 However, Deeds lost the gubernatorial race held on November 3, to Bob McDonnell, 41.25% to 58.61%.Creigh Deeds had been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1991 to 2001 and has been a member of the state senate since he won a special election in the 25th district in 2001.Deeds cast himself as a centrist upon entering the race due to his stances on gun control, the death penalty, and gay marriage.