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All three statewide offices - Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General - will be up for election on Election Day, November 8, 2005. By law, Governor Mark Warner (D) cannot succeed himself. Also on the ballot will be all 100 seats in the House of Delegates.
Both parties held statewide primaries on Tuesday, June 14 (the filing deadline was April 15). There is no party registration but voters had to choose one party's primary and could not "cross-over" to vote in the other party's primary for different offices. There were also local and House of Delegates primaries in many areas of the state.
Unlike most years, no state party conventions are scheduled in 2005. By state law, in localities and House districts where a primary was not held, the parties nominated candidates between May 13 and June 14.
Here is a list of candidates for Virginia's top three offices on the ballot in November:
| Office | Democrats | Republicans |
| Governor | Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine (Richmond City) | former Attorney Gen. Jerry Kilgore (Henrico) |
| Lt. Governor | Sen. Leslie Byrne (Fairfax) |
Sen. Bill Bolling (Hanover) |
| Attorney General | Sen. Creigh Deeds (Bath County) | Del. Bob McDonnell (Va. Beach) |
Running as an Independent: Sen. Russ Potts (Winchester) - Governor
Lost Primaries:
Del. Viola Baskerville (D-Richmond City) - Lt. Governor
Del. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) - Lt. Governor
Sen. Phillip Puckett (D-Russell) - Lt. Governor
Supervisor Sean Connaughton (R-Prince William) - Lt. Governor
Attorney Steve Baril (R-Chesterfield) - Attorney General
Not Running / Dropped Out: Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) - Attorney General
Del. Joe May (R-Loudoun) - Lt. Governor
Attorney Gil Davis - Lt. Governor
Sen. Emmett Hanger (R-Augusta) - Lt. Governor
March 22 Special Election - House District 63
A Special election was held on March 22 in the 63rd House District (Petersburg, and portions of Dinwiddie and Chesterfield counties). Democrat Rosalyn Dance won with 69% over Republican Andrea Sims and Independent Michael Bratschi. The election was due to the resignation of Democrat Fenton Bland on January 26, and the winner will serve until a full two-year term begins in January 2006.
