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  VA US President - D Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Virginia > President
Parent RaceUS President - D Primaries
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 2008 - 05:00am Central
Polls Open February 12, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close February 12, 2008 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorThe Sunset Provision
Last ModifiedThe Sunset Provision April 25, 2008 10:45am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameGeorge W. Bush Votes1,716,959 (53.68%)
Term01/20/2005 - 01/20/2009 Margin262,217 (+8.20%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameBarack Obama Votes1,959,532 (52.63%)
Term01/20/2009 - 01/20/2013 Margin234,527 (+6.30%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceVA US President 11/04/2008
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
09/21/2007 02/12/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Barack Obama 5 5 11 11
Mike Gravel 1 ------
Dennis J. Kucinich ----1 --
Leaning Call: Barack Obama (95.83%)
Weighted Call: Barack Obama (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

10/04/2007 02/10/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Sen. Barack Obama Sen. Hillary Clinton Sen. John Edwards Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich Gov. Bill Richardson Chairman Joe Biden  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 627,820 (63.66%) 349,766 (35.47%) 5,206 (0.53%) 1,625 (0.17%) 991 (0.10%) 795 (0.08%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -278,054 (-28.19%) -622,614 (-63.13%) -626,195 (-63.50%) -626,829 (-63.56%) -627,025 (-63.58%)  
Predict Avg.40.00% 33.67% 5.67% 0.33% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 01/01/2007 01/01/2007 01/01/2007 01/01/2007 -- --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (6 from 5 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg55.06%-- 37.26%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Survey USA 
02/09/08-02/10/08		 60.00% 1.0 38.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
02/07/08-02/08/08		 59.00% -- 39.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
02/07/08-02/08/08		 53.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Insider Advantage 
02/07/08-02/07/08		 52.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Rasmussen Reports 
02/06/08-02/07/08		 55.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Washington Post/ABC News 
10/04/07-10/08/07		 25.00% -- 49.00% -- 11.00% -- 1.00% -- 3.00% -- 3.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Mark R. Herring 🔗
D Ralph S. Northam 🔗
D The Sunset Provision
D John S. Edwards 🔗
D L. Louise Lucas 🔗
D Frederick C. "Rick" Boucher 🔗
D James P. "Jim" Moran, Jr.
  Danville Register & Bee
  Free Lance-Star
D Adam Tomer
D Ward L. Armstrong
D Lisa Collis
I L. Douglas Wilder 🔗
D Bobby Scott
D Anne Holton
D Tim Kaine
D Mary Sue Terry
D Leslie Larkin Byrne
D Claudia Kennedy
D Johnny S. Joannou 🔗
D Albert C. "Al" Eisenberg 🔗
D Mamie E. Locke 🔗
D Lionell Spruill, Sr. 🔗
D Michael "Mike" Signer 🔗
D Ben Jones
D C. Richard "Dick" Cranwell
I Charlotte Rose
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Mike Gravel (D)
Jan 01, 2007 -  00, 2007

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Feb 12, 2008 10:00am News Dems Swamp GOP in Va. Turnout  Article ArmyDem 
Jan 05, 2008 01:00pm Endorsement Wilder Endorses Obama  Article The Sunset Provision 
Nov 29, 2007 04:00pm News Douglas Wilder cools on Obama  Article COSDem 

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