The 2008 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 4, 2008, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Virginia. Incumbent Republican U.S. sena
Mark Warner, official 111th Congress photo portrait
Jim Gilmore 2004 NSTAC crop
Former Gov. Mark Warner (D) campaigns at the Dixie Theatre in Staunton, Virginia.
Republican Senator John Warner chose to retire after five terms.
James Stuart Gilmore III is an American politician, diplomat and former attorney who served as the 68th governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. A member of the Republican Party, Gilmore also chaired t
2008 United States Senate election in Virginia
…U.S. senator John Warner declined to seek re-election to a sixth term. Democratic former governor Mark Warner defeated Republican former governor Jim Gilmore by a 31-point margin. Warner was the first Democrat to win this seat since 1966. This was also the first time since 1964 that the state voted simultaneously…
Gilmore campaigning in New Hampshire
Gilmore taking questions during a 2004 National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee meeting.