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1989 Virginia Attorney General election
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Attorney General before election; Mary Sue Terry; Democratic	Elected Attorney General ; Mary Sue Terry; Democratic

In the November 1989 general election, the following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia:

Governor edit

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1985^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	L. Douglas Wilder	685,329	51.84%	-3.61%
	Republican	John Chichester	636,695	48.16%	+3.65%
	Write-ins		89	0.01%
Majority			48,634	3.68%	-7.25%
Turnout			1,322,113
	Democratic hold		Swing

Virginia Attorney General election, 1989
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Mary Sue Terry	814,808	61.40%	+10.44%
	Republican	Buster O'Brien	512,169	38.59%	-10.41%
	Write-ins		67	0.01%
Majority			302,639	22.81%	+20.85%
Turnout			1,322,113
	Democratic hold		Swing

^ Commonwealth of Virginia. State Board of Elections. "General Election." Official Election Results 1985. Comp. Susan H. Fitz-Hugh. Richmond, Virginia: n.p., 1985. 11. Print.