Virginia U.S. House 1st district special election, 2007

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Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R), who represented Virginia's 1st congressional district passed away on October 4, 2007, from breast cancer. The nominees were chosen by pary conventions.

• Candidates:

Philip Forgit (D) website

vs.

Rob Wittman (R) website - Winner.

• Dates: December 11, 2007

• Comments: This is a Republican leaning district that gave racist George "Macacca" Allen 54% vs Jim Webb in the 2006 U.S. Senate campaign However Allen got a smaller percent of votes than Bush had just to years previously. At the Republican nominating convention, Whittman beat out 10 other challengers, including former Club for Growth president Paul Jost.
• Results: Wittman won by 63 - 35%.

External Links

• VA-01: Candidates Selected For Dec. 11 Special Election - MyDD.com, Nov. 11, 2007.
• Vacant Virginia House Seat to Be Filled in Dec. 11 Special Election, CQ Politics, Oct. 23, 2007.
• Politics1.com Virginia page