Archive of Virginia on Wednesday November 04, 2009
VA: Bob McDonnell elected as Virginia's next governor
By Julian Walker and Michael Sluss, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
Robert F. "Bob" McDonnell steamrolled R. Creigh Deeds in Tuesday's gubernatorial election as part of a dominating night for Republican candidates who prevailed in the other two statewide races and gained seats to increase the party's majority in the House of Delegates. (Also see: VA: Republicans appear to gain 5 seats, reverse trends in outer D.C. suburbs and VA: Analysis -- GOP sweep shows policies, not parties, are paramount in Va. politics
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VA: Analysis -- GOP sweep shows policies, not parties, are paramount in Va. politics
By Jeff E. Schapiro, Richmond Times-Dispatch
A year after tipping Democratic for president for the first time since 1964, Virginia fell to Republicans in a dramatic statewide sweep that is a historic reminder of its enduring competitiveness -- but may not be a model for a national GOP comeback.
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VA: Now, the hard part -- Continuing to straddle the center and the right
By Amy Gardner and Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post
With his overwhelming victory, Robert F. McDonnell is being extolled as a new model for Republican success: a traditionally conservative candidate who won a swing state by focusing almost exclusively on jobs, transportation and other kitchen table issues.
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VA: Republicans appear to gain 5 seats, reverse trends in outer D.C. suburbs
By Tim Craig, The Washington Post
Virginia Republicans appeared to pick up at least five seats in the House of Delegates in Tuesday's election, reversing Democratic trends in Washington's outer suburbs and marking the first time since 2001 that the party has increased its majority in the General Assembly.
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VA: GOP reclaims Virginia
By Rosalind S. Helderman and Anita Kumar, The Washington Post
Virginians elected Republican Robert F. McDonnell the commonwealth's 71st governor Tuesday, sweeping the GOP to power and emphatically halting a decade of Democratic advances in the critical swing state.
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US: Kaine says Democrats faced uphill battles
By Andrew Cain, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is ascribing Democratic defeats Tuesday in the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial elections to uphill battles against historical trends.
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VA: Republican Bill Bolling re-elected Va. lieutenant governor
By Staff Reports, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
Republican William T. "Bill" Bolling easily won re-election as lieutenant governor on Tuesday, gathering 57 percent of the vote to Democrat Jody M. Wagner's 43 percent.
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VA: Republican Ken Cuccinelli wins Va. attorney general seat
By Staff Reports, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
Riding the Republican wave of victories in statewide offices Tuesday, Ken T. Cuccinelli II trounced his Democratic opponent, Stephen C. Shannon, in the race to become Virginia's next attorney general.
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VA: Howell captures seat in easy re-election
By Staff and Wire Reports, The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg)
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- House Speaker Bill Howell, R--Stafford, defeated Independent Green candidate Craig Ennis for the 28th House of Delegates seat, with 75 percent of the vote.
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VA: McDonnell tops state GOP sweep
By Chelyen Davis, The Free Lance-Star (Fredericksburg)
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. -- Republican Bob McDonnell's win over Democrat Creigh Deeds yesterday led a GOP sweep of the top three statewide offices in Virginia.
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VA: Republicans boost dominance among Va. delegates
By Bill Bartel , The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. -- Republicans strengthened their hold on the Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday, defeating at least six Democratic incumbents and setting the stage for the GOP to dominate the governing body well into the next decade.
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VA: Incumbent Oder keeps seat in Virginia's 94th House District
By Lauren King, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Incumbent Republican Del. G. Glenn Oder will keep his General Assembly seat, according to The Associated Press.
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VA: Lewis retains seat in Virginia's 100th House District
By Mike Saewitz, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. -- Del. Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. easily defeated Republican Melody Himel Scalley on Tuesday, facing his first challenger since he was elected to represent the Eastern Shore in the House of Delegates in 2003.
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VA: Miller re-elected to the 87th House District
By Cheryl Ross, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
NORFOLK, Va. --Del. Paula J. Miller, D-Norfolk, held on to her 87th House District seat Tuesday in a battle against Republican John N. Amiral.
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VA: Chris Stolle elected to Va. House 83rd District
By Aaron Applegate, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Republican Chris P. Stolle unseated Democratic Del. Joe F. Bouchard on Tuesday night, avenging his narrow loss to Bouchard in 2007.
