2009 Virginia Attorney General election

2009 Virginia Attorney General election

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Nominee Ken Cuccinelli Steve Shannon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,124,137 828,687 Percentage 57.5% 42.4%

County and independent city results Congressional district results Cuccinelli:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Shannon:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Bob McDonnell Republican Elected Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli Republican

The 2009 Virginia attorney general election took place in Virginia on November 3, 2009. Incumbent Attorney General Bob McDonnell was eligible for re-election, but instead opted to successfully run for Governor of Virginia. McDonnell resigned from his position in 2009 to run for governor, being succeeded by his deputy, Bill Mims.

The Republican party nominated State Senator Ken Cuccinelli, who easily defeated the Democratic candidate, Delegate Steve Shannon. Concurrently, Republicans won the other two statewide offices and made gains in the House of Delegates. Cuccinelli would later make an unsuccessful run for governor in 2013.

This would be the last election until 2021 that a Republican would win the office of Attorney General in Virginia.