St. John's Church, Richmond, where Patrick Henry gave his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech __________________________________________________________

2004 Elections

Congressional Candidates (as of August 31, 2004 - filing deadline passed in June)

District Democrat nominee Republican nominee Independent candidate
First none Rep. Jo Ann S. Davis William A. Lee
Second David B. Ashe Del. Thelma S. Drake * -
Third Rep. Robert C. Scott Winsome E. Sears -
Fourth Jonathan R. Menefee Rep. J. Randy Forbes -
Fifth Al C. Weed, II Rep. Virgil H. Goode, Jr. -
Sixth none Rep. Bob Goodlatte -
Seventh none Rep. Eric I. Cantor W. Brad Blanton
Eighth Rep. James Moran Lisa Marie Cheney James T. Hurysz
Ninth Rep. Frederick C. Boucher Kevin R. Triplett Seth A. Davis
Tenth James R. Socas Rep. Frank R. Wolf -
Eleventh Ken Longmyer Rep. Thomas M. Davis, III Joseph P. Oddo

* Rep. Ed Schrock withdrew on August 30 and Thelma Drake, a member of the Va. House of Delegates, was substituted on Aug. 31, 2004 by the 2nd Congressional District Republican Committee.

Official Winners List (State Board of Elections)

Special Election Candidates (87th House of Delegates District - December 14, 2004) (to succeed Congresswoman Thelma Drake in the General Assembly)

Democrat nominee Republican nominee
*Paula J. Miller Michael L. Ball
9437 Wells Parkway 3823 Heutte Drive
Norfolk VA 23503 Norfolk VA 23518

* denotes winner

A Presidential Primary for the Democratic Party was held Feb. 10

bulletThe Republican Party held conventions to choose national convention delegates May 7 - June 8
bulletClick here for a list of presidential campaigns and their contact information
bulletClick here for a schedule of national Democratic Party primaries and caucuses
bullet8 candidates appeared on the Feb. 10 Virginia ballot (listed here in alphabetical order): Clark, Dean, Edwards, Gephardt, Kerry, Kucinich, Lieberman, and Sharpton.  Carol Moseley-Braun did not file qualifying papers by the Dec. 12, 2003 deadline. 

City and Town elections were held on Tuesday, May 4

bulletCity and town council members and municipal school boards (some jurisdictions)
bulletParty nominations (where allowed) must have been completed by 5:00 p.m. on Tues., Feb. 10
bulletParty primaries were held (where required) on Tues., Feb. 10
bulletIndependent candidates must have filed by 5:00 p.m. on March 2

Primary Day was Tuesday, June 8

bulletCongressional candidates filed by April 9 where a party primary is called
bulletParty conventions nominated candidates between May 7 and June 8
bulletIndependent candidates had until June 8 to file

The offices on the ballot on Tuesday, November 2 are:

bulletElectors for President and Vice President of the United States (13 electors)
bulletUnited States Congressman (11 members)#
bulletLocal governing boards (various localities)+
bulletSpecial elections, bond referenda and other issues will vary by locality or region

The Electoral College met on Monday, December 20 at 12 noon, State Capitol

bulletVirginia has 13 Electors - political parties nominate two at large and one per congressional district
bulletWinner of the statewide vote garners all 13 electoral votes
bulletList of Electors elected (State Board of Elections)

# indicates a two-year term commencing in January 2005

+ indicates the term of office depends on the jurisdiction and whether the election is a special or general election.

updated February 15, 2005

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