2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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All 11 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 8 seats, 66.45% 3 seats, 29.05% Seats before 8 3 Seats won 8 3 Seat change Popular vote 1,817,422 1,023,187 Percentage 60.50% 34.06% Swing 5.95% 5.01%
District results County and independent city results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 2, 2004 to determine who will represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Virginia has eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes [1]		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	11	1,817,422	60.50	8		71.43
	Democratic	8	1,023,187	34.06	3		28.57
	Independent Greens	5	149,442	4.97	0		0.0
	Write-in	11	13,956	0.46	0		0.0
Total		35	3,004,007	100.0	11		100.0

Popular vote

Republican			60.50%
Democratic			34.06%
Independents			4.97%
Other			0.46%

House seats

Republican			72.73%
Democratic			27.27%

By district

Results of the 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	225,071	78.55%	0	0.00%	61,463	21.45%	286,534	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	132,946	55.08%	108,180	44.82%	254	0.11%	241,380	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	70,194	30.53%	159,373	69.33%	325	0.14%	229,892	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	182,444	64.46%	100,413	35.48%	170	0.06%	283,027	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	172,431	63.68%	98,237	36.28%	90	0.03%	270,758	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	206,560	96.68%	0	0.00%	7,088	3.32%	213,648	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	230,765	75.50%	0	0.00%	74,893	24.50%	305,658	100.0%	Republican hold
District 8	106,231	36.90%	171,986	59.73%	9,702	3.37%	287,919	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	98,499	38.94%	150,039	59.32%	4,409	1.74%	252,947	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 10	205,982	63.77%	116,654	36.11%	375	0.12%	323,011	100.0%	Republican hold
District 11	186,299	60.25%	118,305	38.26%	4,629	1.50%	309,233	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	1,817,422	60.50%	1,023,187	34.06%	163,398	5.44%	3,004,007	100.0%

District 1

See also: Virginia's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Jo Ann Davis, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 95.9% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jo Ann Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Independent Greens primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Lee ^[2]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jo Ann Davis (incumbent)	225,071	78.5
	Independent Greens	William Lee	57,434	20.0
	Write-in		4,029	1.4
Majority			167,637	58.5
Total votes			286,534	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Virginia's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Ed Schrock, who had represented the district since 2001, declined to run for re-election. He was re-elected with 83.1% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Despite having been renominated, Schrock announced on August 30, that he would no longer seek a third term in Congress. ^[5] This followed Michael Rogers's blogACTIVE.com claiming that the married Schrock was gay — or at least bisexual — despite having aggressively opposed various gay-rights issues in Congress, such as same-sex marriage and gays serving in the military. ^{[6] [7]}

Candidates

Nominee

• Thelma Drake, state delegate ^[8]

Eliminated in primary

• Paul Lanteigne, Virginia Beach Sheriff
• Nick Rerras, state senator

Withdrawn

• Ed Schrock, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[9]

Declined

• Ken Stolle, state senator ^[10]
• Frank Wagner, state senator ^[11]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Ashe, attorney and Marine reservist

General election

Endorsements

Thelma Drake (R)

Organizations

• Club for Growth ^[12]

David Ashe (D)

U.S. representatives

• Owen B. Pickett, U.S. representative from Virginia's 2nd congressional district (1987–2001)

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Lean R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thelma Drake	132,946	55.1
	Democratic	David Ashe	108,180	44.8
	Write-in		254	0.1
Majority			24,766	10.3
Total votes			241,380	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 96.1% of the vote in 2002.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Winsome Earle-Sears, former state delegate ^[13]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Scott (incumbent)	159,373	69.3
	Republican	Winsome Earle-Sears	70,194	30.5
	Write-in		325	0.1
Majority			89,179	38.8
Total votes			229,892	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Virginia's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Randy Forbes, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 97.9% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jonathan Menefee, HR director and former field organizer for John Edwards' presidential campaign. ^[14]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 4th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (incumbent)	182,444	64.5
	Democratic	Jonathan Menefee	100,413	35.5
	Write-in		170	0.1
Majority			82,031	29.0
Total votes			283,027	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2004 Virginia's 5th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Virgil Goode Al Weed Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 172,431 98,237 Percentage 63.7% 36.3%

County and independent city results Goode:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Weed:     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Virgil Goode Republican Elected U.S. Representative Virgil Goode Republican

See also: Virginia's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Virgil Goode, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.7% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Virgil Goode, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Al Weed, orchardist and retired Green Beret ^{[15] [16]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 5th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Virgil Goode (incumbent)	172,431	63.7
	Democratic	Al Weed	98,237	36.3
	Write-in		90	0.0
Majority			74,194	27.4
Total votes			270,758	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

See also: Virginia's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Bob Goodlatte, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 97.1% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Goodlatte, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 6th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte (incumbent)	206,560	96.7
	Write-in		7,088	3.3
Majority			199,472	93.4
Total votes			213,648	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

See also: Virginia's 7th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Eric Cantor, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re–elected with 69.4% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eric Cantor, incumbent U.S. Representative

Independent Greens primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brad Blanton, psychotherapist and author

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 7th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Cantor (incumbent)	230,765	75.5
	Independent Greens	Brad Blanton	74,325	24.3
	Write-in		568	0.2
Majority			156,440	51.2
Total votes			305,658	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Virginia's 8th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Jim Moran, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.8% of the vote in 2002.

Democratic primary

After he received criticism for comments suggesting that American Jews were responsible for pushing the country to war with Iraq and that Jewish leaders could prevent war if they wanted to, Moran faced opposition in the Democratic primary. ^[17]

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Moran, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Andrew Rosenberg, attorney ^{[18] [19]}

Withdrawn

• Jay Fisette, Chair of the Arlington County Board ^{[20] [21]}
• Katherine Hanley, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors chair and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2001 ^{[22] [23]}

Declined

• Jeremy Bash, attorney ^[22]
• Leslie Byrne, state senator and former U.S. Representative ^{[22] [24] [25]}

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Moran (incumbent)	24,121	58.6
	Democratic	Andrew Rosenberg	17,067	41.4
Total votes			41,188	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lisa Marie Cheney, government relations consultant (no relation to Vice President Dick Cheney) ^{[26] [27]}

Eliminated in primary

• Jane Eshagpoor, former aide to Governor Jim Gilmore
• Matt Mueda, paramedic and former Bush administration official
• Mike Riccardi, Capitol Police officer

Withdrawn

• Melissa Helmbrecht, entrepreneur and youth activist ^[22]
• Andre Hollis, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics ^{[22] [28]}
• Robb Rourke, house parent ^[29]

Declined

• Joe McCain, actor, newspaper reporter, and brother of U.S. Senator John McCain ^[22]
• Kyle E. McSlarrow, United States Deputy Secretary of Energy and nominee for this seat in 1992 and 1994 ^[22]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Moran (incumbent)	171,986	59.7
	Republican	Lisa Marie Cheney	106,231	36.9
	Independent Greens	Jim Hurysz	9,004	3.1
	Write-in		698	0.2
Majority			65,755	22.8
Total votes			287,919	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 9

2004 Virginia's 9th congressional district election

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Majority party Minority party   Candidate Rick Boucher Kevin Triplett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 150,039 98,499 Percentage 59.3% 38.9%

Boucher:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Triplett:     40–50%     50–60%County and independent city results Boucher:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Triplett:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%Precinct results

U.S. Representative before election Rick Boucher Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Rick Boucher Democratic

See also: Virginia's 9th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher, who had represented the district since 1983, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 65.8% of the vote in 2002.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rick Boucher, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Triplett, former managing director of business operations for NASCAR ^{[30] [31]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Likely D	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe D	November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 9th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Boucher (incumbent)	150,039	59.3
	Republican	Kevin Triplett	98,499	38.9
	Independent Greens	Seth Davis	4,341	1.7
	Write-in		68	0.0
Majority			51,540	20.4
Total votes			252,947	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 10

See also: Virginia's 10th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Frank Wolf, who had represented the district since 1981, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 71.7% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Wolf, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Socas, former United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs staffer and former Wall Street executive ^{[32] [33] [34] [35]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 10th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Wolf (incumbent)	205,982	63.8
	Democratic	James Socas	116,654	36.1
	Write-in		375	0.1
Majority			89,328	27.7
Total votes			323,011	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

See also: Virginia's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Tom Davis, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 82.9% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ken Longmyer, retired foreign service officer ^[36]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [3]	Safe R	October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 11th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Davis (incumbent)	186,299	60.3
	Democratic	Ken Longmyer	118,305	38.3
	Independent Greens	Joseph Oddo	4,338	1.4
	Write-in		259	0.1
Majority			67,994	22.0
Total votes			309,233	100.0
	Republican hold

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External links

• Virginia Historical Elections Database
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets