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  VA District 01 - Special Election
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Virginia > VA - District 01
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline November 06, 2007 - 07:00pm Central
Polls Open December 11, 2007 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close December 11, 2007 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start December 12, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Turnout 10.94% Total Population
ContributorTX DEM
Last ModifiedPaul December 01, 2012 02:04am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/07/2006
NameJo Ann S. Davis Votes143,889 (62.96%)
Term01/03/2007 - 10/06/2007 Margin62,806 (+27.48%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2008
NameRob Wittman Votes203,839 (56.58%)
Term01/03/2009 - 01/03/2011 Margin53,407 (+14.82%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Nov 10, 2007 VA District 01 - Special Election - D Convention
Philip R. Forgit
D 197
Nov 10, 2007 VA District 01 - Special R Convention
Rob Wittman
R 3,359
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/11/2007 12/11/2007
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Rob Wittman 6 7 4 3
Philip R. Forgit 1 1 ----
Leaning Call: Rob Wittman (93.62%)
Weighted Call: Rob Wittman (99.97%)

CANDIDATES
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Name St. Rep. Rob Wittman Philip R. Forgit Lucky Narain (W) Write-In  
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Independent  
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Uncertified Votes 42,772 (60.77%) 26,282 (37.34%) 1,253 (1.78%) 75 (0.11%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -16,490 (-23.43%) -41,519 (-58.99%) -42,697 (-60.66%)  
Predict Avg.54.50% 45.00% 0.75% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 11/21 $73,435.00 11/21 $36,461.00 $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2007 00/00/2007 00/00/2007 00/00/2007  
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ENDORSEMENTS
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  Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg)
  Newport News Daily Press
 


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Dec 01, 2007 03:15pm News [VA-01] Wittman tops in fundraising efforts  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 14, 2007 08:00am News Third joins [VA] 1st District race  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 12, 2007 05:50pm News [VA-01] Republicans Warn Against Overconfidence in Race to Succeed Davis  Article ArmyDem 
Nov 01, 2007 05:00pm Blog Entry [VA-01] Ted Hontz Announces Candidacy  Article ArmyDem 
Oct 23, 2007 01:00pm News Election to replace Rep. Jo Ann Davis set for Dec. 11  Article TX DEM 
Oct 14, 2007 09:35pm News Chuck Davis to seek congressional seat  Article TX DEM 

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