Projected Winners

Dan Bowling has defeated Shea Cook to become the new Delegate from the 3rd district.

Ryan McDougle has defeated Roger Cavendish to become the new Senator from the 4th District.

Comments

I project that Ryan McDougle has defeated Roger Cavendish to become the new Senator from the 4th District.

I project USC to beat Texas in the Rose Bowl.

[ZB]

The early numbers (29% reporting) seem to indicated that Dan Bowling is gonna win easily.

He's leading in all three jurisdictions.

McDougle is going to win easily as well.

[GOPHokie]

Cook even got spanked in Tazewell. Looks like about 20% turnout in this race. That sounds awfully high, but I am sure the union presence helped with that (and also helped defeat Cook).
I never had any doubt about McDougle.

[ZB]

With 44 of 45 pcts reporting, Bowling won 60.4% to 28.2% (with 9% for Elkins and 2.4% for Wright).

That's gotta be more than just union GOTV. Even in Tazewell, Bowling got 61% to Cook's 32%)-- compare that to the 57%-25% win in Buchanan.

Congrats to Del-Elect Bowling. Funny that on the day that McDougal wins Bollings seat, Bowling wins.

[demHokie]

You didn't have any doubt about Craddock either

[100 lb. back pack]

I guess that 100 pound backpack didn't hurt Dan Bowling too much. Congrats to the Delegate-Elect, and the House Democratic Caucus. The Rs put a lot of money into this one, too.

[Freddie]

The results are here:
http://sbe.vipnet.org/index.htm

For the house race, who is G L Elkins and why did he get over 9% of the vote? When both parties are contesting, it's very rare for an independent to get that high.

For the Senate race, I understand that it's a Republican district, but why did McDougle get over 80% of the vote? That seems extraordinarily high. Was there a problem with Cavendish?

[ZB]

www.elkinsfordelegate.com

Looks like he's pretty active in Buchanan (where he did very well) as the former Soil & Water District Director and as owner of a business.

It seems he was supported by some Buchanan Democrats.

Freddie- the percentage was so high for mcdougle because Hanover County is more solidly republican than Utah. That, and you could basically consider McDougle the incumbent in this race- Cavendish never had a chance- the real race will be John Montgomery for McDougle's seat.

[Brian Patton]

Jerry Elkins did well because he spent the money. He was the only candidate running tv and radio ads here in my neck of the woods.

To be honest, I was worried that he might do well and pull votes from Dan. Looks like that may have happened, but not enough to matter.

[Jerry Gray]

Look at the turn out in the Senate race-6% ?

not a real interesting contest, according to the voters.

[Skillet Head]

I searched the web and found the results of Ryan's Election, about 82% of the 6.77% of votes cast (just over 8000 cast). Hanover turn out was about 70% of the total votes cast, and Ryan got 84% of those votes, about the same as across all counties. With Bolling and McDougle’s help, not to mention the experience Peace brings, he can turn out the Republicans in Hanover and the seat will stay Republican.

[ZB]

Skillet,

No disrepect to Peace---but just keep in mind that Montgomery is a much more formidable candidate than Cavendish who basically ran as an unfunded, unsupported, sacrificial lamb who just wanted there to be SOME choice on the ballot. This could be a contest.

[Ken Cuccinelli]

C'mon ZB, who can possibly be against Peace?

I say that we just give Peace a chance.

Everybody now... "all we are saying, is give Peace a chance...."

[Virginia Centrist]

Ken:

You're fooling yourself if think there will ever be Peace in the Middle New Kent County

[abc]

3rd HOD update: Elkins was on TV & radio because the McGlothlins bank rolled him late. They (particularly Mickey) were mad because Mickey lost the primary. According to VPAP.org, there were late contributions to the Elkins campaign in the amount of $17500.

[NoVA Scout]

Why is it so hard to get actual numbers on these races? All I see are percentages. I guess I could do the math since some of the reports provide the total vote, at least on the HD race. But I'm surprised that the preferred convention on reporting this is percentages.

[Dan]

Of course there's always the SBE website for all your election result needs... fairly accurate numbers (the same numbers the campaigns and press get) are available on the website (assuming whomever posts them don't make transcription errors).

www.sbe.state.va.us

[Jerry Gray]

abc--I believe you are incorrect about contributions to Elkins.

It is not Mickey McGlothlin who made the donations

[SE VA MWC Alum]

How is this Mickey McGlothln related to the former delegate and the judge in the coal mine case, and speaking of coal mines God bless those people in WVA

[another MWC..not UMW alum]

I believe the former delegate and judge is Mickey's uncle.