Posted on 11/07/2006 5:04:31 PM PST by Dog
Please Mods can we have one central Live thread ...its tough jumping from thread to thread to get results.
Bingo. Be prepared for every member of the Bush administration to be brought to a functional standstill trying to answer a constant flood of subpoenas and demands to appear at investigation committees.
When all is said and done, I believe history will regard George W Bush as one of America's greatest presidents.
Period.
Your friend may have voted "straight Dem", but that probably means that he isn't straight.
Well you know the president is not going to tell Congress to go to hell and surround the capitol with troops. You aren't serious, I hope.
That's what the damned Dems did when we were in Nam.
any news on Burns in Montana?
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| Locality | G F Allen (R) |
J H Webb Jr (D) |
G G Parker (IG) |
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Votes Cast | Precincts Reporting |
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| ACCOMACK COUNTY - details | 4,726 51.46% |
4,333 47.19% |
122 1.33% |
2 0.02% |
9,183 | 22 of 22 100.00% |
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| ALBEMARLE COUNTY - details | 14,906 41.63% |
20,578 57.47% |
293 0.82% |
31 0.09% |
35,808 | 29 of 29 100.00% |
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| ALLEGHANY COUNTY - details | 2,608 48.61% |
2,693 50.20% |
64 1.19% |
0 0.00% |
5,365 | 12 of 12 100.00% |
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| AMELIA COUNTY - details | 2,668 64.58% |
1,425 34.50% |
36 0.87% |
2 0.05% |
4,131 | 5 of 5 100.00% |
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| AMHERST COUNTY - details | 5,730 58.33% |
3,974 40.46% |
111 1.13% |
8 0.08% |
9,823 | 12 of 12 100.00% |
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| APPOMATTOX COUNTY - details | 3,238 64.80% |
1,704 34.10% |
51 1.02% |
4 0.08% |
4,997 | 9 of 9 100.00% |
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| ARLINGTON COUNTY - details | 17,227 26.11% |
47,943 72.67% |
699 1.06% |
105 0.16% |
65,974 | 49 of 50 98.00% |
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| AUGUSTA COUNTY - details | 16,084 68.70% |
7,086 30.27% |
234 1.00% |
9 0.04% |
23,413 | 26 of 26 100.00% |
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| BATH COUNTY - details | 925 56.09% |
698 42.33% |
23 1.39% |
3 0.18% |
1,649 | 7 of 7 100.00% |
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| BEDFORD COUNTY - details | 16,763 66.75% |
8,054 32.07% |
267 1.06% |
28 0.11% |
25,112 | 31 of 31 100.00% |
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| BLAND COUNTY - details | 1,318 62.61% |
760 36.10% |
27 1.28% |
0 0.00% |
2,105 | 7 of 7 100.00% |
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| BOTETOURT COUNTY - details | 8,103 64.50% |
4,319 34.38% |
137 1.09% |
4 0.03% |
12,563 | 17 of 17 100.00% |
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| BRUNSWICK COUNTY - details | 2,045 42.88% |
2,676 56.11% |
47 0.99% |
1 0.02% |
4,769 | 14 of 14 100.00% |
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| BUCHANAN COUNTY - details | 3,090 43.63% |
3,940 55.63% |
52 0.73% |
0 0.00% |
7,082 | 18 of 18 100.00% |
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| BUCKINGHAM COUNTY - details | 2,358 53.59% |
1,995 45.34% |
47 1.07% |
0 0.00% |
4,400 | 9 of 9 100.00% |
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| CAMPBELL COUNTY - details | 11,801 67.47% |
5,496 31.42% |
187 1.07% |
8 0.05% |
17,492 | 18 of 18 100.00% |
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| CAROLINE COUNTY - details | 3,552 47.93% |
3,763 50.78% |
91 1.23% |
5 0.07% |
7,411 | 9 of 9 100.00% |
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| CARROLL COUNTY - details | 5,548 60.79% |
3,442 37.71% |
135 1.48% |
2 0.02% |
9,127 | 19 of 19 100.00% |
