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2004 Election Results At A Glance

These are official results certified by the State Board of Elections in late November 2004.

This was a status-quo election year.  The President and 10 of 11 incumbent congressional officeholders were re-elected; one congressman retired and the seat was retained by the Republican Party.  The party balance of the congressional delegation remained at 8 Republicans, 3 Democrats.  Both Senators are Republican.

The Democratic Party gained one seat in the House of Delegates after a special election to fill the vacancy caused by Thelma Drake's election to Congress.  The House of Delegates stands as of the 2005 session at 61 Republicans, 37 Democrats, and 2 Independents.  The State Senate is unchanged at 24 Republicans and 16 Democrats.

Two state constitutional amendments passed.

A table of over-votes and under-votes by locality in the presidential election is available here (PDF format).

Office or Issue Winners Number of Votes Percentage
US President George W. Bush (R) 1,716,959 53.7%
US Congress - 1st Jo Ann S. Davis (R) 225,071 78.5%
US Congress - 2nd Thelma S. Drake (R) 132,946 55.1%
US Congress - 3rd Robert C. Scott (D) 159,373 69.3%
US Congress - 4th J. Randy Forbes (R) 182,444 64.5%
US Congress - 5th Virgil H. Goode, Jr. (R) 172,431 63.7%
US Congress - 6th Robert W. Goodlatte (R) 206,560 96.7%
US Congress - 7th Eric I. Cantor (R) 230,765 75.5%
US Congress - 8th James Moran (D) 171,986 59.7%
US Congress - 9th Frederick Boucher (D) 150,039 59.3%
US Congress - 10th Frank Wolf (R) 205,982 63.8%
US Congress - 11th Thomas Davis, III (R) 186,299 60.2%
       
Constitutional Amendment 1 Yes 2,364,027 85.8%
Constitutional Amendment 2 Yes 2,420,882 75.1%
       
Special Legislative Elections      
House of Del. Dist. 87 (Dec.) Paula Miller (D)    

 

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