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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

← 2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006 →

All 11 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Last election 8 3 0
Seats won 8 3 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,817,422 1,023,187 163,398
Percentage 60.50% 34.06% 5.44%
Swing Decrease 5.95% Increase 5.01% Increase 4.07%

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

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United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2004[1]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 1,817,422 60.50% 8
Democratic 1,023,187 34.06% 3
Independents/Write-ins 163,398 5.44% 0
Totals 3,004,007 100.00% 11

District 1

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Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jo Ann Davis (inc.) 225,071 78.55
Independent William A. Lee 57,434 20.04
Write-ins 4,029 1.41
Total votes 286,534 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

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Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thelma Drake (inc.) 132,946 55.08
Democratic David B. Ashe 108,180 44.82
Write-ins 254 0.11
Total votes 241,380 100.00
Republican hold

District 3

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Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bobby Scott (inc.) 159,373 69.33
Republican Winsome E. Sears 70,194 30.53
Write-ins 325 0.14
Total votes 229,892 100.00
Democratic hold

District 4

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Virginia's 4th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes (inc.) 182,444 64.46
Democratic Jonathan R. Menefee 100,413 35.48
Write-ins 170 0.06
Total votes 283,027 100.00
Republican hold

District 5

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2004 Virginia's 5th congressional district election

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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

Virginia's 5th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Virgil Goode (inc.) 172,431 63.68
Democratic Al Weed 98,237 36.28
Write-ins 90 0.03
Total votes 270,758 100.00
Republican hold

District 6

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Virginia's 6th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Goodlatte (inc.) 206,560 96.68
Write-ins 7,088 3.32
Total votes 213,648 100.00
Republican hold

District 7

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Virginia's 7th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Cantor (inc.) 230,765 75.50
Independent W. Brad Blanton 74,325 24.32
Write-ins 568 0.19
Total votes 305,658 100.00
Republican hold

District 8

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Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Moran (inc.) 171,986 59.73
Republican Lisa Marie Cheney 106,231 36.90
Independent Jim Hurysz 9,004 3.13
Write-ins 698 0.24
Total votes 287,919 100.00
Democratic hold

District 9

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2004 Virginia's 9th congressional district election

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Candidate Rick Boucher Kevin R. Triplett
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 150,039 98,499
Percentage 59.3% 38.9%

County and independent city results
Boucher:      40–50%      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Triplett:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Rick Boucher
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Rick Boucher
Democratic

Virginia's 9th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rick Boucher (inc.) 150,039 59.32
Republican Kevin R. Triplett 98,499 38.94
Independent Seth A. Davis 4,341 1.72
Write-ins 68 0.03
Total votes 252,947 100.00
Democratic hold

District 10

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Virginia's 10th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Wolf (inc.) 205,982 63.77
Democratic James R. Socas 116,654 36.11
Write-ins 375 0.12
Total votes 323,011 100.00
Republican hold

District 11

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Virginia's 11th congressional district election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas M. Davis (inc.) 186,299 60.25
Democratic Ken Longmyer 118,305 38.26
Independent Joseph P. Oddo 4,338 1.40
Write-ins 259 0.08
Total votes 309,233 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 2004" (PDF).

See also

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