Incumbent	Virgil H. Goode, Jr.
Party	Republican
Seeking Re-election?	Unknown
Candidate Website	House Website Campaign Website
Other Resources	Congresspedia Profile on Virgil Goode

2004 Presidential Vote	Bush - 55.91% Kerry - 43.00%
2006 Election Results	Goode - 59.11% Weed - 39.93%
District Blog(s)	Heartland Of Virginia Waldo Jaquith Democratic Central Adios, Virgil Goode Bad Virgil

Withdrawn Challenger	David Shreve - University of Virginia History Professor
Party	Democrat
Source of Information	FEC Media Story
Candidate Website	Campaign Website
Other Resources	Congresspedia profile on David Shreve

Declined Challenger	Al Weed
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	Media Story
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Declined Challenger	Brydon Jackson - Iraq Vet. & fmr. State Trooper
Party	Democrat
Source of Information	Waldo Jaquith Blog The Hook Blog
Candidate Website	none at this time
Other Resources	Congresspedia profile on Brydon Jackson

Confirmed Challenger	Tom Perriello - security analyst, attorney, social entrepreneur
Party	Democratic
Source of Information	Media Story Campaign Website
Candidate Website	Campaign Website

Background Information

District Map

Demographic Breakdown

from census.gov (based on 2000 census)

Total population: 643,497 (48.5% male, 51.5% female)
73.2% white, 24.1% black, 1.0% Asian, 1.0% mixed race, 1.6% Hispanic/Latino (of any race)
Median household income: $42,900 (US avg. $50,046)
Per capita income: $18,919 (US avg. $21,587)
Families below poverty level: 16,102, 9.2% (US avg. 9.2%)
Individuals below poverty level: 81,192, 13.2% (US avg. 12.4%)