Virginia

VIRGINIA

13 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Virginia State Board of Elections)

Total Population, July 1, 2004 est.	7,459,827
Total Registration, Nov. 2004	4,517,980

Virginia has: 95 counties and 5 consol. govts.
Largest counties: Fairfax, Prince William, Henrico, Chesterfield, Arlington.
Largest cities: Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Richmond, Newport News.

Government
Governor: Mark Warner (D) elected in 2001.
State Legislature: Virginia General Assembly
Local: Counties, Cities and Communities NACO Counties
U.S. House: 8R, 3D - 1. Jo AnnDavis (R) | 2. E.Schrock (R) | 3. R.Scott (D) | 4. R.Forbes (R) | 5. V.Goode (R) | 6. R.Goodlatte (R) | 7. E.Cantor (R) | 8. J.Moran (D) | 9. F.Boucher (D) | 10. F.Wolf (R) | 11. T.Davis III (R). >>
U.S. Senate: John Warner (R) re-elected in 2002, George Allen (R) elected in 2000.

In the open 2nd CD, T.D. Drake kept the seat Republican, defeating Democrat D.B. Ashe by 55% to 45%.

The Old Dominion State

State of Virginia
State Board of Elections

Constitution Party of VA
Democratic Party of VA
Greens of VA/GP of VA
Libertarian Party of VA
Natural Law Party of VA
Reform Party of VA
Republican Party of VA

Richmond Times-Dispatch
Media (Newsp.)
Media (TV)

Politics1-VA

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	1,716,959	(53.68)
Kerry/Edwards (Rep.)	1,454,742	(45.48)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.)	11,032	(0.34)
Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.)	10,161	(0.32)
Write Ins	5,473	(0.17)
Total........3,198,367

Write Ins included 2,521 votes for individuals who filed by Oct. 23 the Joint Declaration of Intent: Brown/Herbert 23; Cobb 104; Nader 2,393; J.Spence 1.

There were 3,223,156 total voters; 3,001,097 voted in person and 222,059 (6.9%) voted absentee.

2004 Overview
Democrats put some resources into Virginia but saw no improvement in the outcome as Bush-Cheney amassed a plurality of 262,217 votes (8.20 percentage points). In terms of localities Bush won 102 (82 counties and 20 cities) and Kerry won 32 (13 counties and 19 cities). Bush prevailed in nine congressional districts, while Kerry won only the 3rd and 8th CDs.
General Election Details

Past Results

1996

Dole (Rep.)...........1,138,350	(47.10)
Clinton (Dem.).......1,091,060	(45.15)
Perot (Ref.)..............159,861	(6.62)
Others (3).................27,371	(1.14)
Total........2,416,642

1992

Bush (Rep.)..........1,150,517 (44.96)

Clinton (Dem.).......1,038,650 (40.59)

Perot (Ind.)..............348,639
(13.62)

Others (3)..................20,859
(0.82)

Total........2,558,665

2000

+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)	1,437,490	(52.47)
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)	1,217,290	(44.44)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)	15,198	(0.55)
Buchanan-Foster (Ref.)	5,455	(0.20)
Phillips-Frazier (Const.)	1,809	(0.07)
Nader-LaDuke (Grn.)	59,398	(2.17)
Write-Ins	2,807	(0.10)
Total........2,739,447

2,789,808 total votes were cast for president -- 2,739,447 were counted. 50,361 (1.8%) were under or overvotes.

2000 Overview
A Democrat has not won Virginia in the presidential race since LBJ carried the state in 1964. That held true in 2000 as Bush-Cheney bested Gore-Lieberman with a plurality of 220,200 votes (8.03 percentage points). Bush won in eight of the state's congressional districts, while Gore won in three (3rd, 8th and 11th).

Notes: For an individual other than the nominees of the Democratic and Republican parties to appear on the general election ballot as a candidate for president he or she must have submitted signatures of not less than 10,000 qualified voters in Virginia, including at least 400 qualified voters from each of Virginia's 11 congressional districts, to the State Board of Elections no later than noon August 25, 2000.
Last day for voter registration: Oct. 10, 2000.

Presidential Preference Primary -- Tuesday, February 10, 2004

In February 2003, the General Assembly overwhelmingly passed HB 2568, which moves the presidential primary to the second Tuesday in February.

Presidential Primary Petitions: May be circulated starting July 1, 2003; must be filed with the State Board of Elections by December 12, 2003 at 5:00 p.m.. State Board of Elections: "Deadlines, Duties and Ballot Access Requirements" (PDF) Note: Under the Democratic Party of Virginia's Sign4Nine initiative, local Democratic committees, volunteers, and others across Virginia helped collect more than 5,000 signatures for the nine candidates in the Democratic presidential field.

Last day to register to vote in the presidential preference primary: January 12, 2003.

CLARK DEAN EDWARDS GEPHARDT KERRY KUCINICH LIEBERMAN former: GRAHAM

ballot

2377 of 2377 precincts

Al. Sharpton	12,864	3.25%
+John F. Kerry	204,142	51.52%
Wesley K. Clark	36,572	9.23%
Howard Dean	27,637	6.98%
Joe Lieberman	2,866	0.72%
John Edwards	105,504	26.63%
Dennis J. Kucinich	5,016	1.27%
Dick Gephardt	580	0.15%
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.	1,042	0.26%
Total Votes Cast	396,223

97 Delegates (82 Pledged, 15 Unpledged) and 13 Alternates

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