D.C.'s Political Report: 1998 Virginia Congressional and Statewide Primary Results

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Virginia State Board of Elections

1998 Virginia Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
primary Filing Deadline: April 10, First week in June are party conventions, Primary: June 9

Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties

1st Cong. District, unopposed in '96, 8^th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Republican

No Democrat Herbert H. Bateman (R), Josh Billings (I), Bradford L. Phillips (T),

2nd Cong. District, 65.2% in '96, 6^th term
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Democrat

Owen B. Pickett (D), No Republican

3rd Cong. District, 82.2% in '96, district declared racially gerrymandered, 3^rd term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Democrat

Robert C. Scott (D), No Republican Robert S. "Bob" Barnett (I),

4th Cong. District, 78.5% in '96, 8^th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Democrat

Norman Sisisky (D), No Republican

5th Cong. District, 60.1% in '96, 1^st term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Democrat

Virgil Goode (D), No Republican

6th Cong. District, 66.9% in '96, 3^rd term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:25, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 64% Republican

Roanoke Mayor David Bowers (D), Robert W. Goodlatte (R),

7th Cong. District, 75.2% in '96, 9^th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Republican

No Democrat Thomas Jerome Bliley, Jr. (R), '97 Lt. Gov. nominee / '96 nominee Bradley Evans (Rfm),

8th Cong. District, 66.5% in '96, 4^th term
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:5, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Democrat

James P. Moran Jr. (D), nurse / teacher Demaris H. Miller (R), Businessman Chuck Carlton (R), Rita Thompson (R)?,

9th Cong. District, 65.1% in '96, 8^th term
Roll Call's prediction: Likely Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:6, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Democrat

Frederick C. "Rick" Boucher (D), Dr. Joseph A. "Joe" Barta Jr. (R),

10th Cong. District, 71.8% in '96, 9^th term
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:25, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican

ex-Com. Att. Cornell W. Brooks (D), Frank Rudolph Wolf (R), '97 St. Del. candidate Robert A. Buchanan (L),

11th Cong. District, 64.2% in '96, 2^nd Term, Tom Davis (R) might run for Senate in '00 or '02
Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Republican

No Democrat Thomas M. Davis (R), Charles C. W. "Levi" Levy (I),

1. Key to Predictions: Roll Call,
The Cook Political Report,
The Rothenberg Political Report,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
D.C.'s Political Report

2. Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races. Blue boxes indicates winner. Red print indicates change in party control.

3. Key to Party Identification.
(D) = Democratic Party
(I) = independent candidates
(L) = Libertarian Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(T) = U.S. Taxpayers Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates