The Green Papers: Virginia 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 8 June 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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)
Capital:Richmond
Tuesday 8 June 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 7:00p EDT (2300 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 7:00p EDT (2300 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: 2009, 2013. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term, All Governors
  Republican Governor  Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell
• First elected: 2009
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2013
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2009, 2013
  Republican Lieutenant Governor  William T. "Bill" Bolling
• First elected: 2005; re-elected: 2009
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2013
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Republican (5 Undetermined);
6 Democratic (6 Undetermined)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 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: $406,654
  Candidate Democratic     Terrill Scott Robinson
• FEC H0VA01169: $270,156
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Robert J. "Rob" Wittman
• FEC H8VA01147: $597,232
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 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: $1,095,879
  Candidate Republican     Kenneth Eugene "Kenny" Golden
• FEC H0VA02134: $27,415
  Candidate Republican     Benito "Ben" Loyola, Jr.
• FEC H0VA02092: $652,673
  Candidate Republican     Edward Christopher "Ed" Maulbeck
• FEC H0VA02076: $31,291
  Candidate Republican     Bert K. Mizusawa
• FEC H0VA02126: $203,560
  Candidate Republican     Edward Scott "Scott" Rigell
• FEC H0VA02084: $666,765
    Republican     Chuck Smith - apparently not a candidate
• 18 December 2009: Withdrew endorsing Republican Scott Rigell
• FEC H0VA02068: $2,210
  Candidate Republican     Scott W. Taylor
• FEC H0VA02118: $35,542
  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
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
• FEC H6VA01117: $113,899
  Candidate Libertarian     James Joseph Quigley
• FEC H0VA03108: Financial report not available
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 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: $273,409
  Candidate Libertarian     Greg Jenkins
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 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: $1,033,715
  Candidate Republican     Albemarle County Supervisor  Kenneth C. "Ken" Boyd
• FEC H0VA05087: $47,908
  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: $4,807
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Robert Hurt
• FEC H0VA05095: $293,458
  Candidate Republican     James K. "Jim" McKelvey
• FEC H0VA05111: $501,200
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Mike" McPadden
• FEC H0VA05061: $18,427
  Candidate Republican     Feda Kidd Morton
• FEC H0VA05079: $25,109
    Republican     Scott Schultz - apparently not a candidate
• 21 February 2010: Dropped out
  Candidate Republican     Laurence Paul Verga
• 20 February 2010: Taking a campaign break in order to receive a kidney donated by his wife.
• FEC H0VA05053: $287,604
  Candidate Independent; (Republican)     Jeffrey Aaron "Jeff" Clark
• FEC H0VA05129: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent; (Republican; American Conservative)     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
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Robert W. "Bob" Goodlatte
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Robert W. "Bob" Goodlatte
• FEC H2VA06115: $432,527
  Candidate Libertarian     Stuart Matthew Bain
• FEC H0VA06028: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     Jeffrey Vanke
• Center Party Founder and Chairman
CD 7
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Eric I. Cantor
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Albert Steven "Charlie" Diradour
• FEC H0VA03090: $67,790
    Democratic     Anita Hartke - apparently not a candidate
  Candidate Republican     "Little Joe" Cacciotti
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Eric I. Cantor
• FEC H0VA07042: $2,607,097
  Candidate Independent     Floyd C. Bayne
• FEC H0VA07075: $500
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 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: $3,991
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  James P. "Jim" Moran, Jr.
• FEC H0VA08040: $551,341
  Candidate Republican     Matthew B. Berry
• FEC H0VA08131: $62,843
  Candidate Republican     Mark W. Ellmore
• FEC H6VA08211: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     J. Patrick Murray
• FEC H0VA08149: $6,300
  Candidate Republican     Laurence Socci
• FEC H0VA08115: $45,025
  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
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Frederick C. "Rick" Boucher
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Frederick C. "Rick" Boucher
• FEC H2VA09010: $928,111
  Candidate Republican     Jim Bebout
  Candidate Republican     state Delegate  H. Morgan "Morgan" Griffith
• FEC H0VA09055: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Adam N. Light
  Candidate Republican     David Moore
  Candidate Republican     Jessee Bane Ring
  Candidate Independent; (Republican)     Dale Firebaugh
  Candidate Independent     Jeremiah David Heaton
• FEC H0VA09048: $15,939
CD 10
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Frank R. Wolf
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Richard "Rich" Anthony
• FEC H0VA10103: $12,580
  Candidate Democratic     Jeffery Robert "Jeff" Barnett
• FEC H0VA10137: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Dennis Michael Findley
• FEC H0VA10111: $10,635
    Democratic     Delmar Patrick "Patrick" Lewis - apparently not a candidate
• 24 November 2009: Will not be a candidate.
• FEC H0VA10087: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Julien Modica
• FEC H0VA10129: $4,750
  Candidate Republican     James Thomas "Jim" Trautz, Jr.
• FEC H0VA10095: $1,260
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Frank R. Wolf
• FEC H6VA10050: $470,470
CD 11
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Seat up for election		 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: $896,181
  Candidate Republican     Keith S. Fimian
• FEC H8VA11021: $562,108
  Candidate Republican     Fairfax County Supervisor  Patrick S. "Pat" Herrity
• FEC H0VA11077: Financial report not available
  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: 2009, 2013
  Republican Attorney General  Kenneth T. "Ken" Cuccinelli, II
• First elected: 2009
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2013
 
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): 8 incumbents, 15 candidates
 • Republican: 8 incumbents, 37 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
 • American Conservative: 1 candidate
 • Conservative
 • Independent Greens (affiliate of Independence)
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
 • Whig
Independents
 • Independent: 8 candidates
 • No Party Designation: 1 candidate
 
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
 • Constitution 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
 • Conservative Party (Virginia)
 • 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 An affiliate of the The American 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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