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About This Race
Warner Signs On To Televised Debate
Democratic Senate candidate Mark R. Warner has agreed to participate in a televised debate with his GOP opponent, James S. Gilmore III, that may be aired statewide.
Although details are still being finalized, the debate would occur Oct. 3, said Kevin Hall, a Warner spokesman. It would be held in Roanoke by the NBC affiliate WSLS (Channel 10), and a free video feed would be offered to any Virginia television station that wants to air it.
The Candidates
Mark R. Warner
- BA, George Washington University; JD, Harvard University.
Senate candidate.
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James S. "Jim" Gilmore III
- Foreign policy and law degrees, University of Virginia; Army Intelligence School; Army Defense Language Institute.
Attorney and businessman.
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Glenda Gail Parker
- MSA, business administration, CMU
- Certificate, software engineering administration, CMU
- BA, business management, Central Oklahoma State University
President, SteppingStone Industries, Inc.
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William B. Redpath
- BA, economics, political science, Indiana University; MBA, accounting, finance, marketing, University of Chicago.
Vice president, BIA Financial Network.
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Previous VA Election Results
Democratic Presidential Primary (Feb. 12, 2008)
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Republican Presidential Primary (Feb. 12, 2008)
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Virginia Demographics
- Population: 7,712,091
- Gender: 49.1% male, 50.9% female
- Age: 76.4% 18 years and over; 11.7% 65 years and over; Median age: 37.0
- Median Household Income: $59,562
- Families Below Poverty Level: 7.1%
- Education: 13.1% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
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.
