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VIRGINIA VIRGINIA
2006 House Races
The following information is taken from the 2006 Almanac of American Politics.
The 2006 Almanac can be ordered online, or by phone at 1-800-356-4838.

Delegation At A Glance (District Map)
• Total House seats: 11
• 109th Congress: 8 R, 3 D
• 110th Congress: 8 R, 3 D


Jump To District:
VA-01  ·  VA-02  ·  VA-03  ·  VA-04  ·  VA-05  · 
VA-06  ·  VA-07  ·  VA-08  ·  VA-09  ·  VA-10  ·  VA-11

VA-01


District Profile: With a large military population drawn from across the country (and with heavily black precincts placed in the adjoining 3rd), the 1st is now reliably GOP in most elections. Full Profile
2006 Results: Jo Ann Davis (R) defeated Shawn O'Donnell (D) by 63-35%


Jo Ann Davis (R)

Elected in 2000; Seeking fourth term; Davis was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 757-867-3321
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Shawn O'Donnell (D)

O'Donnell, an author, was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 540-207-3550
• Campaign Web site


VA-02


District Profile: Thirty years ago, most people in the 2nd were in Norfolk, and the district often voted for Dems. Now the majority live in Virginia Beach, and the district is firmly GOP. Full Profile
2006 Results: Thelma Drake (R) defeated Phil Kellam (D) by 51-48%


Thelma Drake (R)

Elected in 2004; Seeking second term; Drake was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 757-497-2222
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Phil Kellam (D)

Kellam, Virginia Beach commissioner of revenue, was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 757-427-5785
• Campaign Web site
• DCCC profile


VA-03


District Profile: Politically, the 3rd is the most Democratic district in Virginia and the only black-majority district. Full Profile
2006 Results: Bobby Scott (D) was unopposed.


Bobby Scott (D)

Elected in 1992; Seeking eighth term; Scott was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 757-245-2000
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
• DCCC profile
Republican Challenger


No challenger


VA-04


District Profile: The 2001 redistricting removed majority-black Portsmouth from the district and added heavily white parts of suburban Chesterfield County outside Richmond. Full Profile
2006 Results: Randy Forbes (R) defeated Albert Burckard (IG) by 76%-23%


Randy Forbes (R)

Elected in 2001; Seeking second full term; Forbes was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 757-547-1000
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Albert Burckard (IG)




VA-05


District Profile: Historically, politics here were Democratic, segregationist and conservative. Such Democrats are a rare breed these days, on the way to becoming extinct. Full Profile
2006 Results: Virgil Goode (R) defeated Al Weed (D) by 59-40%


Virgil Goode (R)

Elected in 1996; Seeking sixth term; Goode was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 540-483-9030
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Al Weed (D)

Weed, a former international investor, was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 434-220-2434
• Campaign Web site


VA-06


District Profile: In 2004 the 6th District voted 63 percent for George W. Bush, his highest percentage in a Virginia district. Full Profile
2006 Results: Bob Goodlatte (R) gained 75%, defeating Barbara Jean Pryor (I) and Andre Peery (I), who both received 12%


Bob Goodlatte (R)

Elected in 1992; Seeking eighth term; Goodlatte was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 540-389-1170
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Challengers


Andre Peery (I)
Barbara Jean Pryor (I)


VA-07


District Profile: Eighty percent of the 7th's votes are cast in metro Richmond. This is one of the two most Republican districts in Virginia. Full Profile
2006 Results: Eric Cantor (R) defeated Jim Nachman (D) by 64-34%


Eric Cantor (R)

Elected in 2000; Seeking fourth term; Cantor was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 804-358-6160
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Jim Nachman (D)

Nachman, an attorney, was nominated for the 7th District race.

Contact: 804-355-3115
• Campaign Web site


VA-08


District Profile: Politically, Alexandria and Arlington, once hotly contested, are now solidly Democratic, with gentrified older subdivisions and huge rental apartment complexes. Full Profile
2006 Results: Jim Moran (D) defeated Tom O'Donoghue (R) by 66-31%


Jim Moran (D)

Elected in 1990; Seeking ninth term; Moran was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 703-248-9330
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
• DCCC profile
Tom O'Donoghue (R)

O'Donoghue, an attorney, was nominated with 69% in a two-way primary.

Contact: 703-862-5777
• Campaign Web site


VA-09


District Profile: It voted narrowly for Clinton twice, and for 1996 Democratic Senate candidate Mark Warner, but by much wider margins, for George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results: Rick Boucher (D) defeated C.W. "Bill" Carrico (R) by 68-32%


Rick Boucher (D)

Elected in 1982; Seeking 13th term; Boucher was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 276-628-7197
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
• DCCC profile
C.W. "Bill" Carrico (R)

Carrico, a state delegate, was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 276-773-2400
• Campaign Web site


VA-10


District Profile: The 10th District is a Republican district, though like other Northern Virginia districts it trended away from George W. Bush in 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results: Frank Wolf (R) defeated Judy Feder (D) by 57-41%


Frank Wolf (R)

Elected in 1980; Seeking 14th term; Wolf was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 703-943-7245
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Judy Feder (D)

Feder, a Georgetown University program dean, was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 703-433-1310
• Campaign Web site
• DCCC profile


VA-11


District Profile: The district was first created in 1991, after Virginia got a new seat in the 1990 Census. It was originally designed to be equally divided between the parties. Full Profile
2006 Results: Tom Davis (R) defeated Andrew Hurst (D) by 55-44%


Tom Davis (R)

Elected in 1994; Seeking seventh term; Davis was unopposed in the primary.

Contact: 703-277-9635
• Campaign Web site
• Official Web site
• Almanac biography
Andrew Hurst (D)

Hurst, an attorney, was nominated with 55% in a two-way primary.

Contact: 703-455-1014
• Campaign Web site




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