The Election Results for Virginia

Author: Payden H Volbrecht
Source: AP

The election of 2008 where Barack Obama won his first presidency was a critical election for Virginia. A critical election is an election where the voting patterns of a region completely switch from one party to another and maintains the new voting pattern for a few elections. So in 2008 when Virginia voted for Obama it marked a change in the voting patterns for the state. This democratic trend continued in 2012 when they elected Obama again. While both the 2008 and 2012 election represent a critical election both elections were for the same candidate, meaning that the state hadn't switched to the a democratic state but simply liked Obama. The 2016 election is what solidified the fact that Virginia has become a democratic state when it voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump. In Virginia 1,916,845 or 50% of voters voted for Hillary, while only 1,731,156 or 45% of all voters voted for Donald Trump.

News for the Week of 10/25 - 11/1

Author: Payden H Volbrecht
Source: Virginian Pilot

The Race for the Third Congressional District

     The race for the the third congressional district continues as current Democratic Representative, Bobby Scott, defends his position against the Republican challenger, Marty Williams. Marty Williams is a retired Chesapeake Police officer who is in favor of lowering taxes on businesses to help create jobs and increase spending of citizens which will in turn create more tax revenue. While Scott wish to raise taxes to help fund early education for children. Scott argues that improving early education will help lower incarceration rates in the long run. While the two candidates differ on most issues they both have pledged to keep their campaigns civil respectful. 

Virginia State Presentation

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