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VA: Barlow narrowly retains seat in 64th House District
By Linda McNatt, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
In the far-flung 64th House District, a "nice guy" won.
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VA: 21st House District race too close to call
By Deirdre Fernandes, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The 21st District race was too close to call Tuesday.
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VA: Democrat James wins in Virginia's 80th House District
By Jen McCaffery, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- A longtime economic development official and political newcomer will assume the seat long held by former Del. Kenneth Melvin.
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VA: Democrat Alexander wins Virginia 89th House District
By Janie Bryant, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
NORFOLK, Va. -- Democrat Kenneth C. Alexander easily won re-election to the House of Delegates, taking more than 80 percent of the vote in the 89th District. The district includes much of central Norfolk, from downtown to Wards Corner, and from Lamberts Point to Norview.
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VA: Del. Tom Gear wins re-election to 91st House District
By Lauren King, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. -- Republican Thomas D. "Tom" Gear has won re-election to his seat in the 91st House District, according to the Associated Press.
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VA: Del. Bob Purkey retains seat in Virginia's 82nd District
By Denise Watson Batts, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. -- Voters of the 82nd District are sending Republican incumbent Harry R. "Bob" Purkey back for a 13th term.
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VA: Del. Bob Tata returned for another term in 85th District
By Lauren Roth, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Robert "Bob" Tata asked the voters for one last term, and on Tuesday they gave it to him.
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VA: Hamilton loses House seat amid scandal over university job
By Bill Sizemore, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
NEWPORT NEWS, VA. -- A statewide Republican tide was not enough to save embattled Del. Phil Hamilton from defeat Tuesday.
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VA: Governor's agenda flagging, but not ratings
By Anita Kumar and Rosalind S. Helderman, The Washington Post
Faced with a record budget shortfall and uncooperative Republican lawmakers, Timothy M. Kaine's legacy as Virginia governor has largely been built on his political gains: helping his party win a pair of U.S. Senate seats, taking control of the state Senate and delivering the Old Dominion for a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time in more than four decades.
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VA: Strategy proves critical in quest for suburban votes
By Sandhya Somashekhar and Amy Gardner, The Washington Post
Robert F. McDonnell's stunning victory in Northern Virginia proves that Republicans can win in the region by doing exactly what Democrats have done: talking about the issues that matter to suburban voters.
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VA: Minor issues reported at Suffolk, beach polls
By Staff Reports, The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk)
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. -- Tuesday's election was free of long lines and major glitches in most places, but some voters in Suffolk and Virginia Beach encountered problems.
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VA: Supreme Court is asked to spare sniper
By Maria Glod and Josh White, The Washington Post
Attorneys for sniper John Allen Muhammad, mastermind of the terrifying 2002 Washington area shooting spree, asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to halt their client's execution, saying he was paranoid and delusional during his trial.
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US: Contests serve as warning to Democrats -- It's not 2008 anymore
By Dan Balz, The Washington Post
Off-year elections can be notoriously unreliable as predictors of the future, but as a window on how the political landscape may have changed in the year since President Obama won the White House, Tuesday's Republican victories in Virginia and New Jersey delivered clear warnings for the Democrats.
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US: G.O.P. wins two key governors' races; Bloomberg prevails in a close contest
By David M. Halbfinger and Ian Urbina, The New York Times
Republicans swept contests for governor in New Jersey and Virginia on Tuesday as voters went to the polls filled with economic uncertainty, dealing President Obama a setback and building momentum for a Republican comeback attempt in next year's midterm Congressional elections.
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ME: TABOR, excise tax questions soundly defeated
By Eric Russell, Bangor Daily News
BANGOR, Maine — Maine voters soundly rejected a pair of tax-related referendums that sought to reduce the excise tax on some vehicles and place limits on state and municipal spending.
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US: A year after dousing, Republicans' hope rekindled
By Adam Nagourney, The New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Republican victories in the races for New Jersey and Virginia governors put the party in a stronger position to turn back the political wave President Obama unleashed last year, setting the stage for Republicans to raise money, recruit candidates and ride the excitement of an energized base as the party heads into next year's midterm elections.
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