2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
All 11 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 8 seats, 66.45% 3 seats, 29.05%
Seats before 8 3
Seats won 8 3
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,817,422 1,023,187
Percentage 60.50% 34.06%
Swing Decrease 5.95% Increase 5.01%

The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 2, 2004 to determine who will represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Virginia has eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview

Statewide

Party Candidates Votes[1] Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Republican 11 1,817,422 60.50 8 Steady 71.43
Democratic 8 1,023,187 34.06 3 Steady 28.57
Independent Greens 5 149,442 4.97 0 Steady 0.0
Write-in 11 13,956 0.46 0 Steady 0.0
Total 35 3,004,007 100.0 11 Steady 100.0
Popular vote
Republican
 
 60.50%
Democratic
 
 34.06%
Independents
 
 4.97%
Other
 
 0.46%
House seats
Republican
 
 72.73%
Democratic
 
 27.27%

By district

Results of the 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 225,071 78.55% 0 0.00% 61,463 21.45% 286,534 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 132,946 55.08% 108,180 44.82% 254 0.11% 241,380 100.0% Republican hold
District 3 70,194 30.53% 159,373 69.33% 325 0.14% 229,892 100.0% Democratic hold
District 4 182,444 64.46% 100,413 35.48% 170 0.06% 283,027 100.0% Republican hold
District 5 172,431 63.68% 98,237 36.28% 90 0.03% 270,758 100.0% Republican hold
District 6 206,560 96.68% 0 0.00% 7,088 3.32% 213,648 100.0% Republican hold
District 7 230,765 75.50% 0 0.00% 74,893 24.50% 305,658 100.0% Republican hold
District 8 106,231 36.90% 171,986 59.73% 9,702 3.37% 287,919 100.0% Democratic hold
District 9 98,499 38.94% 150,039 59.32% 4,409 1.74% 252,947 100.0% Democratic hold
District 10 205,982 63.77% 116,654 36.11% 375 0.12% 323,011 100.0% Republican hold
District 11 186,299 60.25% 118,305 38.26% 4,629 1.50% 309,233 100.0% Republican hold
Total 1,817,422 60.50% 1,023,187 34.06% 163,398 5.44% 3,004,007 100.0%

District 1

See also: Virginia's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Jo Ann Davis, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 95.9% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Independent Greens primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe R October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jo Ann Davis (incumbent) 225,071 78.5
Independent Greens William Lee 57,434 20.0
Write-in 4,029 1.4
Majority 167,637 58.5
Total votes 286,534 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

See also: Virginia's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Ed Schrock, who had represented the district since 2001, declined to run for re-election. He was re-elected with 83.1% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Despite having been renominated, Schrock announced on August 30, that he would no longer seek a third term in Congress.[5] This followed Michael Rogers's blogACTIVE.com claiming that the married Schrock was gay — or at least bisexual — despite having aggressively opposed various gay-rights issues in Congress, such as same-sex marriage and gays serving in the military.[6][7]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • David Ashe, attorney and Marine reservist

General election

Endorsements

Thelma Drake (R)

Organizations

David Ashe (D)

U.S. representatives

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Lean R October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thelma Drake 132,946 55.1
Democratic David Ashe 108,180 44.8
Write-in 254 0.1
Majority 24,766 10.3
Total votes 241,380 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

See also: Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 96.1% of the vote in 2002.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe D October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe D November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bobby Scott (incumbent) 159,373 69.3
Republican Winsome Earle-Sears 70,194 30.5
Write-in 325 0.1
Majority 89,179 38.8
Total votes 229,892 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Virginia's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Randy Forbes, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 97.9% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe R October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 4th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes (incumbent) 182,444 64.5
Democratic Jonathan Menefee 100,413 35.5
Write-in 170 0.1
Majority 82,031 29.0
Total votes 283,027 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

