:historicalName L. Douglas Wilder was the first African American elected governor in the U.S.
Virginia is the only state that prohibits its governor from serving consecutive terms.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia gubernatorial elections
gptkbp:lastElection 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:nextEdition 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election
gptkbp:notableWinner gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:Glenn_Youngkin
gptkb:Ralph_Northam
gptkb:Terry_McAuliffe
gptkb:L._Douglas_Wilder
gptkbp:officeContested gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:stateElectorate registered voters of Virginia
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:termLimits Governor cannot serve consecutive terms
gptkbp:type gptkb:politics
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Republican_Party_(Virginia)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7