Then again, maybe only one

As in maybe only one Democratic Congressional pickup in Virginia. The race in the 5th has Democratic challenger Tom Perriello up by just 31 votes over Republican incumbent Virgil Goode. The number of lead changes in this race has been astonishing. The folks over at cvillenews.com have been following this quite closely.  With a recount … Continue reading Then again, maybe only one →

Dems pick up three Congressional seats in VA

As recently as Monday afternoon, I had a conversation with a political scientist regarding Congressional pickups and he didn't see Virginia Democrats picking up more than one seat - VA-11. I thought it possible that we could get three, but the data just wasn't there to support it. As I write this, not only did … Continue reading Dems pick up three Congressional seats in VA →

Jones elected mayor in Richmond

Del. Dwight Jones has declared victory in the Richmond mayor's race and his chief opponent, William Pantele, has conceded. "I congratulate Dwight Jones. It was an honest victory.  I'm going to support him 100 percent and I'm going to continue working for the city," Pantele said. Jones had already captured four of the city's council … Continue reading Jones elected mayor in Richmond →

Republican mayoral candidate hands out fliers with Obama on them

The Virginia Pilot is reporting that Will Sessoms, candidate for mayor in Virginia Beach, handed out fliers with his image and that of Barack Obama in certain areas Tuesday. Workers for mayoral candidate Will Sessoms passed out fliers Tuesday aimed at black voters that said, "Obama for President, Sessoms for Virginia Beach Mayor." Yet Sessoms … Continue reading Republican mayoral candidate hands out fliers with Obama on them →

Nye leading in VA-02

Democratic challenger Glenn Nye is leading incumbent Republican Thelma Drake. With nearly 63% of the vote counted, Nye has about a 3,500 vote lead. However, at this time, 56% of the precincts in Virginia Beach - which makes up about 70% of the district - are not in. Nye has done well, though, by winning … Continue reading Nye leading in VA-02 →

Obama elected president

All of the major news outlets have declared Barack Obama the next president of the United States.Unbelievable. Absolutely unbelievable.

Race to watch: VA-05

The race in the 5th CD is the one to watch! As of this writing, incumbent Republican Virgil Goode is  trailing Democratic challenger Tom Perriello by 550 votes. This would be a tremendous upset, one that few would have predicted. 301 of 307 precincts have reported. Wow!

Virginia will turn blue!

Just finished reviewing the numbers on the SBE website. Right this minute, Obama is leading by about 19,000 votes. Looking at what's not in the numbers - Richmond, Roanoke, parts of Arlington, and Fairfax County - it's pretty clear that Virginia has, for the first time in 44 years, voted for a Democrat for President.

An early night?

It's beginning to look like it. Here at NPR HQ, the folks have Obama at 200 EVs to 76 for McCain. This means that with California (55), Oregon (7) and Washington (11), Obama gets over  270. And he does it without even getting the results from Virginia. CNN shows Obama with 194 EVs, MSNBC has … Continue reading An early night? →