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| CHARLES CITY COUNTY - details | 941 37.90% |
1,515 61.01% |
25 1.01% |
2 0.08% |
2,483 | 3 of 3 100.00% |
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| CHARLOTTE COUNTY - details | 2,393 59.90% |
1,548 38.75% |
52 1.30% |
2 0.05% |
3,995 | 11 of 11 100.00% |
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| CHESTERFIELD COUNTY - details | 61,956 58.64% |
42,204 39.94% |
1,326 1.25% |
177 0.17% |
105,663 | 65 of 65 100.00% |
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| CLARKE COUNTY - details | 2,700 51.71% |
2,462 47.16% |
57 1.09% |
2 0.04% |
5,221 | 8 of 8 100.00% |
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| CRAIG COUNTY - details | 1,181 58.64% |
798 39.62% |
35 1.74% |
0 0.00% |
2,014 | 11 of 11 100.00% |
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| CULPEPER COUNTY - details | 6,715 59.90% |
4,351 38.81% |
138 1.23% |
7 0.06% |
11,211 | 14 of 14 100.00% |
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| CUMBERLAND COUNTY - details | 1,757 57.70% |
1,252 41.12% |
34 1.12% |
2 0.07% |
3,045 | 5 of 5 100.00% |
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| DICKENSON COUNTY - details | 2,339 44.25% |
2,911 55.07% |
34 0.64% |
2 0.04% |
5,286 | 14 of 14 100.00% |
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| DINWIDDIE COUNTY - details | 4,504 57.22% |
3,259 41.40% |
106 1.35% |
3 0.04% |
7,872 | 13 of 13 100.00% |
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| ESSEX COUNTY - details | 1,674 56.46% |
1,263 42.60% |
27 0.91% |
1 0.03% |
2,965 | 4 of 4 100.00% |
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| FAIRFAX COUNTY - details | 126,783 40.17% |
185,441 58.76% |
3,039 0.96% |
334 0.11% |
315,597 | 226 of 229 98.69% |
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| FAUQUIER COUNTY - details | 12,776 57.26% |
9,257 41.49% |
266 1.19% |
15 0.07% |
22,314 | 20 of 20 100.00% |
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| FLOYD COUNTY - details | 3,106 57.24% |
2,239 41.26% |
79 1.46% |
2 0.04% |
5,426 | 6 of 6 100.00% |
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| FLUVANNA COUNTY - details | 4,512 53.55% |
3,837 45.54% |
72 0.85% |
5 0.06% |
8,426 | 7 of 7 100.00% |
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| FRANKLIN COUNTY - details | 10,898 60.71% |
6,785 37.80% |
257 1.43% |
12 0.07% |
17,952 | 24 of 24 100.00% |
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| FREDERICK COUNTY - details | 13,362 62.32% |
7,806 36.41% |
253 1.18% |
19 0.09% |
21,440 | 20 of 20 100.00% |
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| GILES COUNTY - details | 3,068 53.59% |
2,588 45.21% |
66 1.15% |
3 0.05% |
5,725 | 10 of 10 100.00% |
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| GLOUCESTER COUNTY - details | 7,127 59.88% |
4,583 38.51% |
173 1.45% |
19 0.16% |
11,902 | 12 of 12 100.00% |
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| GOOCHLAND COUNTY - details | 5,393 60.66% |
3,388 38.11% |
106 1.19% |
3 0.03% |
8,890 | 9 of 9 100.00% |
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| GRAYSON COUNTY - details | 3,312 59.27% |
2,203 39.42% |
73 1.31% |
0 0.00% |
5,588 | 15 of 15 100.00% |
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| GREENE COUNTY - details | 3,310 62.18% |
1,955 36.73% |
57 1.07% |
1 0.02% |
5,323 | 4 of 4 100.00% |
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| GREENSVILLE COUNTY - details | 1,316 42.94% |
1,729 56.41% |
20 0.65% |
0 0.00% |
3,065 | 9 of 9 100.00% |
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| HALIFAX COUNTY - details | 5,881 58.87% |
3,980 39.84% |
112 1.12% |
16 0.16% |
9,989 | 21 of 22 95.45% |
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| HANOVER COUNTY - details | 26,447 67.22% |
12,534 31.86% |
339 0.86% |
26 0.07% |
39,346 | 34 of 34 100.00% |
