2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
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  2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006  

All 11 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Last election830
Seats won830
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,817,4221,023,187163,398
Percentage60.50%34.06%5.44%
SwingDecrease2.svg 5.95%Increase2.svg 5.01%Increase2.svg 4.07%

2004 U.S. House elections in Virginia.svg

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.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2004 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 1,817,42260.50%8
Democratic 1,023,18734.06%3
Independents/Write-ins163,3985.44%0
Totals3,004,007100.00%11

District 1

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Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jo Ann Davis (inc.) 225,071 78.55
Independent William A. Lee57,43420.04
Write-ins4,0291.41
Total votes286,534 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

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Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thelma Drake (inc.) 132,946 55.08
Democratic David B. Ashe108,18044.82
Write-ins2540.11
Total votes241,380 100.00
Republican hold

District 3

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Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bobby Scott (inc.) 159,373 69.33
Republican Winsome E. Sears 70,19430.53
Write-ins3250.14
Total votes229,892 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

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Virginia's 4th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Forbes (inc.) 182,444 64.46
Democratic Jonathan R. Menefee100,41335.48
Write-ins1700.06
Total votes283,027 100.00
Republican hold

District 5

2004 Virginia's 5th congressional district election
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2006  
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Candidate Virgil Goode Al Weed
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote172,43198,237
Percentage63.7%36.3%

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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

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Virginia's 5th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Virgil Goode (inc.) 172,431 63.68
Democratic Al Weed98,23736.28
Write-ins900.03
Total votes270,758 100.00
Republican hold

District 6

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Virginia's 6th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Goodlatte (inc.) 206,560 96.68
Write-ins7,0883.32
Total votes213,648 100.00
Republican hold

District 7

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Virginia's 7th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Eric Cantor (inc.) 230,765 75.50
Independent W. Brad Blanton74,32524.32
Write-ins5680.19
Total votes305,658 100.00
Republican hold

District 8

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Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Moran (inc.) 171,986 59.73
Republican Lisa Marie Cheney106,23136.90
Independent Jim Hurysz9,0043.13
Write-ins6980.24
Total votes287,919 100.00
Democratic hold

District 9

2004 Virginia's 9th congressional district election
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Candidate Rick Boucher Kevin R. Triplett
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote150,03998,499
Percentage59.3%38.9%

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

U.S. Representative before election

Rick Boucher
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Rick Boucher
Democratic

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Virginia's 9th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rick Boucher (inc.) 150,039 59.32
Republican Kevin R. Triplett98,49938.94
Independent Seth A. Davis4,3411.72
Write-ins680.03
Total votes252,947 100.00
Democratic hold

District 10

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Virginia's 10th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Wolf (inc.) 205,982 63.77
Democratic James R. Socas116,65436.11
Write-ins3750.12
Total votes323,011 100.00
Republican hold

District 11

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Virginia's 11th congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas M. Davis (inc.) 186,299 60.25
Democratic Ken Longmyer118,30538.26
Independent Joseph P. Oddo4,3381.40
Write-ins2590.08
Total votes309,233 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004" (PDF).

See also