Incumbent	Thelma D. Drake
Party	Republican
Seeking Re-election?	Probably
Candidate Website	House Website Campaign Website
Contact info	202-225-4215 (DC office)
Other Resources	Congresspedia Profile on Thelma Drake

2004 Presidential Vote	Bush - 57.69% Kerry - 41.53%
2006 Election Results	Drake - 51.27% Kellam - 48.45%
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Challenger	Glenn Nye
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	Raising Kaine FEC
Candidate Website
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Declined Challenger	Sheriff Bob McCabe
Party	Democatic
Source of Information	Media Story McCabe announced that he will not run
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Potential Challenger
Party
Source of Information
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Background Information

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Demographic Breakdown

(from census.gov, based on 2000 census)
Total population: 643,510 (50.8% male, 49.2% female)
69.2% white, 21.8% black, 4.1% Asian, 2.6% mixed race, 4.4 Hispanic/Latino (any race)
Mean household income (2005 inflation-adjusted): $53,147 (US avg. $46,242)
Per capita income (2005 adjusted): $26,424 (US avg. $25,035)
Families below poverty level: 7.8% (US avg. 10.2%)
Individuals below poverty level: 9.2% (US avg. 13.3%)

Previous Election Results

2006
Drake (R) 51% (88,364)
Kellam (D) 49% (83,476)

2004
Drake (R) 55% (132,946)
David B. Ashe (D) 45% (108,180)

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

2002
Schrock (R) 84% 104,081
Amarasinghe (G) 16% 20,540