The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 2009 general election:
The Virginia State Board of Elections set the following calendar of events for the November 2009 election:[1]
In addition, candidates must file campaign finance reports with the state or local election boards at certain specified intervals during the campaign year.[2] The three incumbent statewide officeholders and members of the General Assembly are barred by law from fundraising during the annual session of the General Assembly, from mid-January through roughly the end of February.[3]
Sufficiently large political parties (in practice, the Democratic and Republican parties) have the option of nominating candidates in primary elections. Nominees not chosen in primaries are selected in a caucus or convention process. Incumbent members of Congress and the General Assembly have the option of choosing their party's nominating method for their office; otherwise, the decision is made by a committee of party officials from the jurisdiction involved.
Persons 18 years old or older on the general election date (born on or before November 3, 1991) may register and vote in both the primary and general elections. Voters in Virginia do not register by party; they have the option of voting in any one party's primary, and may switch at will from one election to the next.
In 2011 the General Assembly will redraw district boundaries for seats in the United States House of Representatives, the Senate of Virginia, and the House of Delegates, based on results of the 2010 United States Census. This is a highly partisan process, which can determine the balance of power in those bodies for up to ten years. There are three major players in the process:
Official results [1]:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jody Wagner | 213,059 | 74.29 | ||
Democratic | Mike Signer | 60,979 | 21.26 | ||
Democratic | Jon Bowerbank | 12,739 | 4.44 | ||
Majority | 152,080 | ||||
Turnout | 286,777 | 5.65 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Bolling (incumbent) | 1,106,674 | 56.51 | +6.04 | |
Democratic | Jody Wagner | 850,070 | 43.40 | -5.92 | |
write-ins | 1,580 | 0.08 | -0.13 | ||
Majority | 256,604 | ||||
Turnout | 1,958,324 | 39.51 | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
Source | Date | Jody Wagner | Pat Edmonson | Michael Signer | Rich Savage | Jon Bowerbank | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling [20] | June 6–7, 2009 | 41% | n/a | 12% | n/a | 6% | 42% |
Suffolk University [21] | June 4, 2009 | 30% | n/a | 7% | n/a | n/a | 62% |
Public Policy Polling [22] | May 28–31, 2009 | 27% | n/a | 11% | n/a | n/a | 63% |
Public Policy Polling [23] | May 19–21, 2009 | 21% | n/a | 11% | n/a | n/a | 68% |
Public Policy Polling [24] | May 1–3, 2009 | 18% | n/a | 7% | n/a | 6% | 69% |
Public Policy Polling[25] | March 27–29, 2009 | 21% | 4% | 4% | n/a | 4% | 67% |
Public Policy Polling[26] | February 28–March 1, 2009 | 9% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% | 73% |
Source | Dates Administered | Jody Wagner (D) | Bill Bolling (R) |
---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | November 1, 2009 | 41% | 54% |
Survey USA | October 26, 2009 | 42% | 56% |
Public Policy Polling | October 19, 2009 | 39% | 49% |
Survey USA | October 19, 2009 | 42% | 56% |
Washington Post | October 7, 2009 | 40% | 49% |
Survey USA | October 4, 2009 | 40% | 57% |
Survey USA | Sept 26–29, 2009 | 41% | 54% |
Public Policy Polling | Sept 25–28, 2009 | 35% | 43% |
Clarus Research Group | Sept 10–14, 2009 | 32% | 38% |
Survey USA | September 3, 2009 | 42% | 52% |
Public Policy Polling | Aug 28–31, 2009 | 40% | 46% |
Public Policy Polling | July 31-Aug 3, 2009 | 34% | 48% |
Survey USA | July 27-July 28, 2009 | 42% | 54% |
Public Policy Polling | June 30-July 2, 2009 | 40% | 46% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ken Cuccinelli | 1,124,018 | 57.51 | +7.55 | |
Democratic | Steve Shannon | 828,647 | 42.39 | -7.56 | |
write-ins | 1,772 | 0.09 | +0 | ||
Majority | 295,371 | ||||
Turnout | 1,954,437 | 39.43 | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
Source | Dates Administered | Steve Shannon (D) | Ken Cuccinelli (R) |
---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling | November 1, 2009 | 39% | 55% |
Survey USA | October 26, 2009 | 41% | 57% |
Public Policy Polling | October 19, 2009 | 37% | 52% |
Survey USA | October 19, 2009 | 41% | 56% |
Washington Post | October 7, 2009 | 40% | 49% |
Survey USA | October 4, 2009 | 43% | 53% |
Survey USA | Sept 26–29, 2009 | 42% | 53% |
Public Policy Polling | Sept 25–28, 2009 | 34% | 43% |
Clarus Research Group | Sept 10–14, 2009 | 30% | 35% |
Survey USA | September 3, 2009 | 41% | 54% |
Public Policy Polling | Aug 28–31, 2009 | 35% | 48% |
Public Policy Polling | July 31-Aug 3, 2009 | 32% | 45% |
Survey USA | July 27-July 28, 2009 | 42% | 53% |
Public Policy Polling | June 30-July 2, 2009 | 38% | 45% |
As of July 17, 2009[update], ten House members had announced they would not run for re-election:
In addition, Bob Hull (D-Fairfax) was defeated for renomination by Kaye Kory in the June 9 primary.[53]
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