Virginia 2009 General Election

The Green Papers: Virginia 2009 General Election

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Virginia
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 9 June 2009
General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2009

Electoral Votes:	13	(2.42% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:	11	(2.53% of 435)
2000 Census:	7,100,702	(2.52% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	5,263,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	3,770,273
Capital:	Richmond
Tuesday 9 June 2009 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 7:00p EDT (2300 UTC).
Tuesday 3 November 2009 polling hours 6:00a EST (1100 UTC) to 7:00p EST (0000 UTC).

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Virginia State and Local Government

Parties may decide to select their Senatorial candidate by convention rather than by primary.

Virginia law states that there will be no primary in races "when less than two candidates declare".



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator James H. "Jim" Webb, Jr. • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Mark Robert Warner • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2005, 2009. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term, All Governors

Open		Democratic	Governor Timothy M. "Tim" Kaine • First elected: 2005 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2009 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At term limit
			Open Chair (no incumbent)

		Republican	1,163,373	58.63%	former Attorney General Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell • 30 May 2009: Nominated by Convention

		Democratic	818,390	41.24%	state Senator R. Creigh Deeds

		Write-in	2,508	0.13%	Write in
Total			1,984,271	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2005, 2009

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor William T. "Bill" Bolling • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2009 • First elected: 2005 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2009 • Renominated - 30 May 2009 by Convention

		Republican	1,106,532	56.52%	Lieutenant Governor William T. "Bill" Bolling • 30 May 2009: Nominated by Convention

		Democratic	849,541	43.40%	former Treasurer and former Secretary of Finance Jody M. Wagner

		Write-in	1,578	0.08%	Write in
Total			1,957,651	100.00%

111^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (5 Undetermined); 6 Democratic (6 Undetermined)

CD 1 {map}		Republican	Congressman Robert J. "Rob" Wittman • First elected in a special election (re: the death of Congressman Jo Ann S. Davis): 11 December 2007 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		Democratic			Krystal Marie Ball • FEC H0VA01151: $303,746
		Democratic			Terrill Scott Robinson • FEC H0VA01169: $173,042

		*Republican*			*Congressman Robert J. "Rob" Wittman* • FEC H8VA01147: $443,568

CD 2 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Glenn Carlyle Nye, III • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Glenn Carlyle Nye, III* • FEC H8VA02046: $899,717

		Republican			Benito "Ben" Loyola, Jr. • FEC H0VA02092: $547,880
		Republican			Edward Christopher "Ed" Maulbeck • FEC H0VA02076: $26,821
		Republican			Bert Mizusawa
		Republican			Edward Scott "Scott" Rigell • FEC H0VA02084: $452,981
		Republican			Chuck Smith • FEC H0VA02068: $1,935
		Republican			Scott W. Taylor • FEC H0VA02118: $11,805
		Republican			Thomas Wirges • FEC H0VA02050: Financial report not available

		No Party Designation			Douglas Alexander "Doug" "Hutch" Hutchison • FEC H0VA02100: Financial report not available

CD 3 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott* • FEC H6VA01117: $94,539

CD 4 {map}		Republican	Congressman J. Randy Forbes • 2001 June 19: Elected in a special election to replace the seat vacated by the death of Norman Sisisky. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		*Republican*			*Congressman J. Randy Forbes* • FEC H2VA04052: $215,252

CD 5 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Thomas Stuart Price "Tom" Perriello • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Thomas Stuart Price "Tom" Perriello* • FEC H8VA05106: $724,991

		Republican			Albemarle County Supervisor Kenneth C. "Ken" Boyd • FEC H0VA05087: $10,760
		Republican			Ron Lee Ferrin • FEC H0VA05103: Financial report not available
		~~Republican~~			~~former Congressman Virgil H. Goode, Jr. - apparently not a candidate~~ • 27 July 2009: Withdrew. • FEC H6VA05068: $4,801
		Republican			state Senator Robert Hurt • FEC H0VA05095: Financial report not available
		Republican			Michael "Mike" McPadden • FEC H0VA05061: $200
		Republican			Feda Kidd Morton • FEC H0VA05079: Financial report not available
		Republican			Laurence Paul Verga • FEC H0VA05053: $50,550

		Independent; (Republican)			Bradley S. "Brad" Rees • 30 October 2009: Abandoned his quest for the Republican nomination-- will run as an independent candidate

CD 6 {map}		Republican	Congressman Robert W. "Bob" Goodlatte • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		*Republican*			*Congressman Robert W. "Bob" Goodlatte* • FEC H2VA06115: $350,411

CD 7 {map}		Republican	Congressman Eric I. Cantor • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		Democratic			Albert Steven "Charlie" Diradour • FEC H0VA03090: $67,115
		Democratic			Anita Hartke • ?

