ads" to Kilgore's death penalty advertisements where he spoke to voters about his religious convictions and as mentioned above, reminded them about how a large cross-section of Virginia media strongly condemned Kilgore for his negative-Death Penalty ads, his relentless in-person campaigning across the state, and his opposition to tax increases. Experienced attorney Lawrence Roberts served as Kaine's campaign chairman. In contrast, Kilgore's campaign had many political disadvantages, including a backlash over the death penalty ads that Kilgore's campaign ran in the fall, the relatively low poll numbers of then-President George W. Bush at the time of the election, and a bitter division between the moderate and conservative wings of the Republican party over tax and spending priorities. Debates Complete video of first debate, September 13, 2005 Complete video of second debate, October 9, 2005 Opinion Polls Results Results by county and Independent city Balance of power See also Commonwealth of Virginia List of governors of Virginia References External links Official Results, Virginia State Board of Elections Official campaign websites (Archived) Tim Kaine Jerry Kilgore Russ Potts Gubernatorial 2005 Virginia Tim Kaine