Incumbent	Rob Wittman
Party	Republican
Seeking Re-election?	Probably
Candidate Website	House Website Campaign Website
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2008 Presidential Vote	Obama - 47.67% McCain - 51.35%
2008 Election Results	Wittman - 57.57% Day Jr - 41.75%
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Challenger	Bill Day Jr.
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	2008 Candidate
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Challenger	Nathan Larson
Party	Libertarian
Source of Information	2008 Candidate
Candidate Website	Campaign Website
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Background Information

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District Overview

Stretches from the DC suburbs through the Richmond suburbs and east, including large portions of Hampton Roads. One of the most Republican districts in Virginia, has been Republican since 1977, and only the 7th District is considered more Republican.

Demographics

(from census.gov, based on 2000 census)
Total population: 643,514 49% male 51% female
76.1% white, 18.6% black, 1.7% Asian, 2.0% mixed race, 3.0% Hispanic/Latino of any race
Median household income (2005 inflation-adjusted): $60,078 (US avg. $46,242)
Median per capita income (2005 adjusted): $28,024 (US avg. $25,035)
Families below poverty level: 5.2% (US avg. 10.2%)
Individuals below poverty level: 7.0% (US avg. 13.3%)

Previous Election Results

2006
Davis (R) 63% (143,681)
O'Donnell (D) 35% (80,715)
Pixton (I) 2% (3,321)

2004
Davis (R) 80% (225,071)
William A. Lee (I) 20% (57,434)

2004 Presidential (total VA)
Bush (R) 54% (1,716,959)
Kerry (D) 46% (1,454,742)
Badnarik (L) 0% (11,032)
Peroutka (I) 0% (10,161)

2002
Davis (R) unopposed

Political Sites

DCCC VA-01 Page
Democracy For Virginia
Virginia's First District Republican Committee

Local Blogs

The Richmond Democrat