News Stories Tagged "November 2008 Elections"

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Up Close: William Redpath

Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008

"I think people weren't that interested in the U.S. Senate election this year, in part because it was a foregone conclusion that Mark Warner was going to win." Read story and 1 comment »

Attorney General Offers Proposals To Make Voting Easier, Laws Clearer

Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008

Attorney General Robert F. McDonnell (R) unveiled a package of election reform proposals Tuesday aimed at reducing long lines at polls, adding workers to count ballots and improving voter registration lists. Read story and 1 comment »

Electors Cast Ballots on a Day Of Big Emotions

Monday, Dec. 15, 2008

The 26 members of the electoral college in Virginia, Maryland and the District cast their ballots for Barack Obama to become the nation's first black president yesterday, a procedural formality that produced a tangible wave of emotion. Read story »

Groups' Lawsuit Challenges Ban on Political Wear at Polling Places

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008

Three free speech groups sued the state of Virginia on Wednesday, challenging a Board of Elections policy that prohibited voters from wearing buttons and clothes with political messages at polling places. Read story »

Democrats Make Most Of Shifts in Va. Electorate

Demographic Changes Put Party in Optimal Position

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008

Virginia Democrats have rapidly expanded their political base over the past eight years, taking nearly full advantage of demographic shifts in the suburbs, and they enter future statewide races with an advantage over the GOP, according to a review of recent election results and census data. Read story »

Wolf's Decisive Win Surprised Even the GOP

Popular Incumbent Bucked Election Trend

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008

No one, not even Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.), predicted the drubbing that he delivered to Democratic challenger Judy M. Feder in Virginia's 10th Congressional District, where Wolf won this month by 20 percentage points. Read story and 4 comments »

It's Official: Va. Democrats Control the House

Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008

The State Board of Elections certified results of the Nov. 4 election Monday, giving Democrats control of Virginia's congressional delegation for the first time in nearly a decade. Read story »

U.S. Judge Ponders Counting of Late Ballots

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008

A federal judge is considering whether to force the state to count thousands of late overseas absentee ballots — a decision that might affect Virginia's voting procedures in future elections. Read story »

Minorities, Falling Economy Cited in Obama Win in County

Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008

An influx of diverse voters and a faltering economy helped Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) win Loudoun County last week, political analysts said, something no Democratic presidential candidate had done in more than 40 years. Read story and 16 comments »

Kaine Creates A New Dominion For His Party

Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine (D) sat down with his political staff shortly after his election in 2005 and spelled out their next mission: build the state Democratic Party for a generation of victories. With Tuesday's election, Virginia Democrats have completed a major takeover of politics. Read story »

Connolly Takes Open Seat; Wolf and Moran Reelected Easily

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008

Frank Wolf defied the regional trend toward Democrats in the sprawling 10th District by easily surviving a second challenge in as many years from Democrat Judy M. Feder. Read story »

Obama Clinches Bid for Virginia

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama beat Sen. John McCain in the presidential race in Virginia late today, capping a hard-fought contest that broke the Republicans' 44-year grip on the state's electoral votes. Read story and 11 comments »

Presidential Rivals in Tight Race for Virginia

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008

With thousands of votes from heavily-Democratic Northern Virginia yet to be counted, less than one-half of a percentage point separate the two presidential candidates in a state where the outcome may help decide the presidential election. Read story »

Voices From the Polls: Brambleton

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008

Briar Woods High School in Brambleton was one of the most crowded polling places early Tuesday morning. When the doors opened at 6 a.m. a line stretched through the halls, out the front door and into the parking lot. One voter fainted while waiting just outside the doors to the cafeteria. Read story »

Meals Tax Rejected, Bonds Pass

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008

Voters in Loudoun County rejected a proposed tax on restaurant and take-out meals overwhelmingly today, the third time in 16 years that such a measure has failed. Read story and 12 comments »

Voices From the Polls: Middleburg

Chatting With Voters at Banneker Elementary in St. Louis

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008

Banneker Elementary in Middleburg was one of the quieter polling places in Loudoun County on Tuesday morning. With no lines and plenty of volunteers on hand, voters were able to breeze in and out of the school cafeteria with plenty of time left over to stop by the bake sale on the way out of the building. By10:30 a.m., more than 500 voters had cast their ballots in precinct 308, and officials said they expected the strong turnout to continue throughout the day. Read story »

Va. Democrats Seek to Narrow Gap in House

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008

As Virginia voters cast ballots today in the state's 11 Congressional races, Democrats hoped to narrow the Republicans' 8-3 advantage in the House. Read story »

Warner Triumphs in Virginia Senate Race

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008

Former Virginia Gov. Mark R. Warner soundly defeated Republican rival James S. Gilmore III in the race for U.S. Senate, a win that puts Democrats in both state senate seats for the first time since 1970 and underscores the Old Dominion's shift from reliably conservative to increasingly blue. Read story and 2 comments »

Loudoun Polls Handle High Turnout

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008

Loudoun County voters streamed into polling places in unusually high numbers today, but elections officials said there did not appear to be any major problems handling the flow. Read story and 7 comments »

Judge Refuses to Order Longer Voting Hours in Va.

Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008

A federal judge has refused to order longer voting hours in Virginia and reallocation of voting machines to black precincts in some localities. Read story »

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