Population  (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Virginia State Board of Elections) Total Population, July 1, 2008 est. 7,769,089 Total Registration, Nov. 4, 2008 4,912,971 (active) Virginia has: 95 counties and 39 independent cities. Largest counties: Fairfax, Prince William, Chesterfield, Henrico, Loudon. > Largest cities: Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Richmond, Newport News. > Government Governor: Tim Kaine (D) elected Nov. 2005. State Legislature: Virginia General Assembly Local: Counties, Local   NACO Counties U.S. House: 8R, 3D - 1. R.Wittman (R) | 2. T.D. Drake (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) retiring in 2008, Jim Webb (D) elected in 2006. 2008 update U.S. Senate:  Former Gov. Mark Warner (D) easily defeated former Gov. Jim Gilmore (R) in the race to succeed retiring Sen. John Warner (R).  U.S. House:  In the 11th CD (No. Virginia), Gerry Connolly (D), chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, defeated Keith Fimian (R), chairman and founder of U.S. Inspect, to succeed retiring Rep. Tom Davis (R).  Surprises occurred in the 2nd CD (Virginia Beach), where Glenn Nye (D) defeated Rep. Thelma Drake (R), and in the 5th CD (Charlottesville south to Danville), where Tom Perriello (D) defeated Rep. Virgil Goode (R) in one of the closest races in the country.  Finally, in a hard-fought rematch in the 10th CD (northernmost VA), Rep. Frank Wolf (R) again defeated Judy Feder (D).  The House delegation goes from 8R, 3D to 6D, 5R for the 111th Congress.      > Democrats pick up U.S. Senate seat and three U.S. House seats.  MORE

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Voting Eligible Population*: 5,277,156. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 60.6%. Voting in person: 3,001,097 Voting absentee: 222,059 (6.9%) Total voters: 3,223,156 Voter registration: 4,517,980.

Official Results +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.

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

General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000

Voting Eligible Population*: 5,069,265. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 54.0%. 2,789,808 total votes were cast for president -- 2,739,447 were counted.  50,361 (1.8%) were under or overvotes. Voter registration: 3,770,273 active.	+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	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.

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