Albemarle County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville,which is an independent city and enclave entirely surrounded by the county. Albemarle County is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census,the population was 112,395.
Virgil Hamlin Goode Jr. is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 5th congressional district of Virginia between 1997 and 2009. He was initially a Democrat,but became an independent in 2000 and switched to the Republican Party in 2002. He was narrowly defeated in 2008 by Democrat Tom Perriello.
William Troy Bolling is an American businessman,politician and educator who served as the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
U.S. Route 29 is a major north–south route in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It covers 248 miles (399 km) from the North Carolina border at the city of Danville to the Key Bridge in Washington,D.C. US 29 roughly bisects Virginia into eastern and western halves,and along with I-81 and US 11 in western Virginia,and I-85/95 as well as US 1 farther east,provides one of the major north–south routes through the Commonwealth.
Virginia's fifth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia. The 5th district includes the majority of Southside Virginia. Within the district are the cities of Charlottesville,Danville,and Lynchburg.
Thomas Stuart Price Perriello is an American attorney,diplomat,and politician. As of January 2021,Perriello is the executive director for U.S. Programs at the Open Society Foundations.
The 2008 congressional elections in Virginia were held on November 4,2008 to determine who would represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives,coinciding with the presidential and senatorial elections. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 111th Congress from January 3,2009 until January 3,2011. Primary elections were held on June 10,2008.
David Joseph Toscano is an American politician and lawyer.
The 2010 congressional elections in Virginia were held November 2,2010,to determine who will represent the state of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected served in the 112th Congress from January 2011 until January 2013.
Virginia's 5th congressional district election,2010 was an election held to determine who would represent Virginia's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives during the 112th Congress. The candidates were incumbent Democrat Tom Perriello,Republican state Senator Robert Hurt and Independent candidate Jeffrey Clark. Hurt narrowly defeated Perriello in the general election,51% to 47%,with Clark receiving 2% of the vote.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Virginia took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jim Webb retired instead of running for reelection to a second term,and former Democratic Governor of Virginia Tim Kaine won the open seat over Republican former Senator and Governor George Allen. Kaine was unopposed for the Democratic nomination,and the Republicans nominated Allen through a primary on June 12,2012. Allen had previously held this seat for one term before narrowly losing reelection to Webb in 2006.
Khatchik Hratchia Achadjian was an Armenian-American businessman,and politician who formerly served in the California State Assembly. He was a Republican who represented the 35th district,encompassing San Luis Obispo County and part of Santa Barbara County. He previously represented the 33rd district,and prior to being elected to the State Assembly,was also a member of the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors. In 2016,he ran for the United States House of Representatives from the 24th district,but he was defeated in the primary election.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5,2013 in New Jersey and Virginia. These elections formed part of the 2013 United States elections. Before the elections,both seats were held by Republicans. Republican incumbent Chris Christie won reelection in New Jersey,while in Virginia,Democrat Terry McAuliffe won the open seat held by term-limited Republican Bob McDonnell.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from Virginia,one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 113th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election,and a U.S. Senate election.
Thomas Alexander Garrett Jr. is an American politician and attorney. He served one term in the United States House of Representatives for Virginia's 5th congressional district. A Republican,Garrett formerly represented the 22nd district in the Virginia Senate. In November 2022,Garrett announced he would run for the Virginia House of Delegates in 2023.
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 5,2013 general election.
Charles Matthew Fariss is an American politician. An Independent,he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2011,though he was a Republican at the time,having left the party in 2023. He currently represents the 59th district,made up of Appomattox County and Buckingham counties,and parts of Albemarle,Campbell,and Nelson counties between Charlottesville and Lynchburg.
The 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017. Incumbent Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe was unable to run for reelection,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms,although he later ran unsuccessfully for a second term in the 2021 election.
The 2018 elections for the Illinois Senate took place on November 6,2018 to elect senators from 39 of the state's 59 Senate districts to serve in the 101st General Assembly,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970,senators are divided into three groups,each group having a two-year term at a different part of the decade between censuses,with the rest of the decade being taken up by two four-year terms. The Democratic Party has held a majority in the Senate since 2003,and gained a net of 3 seats.
Harley Edwin Rouda Jr. is an American attorney,businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 48th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. He was the first Democrat to represent the district,which encompasses southwestern coastal portions of Orange County including the cities of Huntington Beach,Costa Mesa and Newport Beach.