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| HENRICO COUNTY - details | 49,545 49.89% |
48,525 48.87% |
1,103 1.11% |
126 0.13% |
99,299 | 93 of 93 100.00% |
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| HENRY COUNTY - details | 9,099 54.86% |
7,319 44.12% |
166 1.00% |
3 0.02% |
16,587 | 26 of 26 100.00% |
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| HIGHLAND COUNTY - details | 762 63.08% |
429 35.51% |
17 1.41% |
0 0.00% |
1,208 | 6 of 6 100.00% |
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| ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY - details | 6,984 57.26% |
5,050 41.40% |
144 1.18% |
19 0.16% |
12,197 | 12 of 13 92.31% |
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| JAMES CITY COUNTY - details | 13,818 53.31% |
11,834 45.66% |
227 0.88% |
39 0.15% |
25,918 | 14 of 16 87.50% |
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| KING & QUEEN COUNTY - details | 1,212 53.13% |
1,049 45.99% |
19 0.83% |
1 0.04% |
2,281 | 5 of 5 100.00% |
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| KING GEORGE COUNTY - details | 3,577 58.84% |
2,419 39.79% |
75 1.23% |
8 0.13% |
6,079 | 5 of 5 100.00% |
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| KING WILLIAM COUNTY - details | 3,348 61.83% |
2,022 37.34% |
39 0.72% |
6 0.11% |
5,415 | 6 of 6 100.00% |
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| LANCASTER COUNTY - details | 2,928 57.06% |
2,140 41.71% |
58 1.13% |
5 0.10% |
5,131 | 7 of 7 100.00% |
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| LEE COUNTY - details | 3,730 55.52% |
2,926 43.55% |
62 0.92% |
0 0.00% |
6,718 | 20 of 20 100.00% |
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| LOUDOUN COUNTY - details | 33,061 48.54% |
34,179 50.18% |
776 1.14% |
99 0.15% |
68,115 | 53 of 58 91.38% |
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| LOUISA COUNTY - details | 5,345 55.51% |
4,131 42.90% |
147 1.53% |
6 0.06% |
9,629 | 15 of 15 100.00% |
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| LUNENBURG COUNTY - details | 1,985 56.55% |
1,492 42.51% |
33 0.94% |
0 0.00% |
3,510 | 11 of 11 100.00% |
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| MADISON COUNTY - details | 2,607 57.61% |
1,864 41.19% |
51 1.13% |
3 0.07% |
4,525 | 10 of 10 100.00% |
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| MATHEWS COUNTY - details | 2,364 59.61% |
1,564 39.44% |
35 0.88% |
3 0.08% |
3,966 | 4 of 4 100.00% |
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| MECKLENBURG COUNTY - details | 4,815 58.73% |
3,309 40.36% |
73 0.89% |
1 0.01% |
8,198 | 23 of 23 100.00% |
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| MIDDLESEX COUNTY - details | 2,556 59.00% |
1,724 39.80% |
50 1.15% |
2 0.05% |
4,332 | 7 of 7 100.00% |
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| MONTGOMERY COUNTY - details | 11,596 47.48% |
12,474 51.08% |
332 1.36% |
20 0.08% |
24,422 | 22 of 22 100.00% |
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| NELSON COUNTY - details | 2,720 46.42% |
3,089 52.71% |
51 0.87% |
0 0.00% |
5,860 | 10 of 10 100.00% |
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| NEW KENT COUNTY - details | 4,210 63.62% |
2,308 34.88% |
89 1.35% |
10 0.15% |
6,617 | 11 of 11 100.00% |
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| NORTHAMPTON COUNTY - details | 1,860 44.15% |
2,302 54.64% |
43 1.02% |
8 0.19% |
4,213 | 7 of 7 100.00% |
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| NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY - details | 3,095 58.53% |
2,149 40.64% |
40 0.76% |
4 0.08% |
5,288 | 6 of 6 100.00% |
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| NOTTOWAY COUNTY - details | 2,463 54.33% |
2,015 44.45% |
54 1.19% |
1 0.02% |
4,533 | 9 of 9 100.00% |
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| ORANGE COUNTY - details | 5,737 56.63% |
