VIRGINIA

Your complete directory of Virginia candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
= Winner

Major Party Filing Deadline: April 2009
Independent/Third Party Filing Deadline: June 2009
Primary: June 2009

This page was last updated on December 18, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2009.

GOVERNOR:
[ Tim Kaine (D)* - Not Eligible to seek re-election in 2009. ]
Creigh Deeds (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Del. & Ex-Commonwealth's Attorney & '05 Attorney General Nominee
Terry McAuliffe (D) - Ex-Democratic National Chairman
Brian Moran (D) - Ex-State House Democratic Caucus Chair & Attorney
Bob McDonnell (R) - Attorney General, Ex-State Del. & Army Veteran

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Bill Bolling (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Patrick Muldoon (R) - Attorney, Rancher & '96 Congressional Nominee
Jon Bowerbank (D) - Energy Executive
Dick Cranwell (D) - State Democratic Chair, Ex-State House Minority Leader & Attorney
Jody Wagner (D) - State Finance Secretary & '00 Congressional Nominee

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Bob McDonnell (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2009. ]
John Brownlee (R) - Ex-US Attorney
Ken Cuccinelli (R) - State Sen. & Attorney
Dave Foster (R) - Arlington County School Board Chair & Attorney
Steve Shannon (D) - State Del. & Attorney

U.S. SENATOR:

[ John Warner (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Mark Warner (D) - Ex-Governor, Businessman & '96 Nominee

Jim Webb (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Rob Wittman (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
[ Thelma Drake (R)* - Defeated for re-election in 2008. ]
Glenn Nye (D) - Businessman & Ex-US Foreign Service Diplomat

District 3:
Bobby Scott (D)*

District 4:
Randy Forbes (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
[ Virgil Goode (R)* - Defeated for re-election in 2008. ]
Tom Perriello (D) - International Non-Profit Group Organizer & Attorney

District 6:
Bob Goodlatte (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Eric Cantor (R)* - (House Leadership Site) - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Jim Moran (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Rick Boucher (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 10:
Frank Wolf (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 11:
[ Tom Davis (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Gerry Connolly (D) - Fairfax County Council Chair & Ex-Congressional Aide

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
Green Party of Virginia (Official GPUS Affiliate)
Independent Green Party of Virginia
Libertarian Party of Virginia
Republican Party of Virginia

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Board of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alexandria Journal / Arlington Journal
Augusta Free Press (Staunton/Waynesboro)
Bristol Herald Courier
Charlottesville Daily Progress
Commonwealth Conservative
Culpeper Star-Exponent
Danville Register & Bee
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
Lynchburg News & Advance
Martinsville Bulletin
Newport News Daily Press
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Potomac News (Woodbridge)
Richlands News-Press / Clinch Valley News
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Roanoke Times
Southside Sentinel (Middlesex County)
Staunton Daily News Leader
VApolitics.net
Virginia Busines Online: Virginia Politics
Virginia Political Line (Liberal)
Virginia Public Access Project (Politics)
Washington Post
WWBT TV-12 (NBC - Richmond) - (Political News)

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