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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Republican McDonnell Elected Governor Of Virginia
By Rex Nutting
MarketWatch Pulse
WASHINGTON -- Republican Bob McDonnell has been elected governor of Virgina, defeating Democratic state Sen. Creigh Deeds, according to media reports based on ballot counts and exit polls. McDonnell, a former state attorney general, is the first Republican to win the job since Jim Gilmore won in 1997. McDonnell, 55, has strong conservative credentials, but ran as a moderate in a state that voted for Democrat Barack Obama for president a year ago. It's the ninth straight time Virginians have elected a governor from the party that's out of power in the White House.
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