4,293 42.38% |
100 0.99% |
0 0.00% |
10,130 | 10 of 10 100.00% |
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| PAGE COUNTY - details | 4,357 59.94% |
2,813 38.70% |
91 1.25% |
8 0.11% |
7,269 | 6 of 6 100.00% |
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| PATRICK COUNTY - details | 3,310 58.33% |
2,270 40.00% |
91 1.60% |
4 0.07% |
5,675 | 14 of 14 100.00% |
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| PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY - details | 12,913 65.70% |
6,545 33.30% |
195 0.99% |
0 0.00% |
19,653 | 31 of 31 100.00% |
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| POWHATAN COUNTY - details | 7,045 71.26% |
2,724 27.55% |
108 1.09% |
10 0.10% |
9,887 | 12 of 12 100.00% |
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| PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY - details | 2,771 51.78% |
2,519 47.08% |
58 1.08% |
3 0.06% |
5,351 | 11 of 11 100.00% |
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| PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY - details | 5,911 60.56% |
3,747 38.39% |
94 0.96% |
8 0.08% |
9,760 | 13 of 13 100.00% |
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| PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY - details | 15,119 47.85% |
16,041 50.77% |
401 1.27% |
33 0.10% |
31,594 | 29 of 67 43.28% |
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| PULASKI COUNTY - details | 6,276 56.64% |
4,616 41.66% |
175 1.58% |
14 0.13% |
11,081 | 13 of 13 100.00% |
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| RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY - details | 1,593 47.24% |
1,741 51.63% |
34 1.01% |
4 0.12% |
3,372 | 6 of 6 100.00% |
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| RICHMOND COUNTY - details | 1,578 62.00% |
940 36.94% |
25 0.98% |
2 0.08% |
2,545 | 7 of 7 100.00% |
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| ROANOKE COUNTY - details | 21,515 58.62% |
14,744 40.17% |
435 1.19% |
10 0.03% |
36,704 | 34 of 34 100.00% |
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| ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY - details | 4,005 54.82% |
3,201 43.81% |
91 1.25% |
9 0.12% |
7,306 | 18 of 18 100.00% |
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| ROCKINGHAM COUNTY - details | 16,645 69.81% |
6,916 29.01% |
251 1.05% |
31 0.13% |
23,843 | 29 of 29 100.00% |
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| RUSSELL COUNTY - details | 4,192 48.82% |
4,361 50.79% |
34 0.40% |
0 0.00% |
8,587 | 15 of 15 100.00% |
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| SCOTT COUNTY - details | 4,543 61.55% |
2,797 37.89% |
39 0.53% |
2 0.03% |
7,381 | 18 of 18 100.00% |
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| SHENANDOAH COUNTY - details | 8,754 63.26% |
4,865 35.16% |
205 1.48% |
14 0.10% |
13,838 | 16 of 16 100.00% |
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| SMYTH COUNTY - details | 5,691 61.16% |
3,540 38.04% |
72 0.77% |
2 0.02% |
9,305 | 15 of 15 100.00% |
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| SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY - details | 2,779 51.64% |
2,543 47.25% |
60 1.11% |
0 0.00% |
5,382 | 14 of 14 100.00% |
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| SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY - details | 17,935 56.79% |
13,204 41.81% |
416 1.32% |
25 0.08% |
31,580 | 29 of 29 100.00% |
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| STAFFORD COUNTY - details | 17,881 52.80% |
15,403 45.49% |
526 1.55% |
53 0.16% |
33,863 | 25 of 25 100.00% |
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| SURRY COUNTY - details | 1,162 42.67% |
1,534 56.33% |
26 0.95% |
1 0.04% |
2,723 | 7 of 7 100.00% |
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| SUSSEX COUNTY - details | 1,504 47.30% |
1,623 51.04% |
