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Virginia State Board of Elections
2008 Virginia Congressional Results
Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 12/14/07, Presidential Primary: 2/12/08, Primary Filing Deadline: 4/11/08, GOP Convention: 5/30-31/08, Primary: 6/10/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 6/10/08, Presidential Filing Deadline: 8/22/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: November 24, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 53.7% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Obama, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Obama, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Obama, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leaning Obama, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 52.6%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 46.3%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 0.3%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.3%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (IG-FL) 0.2%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.1%, |
| write in votes 0.2%, Brian P. Moore (WI-FL), |
| write in votes 0.1% |
Senator, 82.6% in '02, John W. Warner (R) retiring after 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democrat, Chris Cillizza: Most Likely Seats to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democrat, Cook Political Report: Likely Democrat, National Journal's Rankings: Most Likely to Switch Parties, Robert Novak: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Likley Democratic Takeover, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
| ex-Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) 65.0%, |
ex-Gov. James S. "Jim" Gilmore III (R) 33.7%, |
Glenda Gail Parker (IG) 0.6%, |
| William Redpath (L) 0.5%, |
| write in votes 0.1%, '02 congressional candidate / realtor / itinerant preacher Ishah L. Wright (WI), |
1st Congressional District, 60.72% in '07, 1st term Jo Ann S. Davis (R) died 10/6/07, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Robert Novak: Leans Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| businessman/mental-health counselor Bill Day Jr. (D) 41.7%, |
Robert J. "Rob" Wittman (R) 56.6%, |
Nathan D. Larson (L) 1.5%, |
| write in votes 0.2%, |
2nd Congressional District, 51.3% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| U.S. A.I.D. employee Glenn C. Nye III (D) 52.4%, |
Thelma D. Drake (R) 47.5%, |
write in votes 0.1%, |
3rd Congressional District, 96.1% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D) 97.0%, |
No Republican |
write-in 3%, |
4th Congressional District, 76.1% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| computer instructor Andrea R. Miller (D) 40.4%, |
J. Randy Forbes (R) 59.5%, |
write in votes 0.1%, |
5th Congressional District, 59.1% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, |
| Catholic relief worker Tom S. P. Perriello (D) 50.1%, |
Virgil H. Goode, Jr. (R) 49.9%, |
write in votes 0.0%, |
6th Congressional District, 75.1% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| businessman S. "Sam" Rasoul (D) 36.6%, |
Robert W. "Bob" Goodlatte (R) 61.6%, |
Janice Lee Allen (I) 1.7%, |
| write in votes 0.1%, |
7th Congressional District, 63.9% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| realtor Anita Hartke (D) 37.1%, |
Eric I. Cantor (R) 62.7%, |
write in votes 0.2%, |
8th Congressional District, 66.4% in '06, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| James P. "Jim" Moran Jr. (D) 67.9%, |
Mark W. Ellmore (R) 29.7%, |
J. Ron Fisher (IG) 2.1%, |
| write in votes 0.3%, |
9th Congressional District, 67.8% in '06, 13th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Frederick C. "Rick" Boucher (D) 97.1%, |
No Republican |
write-in 2.9%, |
10th Congressional District, 57.3% in '06, 14th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, |
| '06 nominee / prof. Judy M. Feder (D) 38.8%, |
Frank R. Wolf (R) 58.8%, |
'06 candidate computer consultant Neeraj C. Nigam (L, IG) 2.2%, |
| write in votes 0.1%, |
11th Congressional District, 55.5% in '06, Thomas M. "Tom" Davis, III (R) retiring after 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 2nd Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Lean Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, |
| Co. Chair Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly (D) 54.7%, |
custom inspector Keith S. Fimian (R) 43.0%, |
'06 candidate / freelance writer Joseph P. "Joe" Oddo (IG) 2.0%, |
| write in votes 0.2%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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