Virginia Senate
Filing Deadline: April 16, 2008 • Primary Date: June 10, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008Republican
Jim Gilmore
Gilmore, a former governor, was nominated by a GOP convention with 50.31% of the vote in a two-way contest.
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Mark Warner
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Ranking and Analysis
Race Ranking: 1
Race Ranking: 1
Moderate Republicans should probably be glad that Jim Gilmore, not Tom Davis, was their nominee. In future statewide nominating contests, moderates might well say to conservatives, "We tried it your way the last few times and it didn't work."
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Previous Election Results
| 2002 General | Total Votes | Percent | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Warner (R) | 1,229,893 | 83% | $1,709,202 |
| Nancy Spannaus (I) | 145,102 | 10% | $61,984 |
| Jacob Hornberger (I) | 106,055 | 7% | $66,480 |
| 2002 Primary | Total Votes | Percent | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Warner (R) | Unopposed |
| 1996 General | Total Votes | Percent | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Warner (R) | 1,235,744 | 52% | $5,819,157 |
| Mark Warner (D) | 1,115,982 | 47% | $11,600,424 |
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Race Rankings
Based on likelihood of seat switching party control. Updated: 10/31.
1.
Virginia
(Open-R)2.
New Mexico
(Open-R)3.
Colorado
(Open-R)4.
N.H.
(Sununu-R)5.
Alaska
(Stevens-R)6.
North Carolina
(Dole-R)7.
Oregon
(Smith-R)8.
Minnesota
(Coleman-R)9.
Georgia
(Chambliss-R)10.
Louisiana
(Landrieu-D)11.
Mississippi
(Wicker-R)12.
Kentucky
(McConnell-R)13.
Maine
(Collins-R)14.
Texas
(Cornyn-R)15.
New Jersey
(Lautenberg-D)
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