52 1.64% |
1 0.03% |
3,180 | 11 of 11 100.00% |
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| TAZEWELL COUNTY - details | 6,613 55.59% |
5,192 43.64% |
91 0.76% |
0 0.00% |
11,896 | 25 of 25 100.00% |
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| WARREN COUNTY - details | 5,684 55.92% |
4,362 42.92% |
113 1.11% |
5 0.05% |
10,164 | 14 of 14 100.00% |
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| WASHINGTON COUNTY - details | 10,812 62.00% |
6,497 37.25% |
130 0.75% |
1 0.01% |
17,440 | 19 of 19 100.00% |
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| WESTMORELAND COUNTY - details | 2,405 49.04% |
2,430 49.55% |
65 1.33% |
4 0.08% |
4,904 | 7 of 7 100.00% |
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| WISE COUNTY - details | 5,224 53.06% |
4,558 46.29% |
62 0.63% |
2 0.02% |
9,846 | 13 of 13 100.00% |
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| WYTHE COUNTY - details | 5,689 63.00% |
3,196 35.39% |
145 1.61% |
0 0.00% |
9,030 | 12 of 12 100.00% |
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| YORK COUNTY - details | 13,760 58.80% |
9,368 40.03% |
244 1.04% |
29 0.12% |
23,401 | 14 of 14 100.00% |
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| ALEXANDRIA CITY - details | 12,652 28.27% |
31,607 70.63% |
423 0.95% |
69 0.15% |
44,751 | 27 of 27 100.00% |
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| BEDFORD CITY - details | 1,048 54.05% |
867 44.71% |
23 1.19% |
1 0.05% |
1,939 | 3 of 3 100.00% |
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| BRISTOL CITY - details | 2,933 60.37% |
1,894 38.99% |
29 0.60% |
2 0.04% |
4,858 | 5 of 5 100.00% |
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| BUENA VISTA CITY - details | 928 54.24% |
758 44.30% |
23 1.34% |
2 0.12% |
1,711 | 2 of 2 100.00% |
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| CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY - details | 2,574 21.73% |
9,153 77.28% |
99 0.84% |
18 0.15% |
11,844 | 9 of 9 100.00% |
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| CHESAPEAKE CITY - details | 33,750 51.77% |
30,657 47.03% |
708 1.09% |
75 0.12% |
65,190 | 52 of 52 100.00% |
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| COLONIAL HEIGHTS CITY - details | 4,290 72.41% |
1,544 26.06% |
87 1.47% |
4 0.07% |
5,925 | 6 of 6 100.00% |
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| COVINGTON CITY - details | 650 40.20% |
936 57.88% |
30 1.86% |
1 0.06% |
1,617 | 5 of 5 100.00% |
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| DANVILLE CITY - details | 6,271 50.23% |
6,086 48.75% |
124 0.99% |
3 0.02% |
12,484 | 18 of 18 100.00% |
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| EMPORIA CITY - details | 729 46.52% |
820 52.33% |
18 1.15% |
0 0.00% |
1,567 | 7 of 7 100.00% |
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| FAIRFAX CITY - details | 3,182 42.68% |
4,187 56.16% |
87 1.17% |
0 0.00% |
7,456 | 6 of 7 85.71% |
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| FALLS CHURCH CITY - details | 1,424 28.45% |
3,531 70.55% |
44 0.88% |
6 0.12% |
5,005 | 6 of 6 100.00% |
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| FRANKLIN CITY - details | 1,131 46.11% |
1,296 52.83% |
26 1.06% |
0 0.00% |
2,453 | 7 of 7 100.00% |
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| FREDERICKSBURG CITY - details | 2,124 39.87% |
3,098 58.16% |
94 1.76% |
11 0.21% |
5,327 | 6 of 6 100.00% |
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| GALAX CITY - details | 937 51.80% |
853 47.15% |
19 1.05% |
0 0.00% |
1,809 | 4 of 4 100.00% |
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| HAMPTON CITY - details | 14,528 36.88% |
24,307 61.71% |
487 1.24% |
69 0.18% |
39,391 | 35 of 35 100.00% |
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| HARRISONBURG CITY - details | 4,017 49.80% |
3,947 48.93% |
91 1.13% |
