I don't know what Catholic teachings kaine was hiding behind, I was raised Catholic, and the death penalty is an entirely different issue than abortion in the teachings.
Kilgore goofed in how he went after Kaine on the death penalty, but I think he was right to go that way.
Office: Governor
Precincts Reporting: 1889 of 2426 (77.86%)
Registered Voters: 4,451,795 Total Voting: 1,491,113 Voter Turnout: 33.49 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
T M Kaine Democratic 755,750 50.68%
J W Kilgore Republican 701,867 47.07%
H R Potts Jr Independent 32,316 2.17%
It was getting closer for Jerry in the end, but it seems futile...