1989 Virginia gubernatorial election
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1989 Virginia gubernatorial election
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The 1989 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1989. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jerry Baliles was unable to seek a second term due to term limits. Democratic nominee and Lieutenant Governor L. Douglas Wilder went against former Attorney General of Virginia J. Marshall Coleman in one of the closest elections in Virginia history. Upon taking the oath of office in January 1990, Governor Wilder became the first African-American governor of Virginia, and the first African-America
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Virginia_gubernatorial_election
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2007-12-14T23:48:16Z
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2024-08-28T04:34:00Z
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