The state of Virginia has it’s statewide general election on November 3rd, 2009; it’s an opportunity to select our next Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, delegates to every house seat in the state, and roughly 1/3rd the state senators. Most localities also hold their county and city elections at the same time. Aside from the US National elections, this is the most important election in Virginia’s four year election cycle.
The primary elections for the Democratic and Republican parties will be on June 9th, 2009; and this could well be the most important primary in state elections in many years. We have a three way race to chose a Democratic candidate for Governor, and a four way race to chose a Democratic candidate for Lt Governor.
Governor:
Democratic Candidates:
Republican Candidate:
- Bob McDonnell (unopposed in the primary)
Lt Governor:
Democratic Candidates:
Republican Candidates:
Attorney General:
Democratic Candidate:
- Steve Shannon (apparently unopposed in the primary)
Republican Candidates:
State Delegates, there are far too many for me to list here, but start figuring out who is running in your district please. Kenton Ngo has begun the job of ranking the House of Delegates races, you can check out his House Race Rankings post on the NewDominionProject.
House of Delegates Races, by District:
District 42 (likely the closest house race in the state):
- Dave Albo (R), incumbent
- Greg Werkheiser (D)
District 52:
- Rafael Lopez (R)
- Amy Frederick (R)
- Matt Harrison (?)
- Sean Connaughton? (persistent rumor, but no website)
- Luke Torian (D)
- Mike Hodge (D)
- Chris Brown (D)
District 14:
- Danny Marshall (R), incumbent
- Seward Anderson (D)
District 93:
- Phil Hamilton (R), incumbent
- unopposed? Chris Rey dropped out of the race
District 86:
- Tom Rust (R), incumbent
- Stevens Miller (D)
District 23:
- Shannon Valentine (D)
- Scott Hegelson (R)
- Scott Garrett (R)
District 73:
- John O’Bannon (R)
- Tom Shields
District 83:
- Joe Bouchard (D)
- unopposed?
District 50:
- Jackson Miller (R)
- Jeanette Rishell (D)
District 67:
- Chuck Caputo (D)
- James LeMunyon (R)
District 32:
- David Poisson (D)
- Tag Greason (R)
District 51:
- Paul Nichols (D)
- anyone?
District 17:
- Dave Trinkle (D)
- winner of Republican primary (R)
District 33:
- Joe May (R), incumbent
- Mike Turner (D)
District 13:
- John Bell (D)
- Russ Morris
- Bob Marshall (R), incumbent
District 28:
- Bill Howell (R)
- unopposed?
District 40:
- Tim Hugo (R)
- unopposed
District 35:
- five way Democratic primary!?
District 26:
- Matt Lohr (R)
- Gene Hart (D)
District 56:
- Bill Janis (R)
- James Towey (D)
District 41:
- Dave Marsden (D), incumbent
- Brett Coffee ? may have dropped…
District 91:
- Bobby Matheison (D)
- unopposed?
District 34:
- Margi Vanderhye (D)
- Barbara Comstock (R)
The filing deadline for primary election candidates is April 10th, so this list will probably change a little!
You must be registered to vote by May 11th to vote in this June 9th Primary.
In 2011 the General Assembly will redraw district boundaries based on the results of the 2010 U.S. Census; the balance in the assembly at that time will be critical for determining how gerrymandered our districts will be for the next decade. Start figuring out who you want in office now, for Reapportionment is a big deal impacting U.S. National elections as well as our state-wide local races.
