The Green Papers: Virginia 2009 General Election
 
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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. 111th 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
Chair up for election
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) **
  Elected Republican 1,163,523 58.62% former Attorney General Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell
• 30 May 2009: Nominated by Convention
  Candidate Democratic 818,909 41.26% state Senator  R. Creigh Deeds
  Candidate Write-in 2,502 0.13% Write in
Total 1,984,934 100.00%  
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2005, 2009
Seat up for election 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
  Elected Republican 1,106,668 56.51% Lieutenant Governor  William T. "Bill" Bolling
• 30 May 2009: Nominated by Convention
  Candidate Democratic 850,066 43.41% former Treasurer and former Secretary of Finance Jody M. Wagner
  Candidate Write-in 1,569 0.08% Write in
Total 1,958,303 100.00%  
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th 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
  Candidate Democratic     Krystal Marie Ball
• FEC H0VA01151: $303,746
  Candidate Democratic     Terrill Scott Robinson
• FEC H0VA01169: $173,042
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Glenn Carlyle Nye, III
• FEC H8VA02046: $899,717
  Candidate Republican     Benito "Ben" Loyola, Jr.
• FEC H0VA02092: $547,880
  Candidate Republican     Edward Christopher "Ed" Maulbeck
• FEC H0VA02076: $26,821
  Candidate Republican     Bert Mizusawa
  Candidate Republican     Edward Scott "Scott" Rigell
• FEC H0VA02084: $452,981
  Candidate Republican     Chuck Smith
• FEC H0VA02068: $1,935
  Candidate Republican     Scott W. Taylor
• FEC H0VA02118: $11,805
  Candidate Republican     Thomas Wirges
• FEC H0VA02050: Financial report not available
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Thomas Stuart Price "Tom" Perriello
• FEC H8VA05106: $724,991
  Candidate Republican     Albemarle County Supervisor  Kenneth C. "Ken" Boyd
• FEC H0VA05087: $10,760
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Robert Hurt
• FEC H0VA05095: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Mike" McPadden
• FEC H0VA05061: $200
  Candidate Republican     Feda Kidd Morton
• FEC H0VA05079: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Laurence Paul Verga
• FEC H0VA05053: $50,550
  Candidate Independent; (Republican)     Bradley S. "Brad" Rees
• 30 October 2009: Abandoned his quest for the Republican nomination-- will run as an independent candidate (Virginia Conservative Party)
CD 6
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Robert W. "Bob" Goodlatte
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Albert Steven "Charlie" Diradour
• FEC H0VA03090: $67,115
    Democratic     Anita Hartke - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     "Little Joe" Cacciotti
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Eric I. Cantor
• FEC H0VA07042: $2,157,676
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Matt Famiglietti
  Candidate Democratic     Ronald "Ron" Mitchell
• FEC H0VA08107: $3,066
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  James P. "Jim" Moran, Jr.
• FEC H0VA08040: $396,950
  Candidate Independent     Ron Fisher
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Frederick C. "Rick" Boucher
• FEC H2VA09010: $696,464
  Candidate Republican     Jim Bebout
  Candidate Independent     Jeremiah David Heaton
• FEC H0VA09048: $15,635
CD 10
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Frank R. Wolf
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Richard "Rich" Anthony
• FEC H0VA10103: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Delmar Patrick "Patrick" Lewis
• FEC H0VA10087: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     James Thomas "Jim" Trautz, Jr.
• FEC H0VA10095: Financial report not available
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly
• FEC H8VA11062: $715,169
  Candidate Republican     Keith S. Fimian
• FEC H8VA11021: $310,922
  Candidate Republican     Paul A. Miller
• FEC H0VA11051: $11,700
  Candidate Republican     David E. Peterson
• FEC H0VA11069: Financial report not available
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2005, 2009
Seat up for election
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) **
  Elected Republican 1,124,012 57.51% state Senator  Ken Cuccinelli, II
• 30 May 2009: Nominated by Convention
  Candidate Democratic 828,643 42.40% state Delegate  Stephen C. "Steve" Shannon
  Candidate Write-in 1,772 0.09% Write in
Total 1,954,427 100.00%  
 

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, 16 candidates
 • Republican: 7 incumbents, 28 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • Conservative
 • 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.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Consititution of Virginia
 • Constitution of Virginia
Election Authority
 • Virginia State Board of Elections
 • Virginia State Board of Elections
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Code of Virginia
 • Virginia Administrative Code
 • 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 Conservative Party
 • 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
 

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