Nov 4, 2008
Virginia Republican Senator John Warner retired in 2008. His seat was won by Democrat and former Virginia Governor Mark Warner (pictured left). Senator Jim Webb's term expires in 2012.
The Democrats picked up two House seats from Virginia. In the 2nd District Glenn Nye defeated incumbent Thelma Drake. Republican Tom Davis retired from the 11th District and Democrat Gerry Connolly won the seat. As of this writing the 5th District race had yet to be decided.
The next Virginia Gubanatorial Election is in 2009.
Barack Obama won Virginia's 13 electoral votes.
2008 Virginia Election Winners
| Virginia Senate II | ||
| Mark Warner DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Jim Gilmore (REP); Gail Parker (IG); Bill Redpath (LIB) | ||
| Virginia 1st District | ||
| Rob Wittman Incumbent (57%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Bill Day Jr (DFL - 42%); Nathan Larson (LIB - 1%) | ||
| Virginia 2nd District | ||
| Glenn Nye (52%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Thelma Drake (REP Incumbent - 48%) | ||
| Virginia 3rd District | ||
| Bobby Scott Incumbent (97%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Write-In (3%) | ||
| Virginia 4th District | ||
| Randy Forbes Incumbent (60%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Andrea Miller (DFL - 40%) | ||
| Virginia 5th District | ||
| Tom Perriello (50%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Virgil Goode (REP Incumbent - 50%) | ||
| Virginia 6th District | ||
| Bob Goodlatte Incumbent (62%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Sam Rasoul (DFL - 37%); Janice Lee Allen (IND - 2%) | ||
| Virginia 7th District | ||
| Eric Cantor Incumbent (63%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Anita Hartke (DFL - 37%) | ||
| Virginia 8th District | ||
| James P Moran Incumbent (68%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Mark Ellmore (REP - 30%); Ron Fisher (IG - 2%) | ||
| Virginia 9th District | ||
| Rick Boucher Incumbent (97%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Write-In (3%) | ||
| Virginia 10th District | ||
| Frank R Wolf Incumbent (59%) REP | ||
| Also on the ballot: Judy Feder (DFL - 39%); Neeraj Neegam (IND - 2%) | ||
| Virginia 11th District | ||
| Gerry Connolly (55%) DFL | ||
| Also on the ballot: Keith Fimian (REP - 43%); Joe Oddo (IG - 2%) | ||
Every attempt is made to insure the accuracy of the above information, however accuracy is not guaranteed.
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