11 0.14% |
8,066 | 6 of 6 100.00% |
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| HOPEWELL CITY - details | 2,943 54.88% |
2,349 43.80% |
64 1.19% |
7 0.13% |
5,363 | 8 of 8 100.00% |
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| LEXINGTON CITY - details | 651 36.03% |
1,128 62.42% |
26 1.44% |
2 0.11% |
1,807 | 2 of 2 100.00% |
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| LYNCHBURG CITY - details | 10,252 51.89% |
9,303 47.09% |
186 0.94% |
16 0.08% |
19,757 | 18 of 18 100.00% |
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| MANASSAS PARK CITY - details | 995 50.43% |
948 48.05% |
25 1.27% |
5 0.25% |
1,973 | 3 of 3 100.00% |
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| MANASSAS CITY - details | 4,301 51.10% |
4,003 47.56% |
104 1.24% |
9 0.11% |
8,417 | 6 of 6 100.00% |
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| MARTINSVILLE CITY - details | 1,680 42.76% |
2,211 56.27% |
35 0.89% |
3 0.08% |
3,929 | 7 of 7 100.00% |
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| NEWPORT NEWS CITY - details | 19,265 43.30% |
24,592 55.28% |
556 1.25% |
75 0.17% |
44,488 | 45 of 47 95.74% |
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| NORFOLK CITY - details | 16,830 34.21% |
31,743 64.52% |
623 1.27% |
0 0.00% |
49,196 | 59 of 59 100.00% |
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| NORTON CITY - details | 503 47.90% |
541 51.52% |
6 0.57% |
0 0.00% |
1,050 | 2 of 2 100.00% |
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| PETERSBURG CITY - details | 1,487 19.75% |
5,944 78.94% |
95 1.26% |
4 0.05% |
7,530 | 8 of 8 100.00% |
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| POQUOSON CITY - details | 3,640 69.07% |
1,569 29.77% |
54 1.02% |
7 0.13% |
5,270 | 4 of 4 100.00% |
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| PORTSMOUTH CITY - details | 9,527 34.85% |
17,453 63.83% |
309 1.13% |
52 0.19% |
27,341 | 31 of 31 100.00% |
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| RADFORD CITY - details | 1,637 45.94% |
1,882 52.82% |
44 1.23% |
0 0.00% |
3,563 | 4 of 4 100.00% |
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| RICHMOND CITY - details | 11,557 25.66% |
32,832 72.91% |
592 1.31% |
51 0.11% |
45,032 | 60 of 68 88.24% |
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| ROANOKE CITY - details | 10,766 41.53% |
14,816 57.15% |
315 1.21% |
29 0.11% |
25,926 | 33 of 33 100.00% |
||||
| SALEM CITY - details | 4,960 57.27% |
3,593 41.48% |
97 1.12% |
11 0.13% |
8,661 | 11 of 11 100.00% |
||||
| STAUNTON CITY - details | 3,779 51.82% |
3,429 47.02% |
83 1.14% |
1 0.01% |
7,292 | 6 of 6 100.00% |
||||
| SUFFOLK CITY - details | 11,437 49.08% |
11,621 49.87% |
223 0.96% |
21 0.09% |
23,302 | 23 of 23 100.00% |
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| VIRGINIA BEACH CITY - details | 62,315 52.33% |
55,295 46.43% |
1,338 1.12% |
140 0.12% |
119,088 | 86 of 87 98.85% |
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| WAYNESBORO CITY - details | 3,374 56.28% |
2,546 42.47% |
70 1.17% |
5 0.08% |
5,995 | 5 of 5 100.00% |
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| WILLIAMSBURG CITY - details | 1,373 39.54% |
2,059 59.30% |
38 1.09% |
2 0.06% |
3,472 | 3 of 3 100.00% |
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| WINCHESTER CITY - details | 3,349 50.29% |
3,230 48.51% |
73 1.10% |
7 0.11% |
6,659 | 5 of 5 100.00% |
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| Totals | 1,113,013 49.50% |
1,108,291 49.29% |
24,850 1.11% |
2,223 0.10% |
2,248,377 | 2380 of 2443 |
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| G F Allen (R) |
J H Webb Jr (D) |
G G Parker (IG) |
Write Ins |
Votes Cast | Precincts Reporting |
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Perhaps. But you're missing the obvious... Dems will find a way to regulate it ALL for their benefit.
