Virginia — 2008 Election Results

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Certified returns for every federal race in Virginia in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 12 of 12 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.

President

Presidential electors — votes by party line

Party lineVotesShare
Democratic1,959,53252.6%
Republican1,725,00546.3%
Independent11,4830.3%
Libertarian11,0670.3%
Independent Green (Constitution Party candidate)7,4740.2%
Write-in6,3550.2%
Green2,3440.1%
Total3,723,260

The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.

U.S. Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mark R. WarnerDemocrat2,369,32765.0%
James S. ‘‘Jim’’ Gilmore IIIRepublican1,228,83033.7%
Glenda Gail ParkerIndependent Green21,6900.6%
William B. RedpathLibertarian20,2690.6%
Write-in3,1780.1%
Total3,643,294

U.S. House of Representatives

District 1

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert J. WittmanRepublican203,83956.6%
Bill S. Day, Jr.Democrat150,43241.8%
Nathan D. LarsonLibertarian5,2651.5%
Write-in7560.2%
Total360,292

District 2

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Glenn C. Nye IIIDemocrat141,85752.4%
Thelma D. DrakeRepublican128,48647.5%
Write-in3680.1%
Total270,711

District 3

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’ ScottDemocrat239,91197.0%
Write-in7,3773.0%
Total247,288

District 4

CandidatePartyVotesShare
J. Randy ForbesRepublican199,07559.5%
Andrea R. MillerDemocrat135,04140.4%
Write-in4050.1%
Total334,521

District 5

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tom S. P. PerrielloDemocrat158,81050.1%
Virgil H. Goode, Jr.Republican158,08349.9%
Write-in1830.1%
Total317,076

District 6

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bob GoodlatteRepublican192,35061.6%
S. ‘‘Sam’’ RasoulDemocrat114,36736.6%
Janice Lee AllenIndependent5,4131.7%
Write-in2620.1%
Total312,392

District 7

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Eric CantorRepublican233,53162.7%
Anita HartkeDemocrat138,12337.1%
Write-in6830.2%
Total372,337

District 8

CandidatePartyVotesShare
James P. MoranDemocrat222,98667.9%
Mark W. EllmoreRepublican97,42529.7%
J. Ron FisherIndependent Green6,8292.1%
Write-in9570.3%
Total328,197

District 9

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rick BoucherDemocrat207,30697.1%
Write-in6,2642.9%
Total213,570

District 10

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Frank R. WolfRepublican223,14058.8%
Judy M. FederDemocrat147,35738.8%
Neeraj C. NigamIndependent8,4572.2%
Write-in5260.1%
Total379,480

District 11

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gerald E. ‘‘Gerry’’ ConnollyDemocrat196,59854.7%
Keith S. FimianRepublican154,75843.0%
Joseph P. OddoIndependent Green7,2712.0%
Write-in8640.2%
Total359,491

Source

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.

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