		Republican			"Little Joe" Cacciotti
		*Republican*			*Congressman Eric I. Cantor* • FEC H0VA07042: $2,157,676

		Independent			Floyd C. Bayne • FEC H0VA07075: Financial report not available

CD 8 {map}		Democratic	Congressman James P. "Jim" Moran, Jr. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		Democratic			Matt Famiglietti
		Democratic			Ronald Mitchell • FEC H0VA08107: $3,066
		*Democratic*			*Congressman James P. "Jim" Moran, Jr.* • FEC H0VA08040: $396,950

		Independent			Ron Fisher
		Independent			Carvel St. John • Party affiliation: Jewish Christian National Committee; FEC ID C00432377 • FEC H0VA08099: Financial report not available

CD 9 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Frederick C. "Rick" Boucher • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Frederick C. "Rick" Boucher* • FEC H2VA09010: $696,464

		Republican			Jim Bebout

		Independent			Jeremiah David Heaton • FEC H0VA09048: $15,635

CD 10 {map}		Republican	Congressman Frank R. Wolf • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		Democratic			Richard Anthony • FEC H0VA10103: Financial report not available
		Democratic			Delmar Patrick "Patrick" Lewis • FEC H0VA10087: Financial report not available

		Republican			James Thomas "Jim" Trautz, Jr. • FEC H0VA10095: Financial report not available
		*Republican*			*Congressman Frank R. Wolf* • FEC H6VA10050: $284,103

CD 11 {map}		Democratic	Congressman Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly* • FEC H8VA11062: $715,169

		Republican			Keith S. Fimian • FEC H8VA11021: $310,922
		Republican			Paul A. Miller • FEC H0VA11051: $11,700
		Republican			David E. Peterson • FEC H0VA11069: Financial report not available

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2005, 2009

Open		Republican	Attorney General Bill Mims • Bill Mims was unanimously confirmed as Attorney General of Virginia by the General Assembly on 26 February 2009. His term will end in January 2010. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2009 • Open Seat
			Open Office (no incumbent)

		Republican	1,123,859	57.52%	state Senator Ken Cuccinelli, II • 30 May 2009: Nominated by Convention

		Democratic	828,237	42.39%	state Delegate Stephen C. "Steve" Shannon

		Write-in	1,793	0.09%	Write in
Total			1,953,889	100.00%
	Attorney General Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell (Republican), who was first elected in 2005 resigned effective 20 February 2009 to focus his time on his campaign for Governor.

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 9 incumbents, 17 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 28 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Independent Greens (affiliate of Independence)
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
	• Whig
Independents
	• Independent: 5 candidates
	• No Party Designation: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 3 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

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Election Authority
	• Virginia State Board of Elections
	• Virginia State Board of Elections
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Code of Virginia
	• Virginia General Assembly
Democratic
	• Virginia Democratic Party
	• Virginia Joint Democratic Caucus
	• Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus
Republican
	• Republican Party of Virginia
Third Party
	• Independent Greens of Virginia Not affiliated with the Green Party. Voted to affililate with the Independence Party of America on 10 January 2008.
	• Libertarian Party of Virginia
	• The Constitution Party of Virginia
	• The Green Party of Virginia
	• The Unity Party of Virginia
	• Virginia Society for Human Life
	• Whigs in Virginia
Media & others
	• Augusta Free Press: Election 2006
	• Bristol Herald Courier
	• citizenet.com - Fauquier County news
	• Culpeper Star-Exponent
	• Daily Press: Hampton Roads Daily Press
	• Danville Register & Bee - Dan River Region
	• DC's Political Report - Virginia
	• Manassas Journal Messenger
	• Martinsville Bulletin - Martinsville / Henry County
	• News & Advance - Lynchburg
	• Politics1.com - Virginia
	• Potomac News
	• Richlands News-Press - Richlands / Clinch Valley
	• Richmond Times-Dispatch
	• Southside Sentinel - Urbanna
	• Staunton News Leader
	• The Daily Progress - Charlottesville
	• The Free Lance-Star - Fredericksburg
	• The Independent Messenger - Emporia
	• The New Dominion - Waynesboro
	• The News Virginian - Waynesboro
	• The Roanoke Times
	• The Virginia Public Access Project
	• The Virginian Pilot - Norfolk
	• The Winchester Star
	• VAPolitics.net
	• WWBT - NBC - Richmond
	• WWBT - NBC - Richmond - Decision 2008