Who do we really have on 08 ?
Rule number one: if you're going to be a crook, first you have to be a democrat. Then you can do whateverthe hell you please and no one will care.
It's a long night, too.
Rest well.
And the new Karl Rove is... George Soros!
I voted a straight R ticket... so did my husband.
There will be a lot of horse-trading in the Congress. The Dem majority will be *slim* and a lot of the newcomers ran as moderates. The Dems will *have* to bargain. Fret not.
I was a liberal hippie when in my twenties. You are right...hippies in their 50's and up are ridiculous! ha.
getting close with 55K votes left:
Office: U.S. Senate
Precincts Reporting: 2380 of 2443 (97.42%)
Registered Voters: 4,555,681 Total Voting: 2,248,377 Voter Turnout: 49.35 %
Candidates Party Vote Totals Percentage
G F Allen Republican 1,113,013 49.50%
J H Webb Jr Democratic 1,108,291 49.29%
"But why is that? Do you think it has anything to do with the way the Republican agenda is reported? Most people get their info from media soundbites -- all it has been since Bush took office is doom and gloom."
Some, but not mostly. Because the news that people are getting is not really wrong.
Consider, for example, the polling for this election.
Now, we were all screaming that the polls were wrong.
Well, actually, the polls were right.
It might be argued that it's a self-fulfilling prophesy, but I don't think that's it at all.
Consider two other issues:
The War.
The War IS going badly. It was always going to be hard, but it's harder than it needs to be. It ISN'T just that the media is all reporting bad news. There really is a lot of bad news. The President says "Stay the Course", but "The Course" does not seem to end in victory, ever. That's a real problem. It isn't enough to shout that the Democrats want to pull out and lose - that's true, they do. We also have to say how we plan to WIN. And we can't do that. The plan SEEMS to be (and actually IS) to just hold on, with minimal forces, and hope things turn out for the best. That ends in defeat anyway, because things won't turn out for the best. So, folks can look at the Democrats and say "Lose now", or the Republicans and say "Lose in two years, or three, after losing a lot more men and having more crippled", and they can RATIONALLY say "If we're going to lose anyway, let's just get it done with and save our boys."
If the Republican leadership wants to counter that pessimistic view, then they damned well have to have a plan, and say what it is, and do it. They haven't. The media report the death and carnage. The President doesn't counter with anything but "Stay the course", which evidently doesn't convince the public that the sightline doesn't end on defeat in the end anyway.
Illegal Immigration.
Conservative Republicans oppose it.
Democrats support it.
Businesses like to use the labor.
The media doesn't misreport the debate. It supports illegal immigration, rather blatantly. It doesn't pretend that conservative Republicans support it. Certainly the President himself supports what amounts to amnesty. So, the media has reported a three-way division in the electorate. The media didn't CREATE that division. It's real enough. And it cuts against Republicans because it mobilizes Hispanics against them, AND it demoralizes conservative Republicans because they don't agree with the President. Immigration will be presented by the media as having been AN issue after the election, because it WAS.
There are more issues: stem cell, abortion...
The media doesn't inaccurately print the Republican position. The problem is that INDEPENDENTS, who win elections, are not nearly as socially conservative as conservative Republicans.
Etc.
Jon Kyl won easily tonight. Get a clue.
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