Virginia
Incumbent: Bob McDonnell (R) Term Limited
Primary Election Day: June 9, 2009
Dem Primary Results
General Election: November 3, 2009
STATUS: OPEN SEAT
RATING: Toss-Up
RECENT ELECTION RESULTS:
2001 Result: Warner wins 52%-47%.
2005 Result: Kaine wins 52%-46%.
VIRGINIA POLITICAL TRIVIA:
Since 1977, the political party that has won the presidency has, in every case, lost the Virginia governorship in the next election.
Virginia Governor’s Race: Headlines
Democratic Nominee: Creigh Deeds
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Republican Nominee: Bob McDonnell
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Video of the first Deeds/McDonnell Debate, July 25th, 2009: VirginiaTalks
PollWatch:
Quinnipiac: McAuliffe has 6-point lead in close gov race; Libertarian has 8% (11/4/13)
Public Policy Polling: McAuliffe leads final poll by 7 (11/3/13)
Christopher Newport U: McAuliffe maintains 7% lead over Cuccinelli; Sarvis’ 10% mostly protest, more from GOP (11/1/13)
Rasmussen: McAuliffe leads Cuccinelli 43-36%, Sarvis at 12% (10/30/13)
Quinnipiac: McAuliffe up by 4 points in close Virginia gov race; Libertarian has 9 percent (10/30/13)
Hampton: McAuliffe leads by six points, 42-36%, Sarvis at 12% (10/30/13)
Rasmussen: McAuliffe 50%, Cuccinelli 33%, Sarvis 8% (10/22/13)
Quinnipiac: ‘Too conservative’ tag hurts Cuccinelli in Virginia, trails McAuliffe 47-39% (10/10/13)
Roanoke College: McAuliffe holds slim lead over Cuccinelli; down-ticket races also tight (10/8/13)
Mary Washington: McAliffe leads Cuccinelli 42-35 % (10/4/13)
Emerson College: McAuliffe lead shrinks to 5 points over Cuccinelli, 48-43% (10/3/13)
Rasmussen: McAuliffe leads Cuccinelli, 44-38% (9/25/13)
Washington Post-SRBI: McDonnell approval ratings sink amid ethics problems (9/24/13)
Roanoke: McAuliffe and Cuccinelli in statistical dead heat, both seen unfavorably (9/19/13)
Quinnipiac: Va. voters dislike McAuliffe less than Cuccinelli; Libertarian could be key in tight race (9/18/13)
Purple Strategies: McAuliffe leads Cuccinelli by 5 with many voters still up for grabs (9/12/13)
Rasmussen: 49% of Virginia voters now approve of McDonnell’s job performance (9/9/13)
Rasmussen: McAuliffe opens 7 pt lead over Cuccinelli, 45-38% (9/6/13)
Quinnipiac: Big gender gap as Dem holds lead in Virginia gov race (7/18/13)
Quinnipiac: Women push Gov. McDonnell’s approval to new low (7/17/13)
Roanoke College: Cuccinelli holds narrow lead over McAuliffe, but one-quarter of voters undecided (7/17/13)
Public Policy Polling: McAuliffe holds narrow lead over Cuccinelli, 41-37% (7/16/13)
Rasmussen: McAuliffe holds slim over Cuccinelli, 44-41% (6/10/13)
Rasmussen: 59% in Virginia approve of McDonell’s performance as governor (6/9/13)
Quinnipiac: McAuliffe inches ahead of Cuccinelli; holds narrow 43-38% lead (5/16/13)
NBC News/Marist: Cuccinelli holds narrow lead among likely voters 45-42% (5/8/13)
Quinnipiac: Va. voters know little about gov candidates; Cuccinelli more experienced, McAuliffe less ideological, race a dead heat (3/27/13)
McLaughlin & Associates (Bolling internal): Two-thirds of Virginians would consider voting for an independent guv candidate (2/26/13)
