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 2010
Independent/Third Party Filing Deadline: June 2010
Primary: June 2010

This page was last updated on January 17, 2010

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Bob McDonnell (R)*

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2013.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Bill Bolling (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Ken Cuccinelli (R)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

Jim Webb (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.
George Allen (R) - Ex-US Senator, Ex-Governor & Ex-Congressman

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Rob Wittman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Krystal Ball (D) - Software Designer
Scott Robinson (D) - Retired Army Officer

District 2:
Glenn Nye (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Kenny Golden (R) - Ex-Virginia Beach GOP Chair & Retired Navy Officer
Richard Maddox (R) - Businessman & Ex-Virginia Beach City Councilman
Ben Loyola (R) - Engineering Contractor & Navy Veteran
Ed Maulbeck (R) - Defense Contractor & Navy Veteran
Jeff McWaters (R) - Businessman
Bert Mizusawa (R) - Army Reserve Brig. General, Iraq War Veteran, Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Scott Rigell (R) - Auto Dealer & USMC Veteran
Will Sessoms (R) - Virginia Beach Mayor
Scott Taylor (R) - Businessman, Navy Veteran & '08 Virginia Mayor Candidate
Ron Villanueva (R) - Virginia Beach City Councilman
Doug "Hutch" Hutchison (Independent) - Computer Systems Engineer & Navy Veteran

District 3:
Bobby Scott (D)*
Coby Dillard (R) - Political Organizer & Navy Veteran

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

District 5:
Tom Perriello (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ken Boyd (R) - Albemarle County Supervisor, Ex-Albemarle County School Board Member & Businessman
Ron Ferrin (R) - Businessman
Robert Hurt (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Del., Ex-Chatham Town Councilman & Attorney
Jim McKelvey (R) - Real Estate Developer & Businessman
Michael McPadden (R) - Airline Pilot & Retired Navy Officer
Feda Morton (R) - Teacher & Ex-Fluvanna County GOP Chair
Laurence Verga (R) - Real Estate Developer
Jeff Clark (Independent) - Tea Party Activist
Bradley Rees (Independent) - Factory Worker & Fair-Tax Activist

District 6:
Bob Goodlatte (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Stuart Bain (Libertarian) - IT Consultant, USMC Veteran & Tea Party Activist

District 7:
Eric Cantor (R)* - (House Leadership Site) - (Campaign Site)
Joe Cacciotti (R) - Movie Location Scout & Anti-Tax Activist
Floyd Bayne (Independent) - Ex-Supermarket Executive & College Student

District 8:
Jim Moran (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Matt Famiglietti (D) - Attorney & '08 Candidate
Ronald Mitchell (D) - Attorney & Educator
Matthew Berry (R) - Ex-Federal Communications Commission General Counsel
Mark Ellmore (R) - Banker, GOP Activist & '08 Nominee
Patrick Murray (R) - Retired Army Officer & Iraq War Veteran
Laurence Socci (R) - Communications Consultant, Lobbyist & Conservative Activist
Ron Fisher (Ind. Green) - Retired Navy Officer & '08 Nominee
Carvel St. John (Independent)

District 9:
Rick Boucher (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Bebout (R) - Retired Businessman
Morgan Griffith (R) - State House Majority Leader & Attorney
Jeremiah Heaton (Independent) - Farmer & Businessman

District 10:
Frank Wolf (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Trautz (R) - Defense Contractor, Minister & Navy Veteran
Richard Anthony (D) - Workforce Development Consultant, Non-Profit Group Founder & Gulf War Veteran
Dennis Findley (D) - Architect
Julien Modica (D) - Brain Injury Survivor, Navy Veteran, Felon & '08 US Sen. Candidate

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
Paul Miller (R)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Conservative Party of Virginia
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)