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About This Primary
Feb
12
12
Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 101.0
Latest Headlines
- McCain Pledge Sought For Dulles Rail Project (Oct. 7, 2008)
- FixCam Week in Preview: New Electoral Map Puts Obama Above 300 (Oct. 6, 2008)
- Decrying McCain's 'Radical' Plan, Obama Returns Focus to Health Care Coverage (Oct. 4, 2008)
- Planned Parenthood Hits McCain, Palin on Rape Charges (Oct. 1, 2008)
- McCain Takes to Radio Over Coal and Stem Cells (Sep. 30, 2008)
- Food Workers Give Va. Democrats $100,000 (Sep. 28, 2008)
- Biden Talks to Working Families (Sep. 24, 2008)
- Virginians Complain of Obama Lawn Sign Shortage (Sep. 24, 2008)
- Obama, McCain In Tight Race in Va., Poll Shows (Sep. 23, 2008)
- Virginians Giving At Record Pace to Obama, McCain (Sep. 22, 2008)
The Candidates
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Joe Biden Senator from Delaware - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Mike Gravel Candidate - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Barack Obama Senator from Illinois - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Virginia Demographics (2006 Census ACS)
- Population: 7,642,884
- Gender: 49.2 male, 50.8 female
- Race: 70.8 white, 19.6 black, 4.8 asian, 1.0 indian, 0.1 pacific islander, 6.2 hispanic,
- Age: 76.4% 18 years and over; 11.6% 65 years and over; Median age:
- Median Household Income: $56,277
- Families Below Poverty Level: 6.8%
- Education: 12.9% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Campaign Finance
$865,900 raised in Virginia by Democratic candidates (through Jul. 31, 2008)
Top Candidates
| Barack Obama | $823,248 |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | $42,652 |
Top Cities
| Arlington | $198,981 |
| Alexandria | $194,311 |
| Mc Lean | $145,283 |
Endorsements
Political endorsements made by Virginia state legislators:
Top Endorsees
- Barack Obama (34)
Past Election Results
| Kerry | 52% |
| Edwards | 27% |
| Clark | 9% |
| Bush | 54% |
| Kerry | 45% |
Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.
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