Quinnipiac: Two-way VA Governor’s race deadlocked; with Bolling in race, McAuliffe gains advantage (2/20/13)
Roanoke College: Cuccinelli leads McAuliffe 33-26%, 41% undecided (1/24/13)
Quinnipiac: Cuccinelli, McAuliffe tied as Virginia gov race begins (1/9/13)
Public Policy Polling: McAuliffe has early lead in VA-Gov (1/8/13)
Quinnipiac: Warner leads all comers in hypothetical 2013 run, Leads Cuccinelli 52-34%, Bolling 53-33% (11/14/12)
Rasmussen: McDonnell job approval rating still high, 57-34% (11/5/12)
Rasmussen: McDonnell maintains strong job approval rating, 55-33% (10/21/12)
Rasmussen: McDonnell job approval rating improves, 57-33% (10/15/12)
Rasmussen: McDonnell’s job approval rating slips, 51-36% (10/5/12)
Rasmussen: McDonnell’s job approval rating sky high, 59-35% (9/17/12)
Rasmussen: Bob McDonnell’s job approval rating remains strong, 56-36% (8/24/12)
Rasmussen: 60% of Virginia voters approve of Bob McDonnell’s job performance (7/19/12)
Washington Post: McDonnell’s job approval numbers slip, 56-35% positive (5/6/12)
Washington Post: Selecting McDonnell as VP wouldn’t help Romney in Virginia (5/3/12)
Rasmussen: 58% in Virginia approve of McDonnell’s job performance (4/28/12)
Quinnipiac: Approval of Virginia governor, legislature drops, 53-32% approval (3/21/12)
Public Policy Polling: Cuccinelli has early lead over Bolling in GOP primary (12/13/11)
Quinnipiac: McDonnell extremely popular, boasts 62-22% job approval rating (9/14/11)
Public Policy Polling: McDonnell’s job approval 50-35 (5/10/11)
Washington Post: McDonnell scores a 62% job approval rating (5/1/11)
Roanoke College: McDonnell job approval 57%, Obama at 36% (12/21/10)
Clarus: McDonnell boasts 53-27% job approval rating (12/9/10)
Insider Advantage: Deeds trails by only four, 48-44 (9/24/09)
DailyKos/Research 2000: McDonnell maintaining lead, 50-43 (DailyKos, 9/18/09)
Rasmussen: Deeds, McDonnell now separated by two points (Rasmussen, 9/17/09)
Clarus Research: McDonnell’s lead narrows to five (National Journal, 9/15/09)
Rasmussen: McDonnell leads by nine, 51-42 (Rasmussen, 9/2/09)
PPP: Deeds closes gap to 49-42 (pdf) (Public Policy Polling, 9/1/09)
Washington Post: McDonnell up 47-40 (Washington Post, 8/16/09)
Research 2000: McDonnell ahead, 51-43 (DailyKos, 8/5/09)
PPP: McDonnell opens double digit lead, 51-37 (pdf) (Public Policy Polling, 8/4/09)
Rasmussen: McDonnell narrowly ahead, 44-41 (Rasmussen, 7/15/09)
PPP: McDonnell leads 49-43 (pdf) (Public Policy Polling, 7/7/09)
Research 2000: Deeds & McDonnell neck-and-neck (DailyKos, 6/17/09)
Another poll shows Deeds ahead (Political Wire, 6/17/09)
Local Blogs/Media:
Blue Commonwealth (progressive)
Blue Virginia (progressive)
Decision Virginia (news outlet Central VA)
Fake Virginia
New Dominion Project
Not Larry Sabato
The Richmond Report
Virginia Campaign Finance Info:
The Virginia Public Access Project (and some really cool election maps!)
Virginia Legislative News:
Richmond Sunlight
State Redistricting Organizations:
Virginia Redistricting Coalition
State Resources:
Virginia State Board of Elections
Primary Election Background:
Democrats:
Creigh Deeds
Terry McAuliffe
Brian Moran
Republicans:
Bob McDonnell