2004 Virginia's 5th congressional district election
  Majority party Minority party
 
Candidate Virgil Goode Al Weed
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 172,431 98,237
Percentage 63.7% 36.3%
County and independent city results
Goode:      50–60%      60–70%     70–80%
Weed:      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Virgil Goode
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Virgil Goode
Republican

See also: Virginia's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Virgil Goode, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.7% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe R October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 5th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Virgil Goode (incumbent) 172,431 63.7
Democratic Al Weed 98,237 36.3
Write-in 90 0.0
Majority 74,194 27.4
Total votes 270,758 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

See also: Virginia's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Bob Goodlatte, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 97.1% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe R October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 6th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Goodlatte (incumbent) 206,560 96.7
Write-in 7,088 3.3
Majority 199,472 93.4
Total votes 213,648 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

See also: Virginia's 7th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Eric Cantor, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re–elected with 69.4% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Independent Greens primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Brad Blanton, psychotherapist and author

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe R October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 7th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Cantor (incumbent) 230,765 75.5
Independent Greens Brad Blanton 74,325 24.3
Write-in 568 0.2
Majority 156,440 51.2
Total votes 305,658 100.0
Republican hold

District 8

See also: Virginia's 8th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Jim Moran, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.8% of the vote in 2002.

Democratic primary

After he received criticism for comments suggesting that American Jews were responsible for pushing the country to war with Iraq and that Jewish leaders could prevent war if they wanted to, Moran faced opposition in the Democratic primary.[17]

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Moran (incumbent) 24,121 58.6
Democratic Andrew Rosenberg 17,067 41.4
Total votes 41,188 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Lisa Marie Cheney, government relations consultant (no relation to Vice President Dick Cheney)[26][27]
Eliminated in primary
  • Jane Eshagpoor, former aide to Governor Jim Gilmore
  • Matt Mueda, paramedic and former Bush administration official
  • Mike Riccardi, Capitol Police officer
Withdrawn
  • Melissa Helmbrecht, entrepreneur and youth activist[22]
  • Andre Hollis, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics[22][28]
  • Robb Rourke, house parent[29]
Declined

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe D October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe D November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Moran (incumbent) 171,986 59.7
Republican Lisa Marie Cheney 106,231 36.9
Independent Greens Jim Hurysz 9,004 3.1
Write-in 698 0.2
Majority 65,755 22.8
Total votes 287,919 100.00
Democratic hold

District 9

2004 Virginia's 9th congressional district election
  Majority party Minority party
 
Candidate Rick Boucher Kevin Triplett
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 150,039 98,499
Percentage 59.3% 38.9%

Boucher:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Triplett:      40–50%      50–60%

Boucher:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Triplett:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Rick Boucher
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Rick Boucher
Democratic

See also: Virginia's 9th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher, who had represented the district since 1983, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 65.8% of the vote in 2002.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Kevin Triplett, former managing director of business operations for NASCAR[30][31]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Likely D October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe D November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 9th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rick Boucher (incumbent) 150,039 59.3
Republican Kevin Triplett 98,499 38.9
Independent Greens Seth Davis 4,341 1.7
Write-in 68 0.0
Majority 51,540 20.4
Total votes 252,947 100.00
Democratic hold

District 10

See also: Virginia's 10th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Frank Wolf, who had represented the district since 1981, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 71.7% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe R October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 10th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Wolf (incumbent) 205,982 63.8
Democratic James Socas 116,654 36.1
Write-in 375 0.1
Majority 89,328 27.7
Total votes 323,011 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

See also: Virginia's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Tom Davis, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 82.9% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ken Longmyer, retired foreign service officer[36]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[3] Safe R October 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] Safe R November 1, 2004

Results

Virginia's 11th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Davis (incumbent) 186,299 60.3
Democratic Ken Longmyer 118,305 38.3
Independent Greens Joseph Oddo 4,338 1.4
Write-in 259 0.1
Majority 67,994 22.0
Total votes 309,233 100.0
Republican hold

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