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CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
= Winner
Major Party Filing Deadline: April 2008
Independent/Third Party Filing Deadline: June 10, 2008
Primary: June 10, 2008
This
page was last updated on August 17, 2008

STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2009.
GOVERNOR:
[ Tim
Kaine (D)* - Not Eligible to seek re-election in 2009. ]
Rick Boucher (D) -
Congressman, Ex-State Sen. & Attorney
Creigh Deeds (D)
- State Sen., Ex-State Del. & Ex-Commonwealth's Attorney &
'05 Attorney General Nominee
Brian Moran (D) - State House
Democratic Caucus Chair & Attorney
L.F.
Payne (D) - Ex-Congressman, Businessman, Civil Engineer &
'97 Lt. Governor Nominee
Bob McDonnell (R) -
Attorney General, Ex-State Del. & Army Veteran

LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
Bill
Bolling (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Kenny Alexander (D)
- State Del. & Funeral Home Owner
Jon Bowerbank (D) - Energy
Executive
Leslie Byrne (D) - Ex-State
Sen., Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-State Del. & '05 Nominee
Patsy Ticer (D) - State
Sen. & Ex-Alexandria Mayor
Jody
Wagner (D) - State Finance Secretary & '00 Congressional
Nominee
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
[ Bob
McDonnell (R)*
- Candidate for Governor in 2009. ]
John Brownlee (R) -
Ex-US Attorney
Ken Cuccinelli (R) -
State Sen. & Attorney
Steve Shannon (D) -
State Del. & Attorney
U.S.
SENATOR:
[
John Warner (R)* - Retiring
in 2008. ]
Jim Gilmore (R)
- Ex-Governor, Ex-Attorney General, Ex-Republican National Chairman
& Army Veteran
Mark Warner (D) -
Ex-Governor, Businessman & '96 Nominee
Gail Parker (Ind. Green)
- Businesswoman, State Party Secretary, USAF Veteran & '06
Nominee
Bill Redpath (Libertarian)
- Libertarian National Chair, Ex-State Party Chair, Accountant
& Frequent Candidate

Jim
Webb (D)* - (Campaign
Site) - Next Election in 2012.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
Rob Wittman (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Bill Day Jr. (D) - Mental Health Counselor, Community Activist
& '07 State Del. Nominee
Nathan Larson (Libertarian)
- Accountant & Libertarian Party Activist
District
2:
Thelma Drake (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Glenn Nye (D) - Businessman
& Ex-US Foreign Service Diplomat
District
3:
Bobby Scott (D)*
William Grogan
(Ind. Green) - Attorney

District
4:
Randy Forbes (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Andrea Miller (D) - Software
Designer, Computer Instructor & Peace Activist
Albert Burckard
(Ind. Green) - Volunteer Firefighter, Retired Teacher, Vietnam
War Veteran & '06 Nominee
District
5:
Virgil Goode (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Tom Perriello (D)
- International Non-Profit Group Organizer & Attorney
Sherman Wichter
(Ind. Green) - Farmer & Contractor
District
6:
Bob Goodlatte (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Sam Rasoul (D) - Businessman
Janice Lee Allen (Independent)
- Urban Planner, Realtor & Author
District
7:
Eric Cantor (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Anita Hartke (D)
- Culpeper County Democratic Chair & Realtor
Brian Taylor
(Ind. Green) - Retired Police Officer & Radio Talk Show
Host
Will Griffith (Independent)
- Internet Radio Show Host, Minister & Ex-Lobbyist

District
8:
Jim Moran (D)* -
(Campaign Site)
Mark Ellmore (R) -
Banker & GOP Activist
Ron Fisher (Ind.
Green) - Retired Navy Officer
District
9:
Rick Boucher (D)*
- (Campaign Site)
Tom Williams (Ind. Green) - Realtor
District
10:
Frank Wolf (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Judy Feder (D) - Georgetown
Public Policy Institute Dean, Ex-Congressional Aide & '06
Nominee
Neeraj Neegam
(Ind. Green) - Computer Consultant
District
11:
[ Tom
Davis (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
Keith Fimian (R)
- Home Inspection Company CEO & Accountant
Gerry Connolly (D)
- Fairfax County Council Chair & Ex-Congressional Aide
Joe Oddo (Ind.
Green) - Freelance Writer, Sales Consultant & Frequent
Candidate
STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
Constitution Party
of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
Green Party of Virginia
(Official GPUS Affiliate)
Independent Green Party of
Virginia
Libertarian Party of Virginia
Republican Party of Virginia
STATE
ELECTION OFFICE:
State
Board of Elections

STATE
NEWS SOURCES:
Alexandria
Journal / Arlington Journal
Augusta Free Press
(Staunton/Waynesboro)
Bristol Herald Courier
Charlottesville Daily
Progress
Commonwealth Conservative
Culpeper Star-Exponent
Danville Register & Bee
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
Lynchburg News & Advance
Martinsville Bulletin
Newport News Daily
Press
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Potomac News (Woodbridge)
Richlands News-Press
/ Clinch Valley News
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Roanoke Times
Southside Sentinel (Middlesex
County)
Staunton Daily News Leader
VApolitics.net
Virginia Busines Online:
Virginia Politics
Virginia Political
Line (Liberal)
Virginia Public Access Project
(Politics)
Washington Post
WWBT TV-12 (NBC - Richmond)
- (Political
News)
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