Polls had him down 10 going into election day. They were way off.
Via National Review:
So close, and no shame in this defeat.
Gillespie is holding a press conference, and just declared, ”The margin is now more than 16,700 votes – larger than it was on Election Night. Obviously it did not move in our direction. I called Mark Warner to congratulate him on his reelection.”
Gillespie began the race 32 points down, and was outspent two to one.