VIRGINIA

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

Major Party Filing Deadline: April 10, 2009
Independent/Third Party Filing Deadline: June 9, 2009
Primary: June 9, 2009

This page was last updated on June 9, 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
Bob McDonnell (R) - Ex-Attorney General, Ex-State Del. & Army Veteran

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Bill Bolling (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jody Wagner (D) - State Finance Secretary & '00 Congressional Nominee

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Bill Mims (R)* - Interim Attorney General - Not Running in 2009. ]
Ken Cuccinelli (R) - State Sen. & Attorney
Steve Shannon (D) - State Del. & Attorney

U.S. SENATOR:

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

Mark Warner (D)* - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Rob Wittman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Krystal Ball (D) - Software Designer

District 2:
Glenn Nye (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Richard Maddox (R) - Businessman & Ex-Virginia Beach City Councilman
Jeff McWaters (R) - Businessman
Will Sessoms (R) - Virginia Beach Mayor
Chuck Smith (R) - Attorney, GOP Activist & USMC Veteran
Ron Villanueva (R) - Virginia Beach City Councilman

District 3:
Bobby Scott (D)*

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

District 5:
Tom Perriello (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Cordel Faulk (R) - Lawyer & Newspaper Columnist
Virgil Goode (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Attorney & '92/'94 US Sen. Candidate

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

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

District 8:
Jim Moran (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Matt Famiglietti (D) - Attorney & '08 Candidate
Ronald Mitchell (D)
Mark Ellmore (R) - Banker, GOP Activist & '08 Nominee

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

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

District 11:
Gerry Connolly (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Keith Fimian (R) - Home Inspection Company CEO, Accountant & '08 Nominee
Pat Herrity (R) - Fairfax County Supervisor, Businessman & Accountant
Tim Hugo (R) - State Del., Businessman, Ex-Congressional Aide & Army Veteran
Fletcher "Rocky" Johnson (R) - Ex-CIA Agent

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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