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Wilder has continued as a distinguished professor in the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University. [17] He writes occasional editorials for Virginia newspapers. Douglas Wilder is the founder of the United States National Slavery Museum, a non-profit organization based in Fredericksburg ...
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.
The 1993 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1993. Barred from seeking a second term due to term limits restricting consecutive terms for Virginia governor, incumbent Democratic governor L. Douglas Wilder was replaced by Republican nominee and former U.S. representative George Allen.
This lasted until 2004, when the City Charter was changed once again, bringing back the popularly elected mayor. Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder was elected mayor that year. Of Virginia's 38 cities, only Richmond does not have a council-manager form of government.
In a statement accompanying the results, former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder said the small drop in Harris’ lead was not “alarming” but should be a wake-up call for Virginia Democrats hoping ...
Douglas Wilder, the first black governor of Virginia, who served from 1990 to 1994, originally entered the Senate race in June as an independent before dropping out in September after polls showed him with favoring of less than 15% in a four-man ballot. [5] In the last weeks of the election, Wilder started to campaign for Robb. [3]
The Fall Commonwealth Poll, from the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, was conducted Aug. 26-Sept. 6. Poll directors say they plan to ...
Virginia was readmitted to the Union on January 26, 1870. [14] The federal government recognized the Restored Government of Virginia, ... Douglas Wilder (b. 1931)