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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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

Statewide

By district

Results of the 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:

District 1

Incumbent Republican Jo Ann Davis, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 95.9% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Independent Greens primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • William Lee

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

Incumbent Republican Ed Schrock, who had represented the district since 2001, declined to run for re-election. He was re-elected with 83.1% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Despite having been renominated, Schrock announced on August 30, that he would no longer seek a third term in Congress. This followed Michael Rogers's blogACTIVE.com claiming that the married Schrock was gay — or at least bisexual — despite having aggressively opposed various gay-rights issues in Congress, such as same-sex marriage and gays serving in the military.

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • David Ashe, attorney and Marine reservist

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 96.1% of the vote in 2002.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Results

District 4

Incumbent Republican Randy Forbes, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 97.9% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Results

District 5

Incumbent Republican Virgil Goode, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.7% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Results

District 6

Incumbent Republican Bob Goodlatte, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 97.1% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

General election

Predictions

Results

District 7

Incumbent Republican Eric Cantor, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was re–elected with 69.4% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Independent Greens primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Brad Blanton, psychotherapist and author

General election

Predictions

Results

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Jim Moran, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.8% of the vote in 2002.

Democratic primary

After he received criticism for comments suggesting that American Jews were responsible for pushing the country to war with Iraq and that Jewish leaders could prevent war if they wanted to, Moran faced opposition in the Democratic primary.

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Andrew Rosenberg, attorney
Withdrawn
Declined

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Lisa Marie Cheney, government relations consultant (no relation to Vice President Dick Cheney)
Eliminated in primary
  • Jane Eshagpoor, former aide to Governor Jim Gilmore
  • Matt Mueda, paramedic and former Bush administration official
  • Mike Riccardi, Capitol Police officer
Withdrawn
  • Melissa Helmbrecht, entrepreneur and youth activist
  • Andre Hollis, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics
  • Robb Rourke, house parent
Declined

General election

Predictions

Results

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher, who had represented the district since 1983, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 65.8% of the vote in 2002.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Kevin Triplett, former managing director of business operations for NASCAR

General election

Predictions

Results

District 10

Incumbent Republican Frank Wolf, who had represented the district since 1981, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 71.7% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Predictions

Results

District 11

Incumbent Republican Tom Davis, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 82.9% of the vote in 2002.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ken Longmyer, retired foreign service officer

General election

Predictions

Results

References

External links