2007 Virginia's 1st congressional district special election

2007 Virginia's 1st congressional district special election

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Virginia's 1st congressional district
 
Nominee Rob Wittman Philip Forgit
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 42,772 26,282
Percentage 60.77% 37.34%

County and independent city results
Forgit:      50–60%
Wittman:      50–60%      60-70%      70-80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Jo Ann Davis
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Rob Wittman
Republican

After the death of Republican Congresswoman Jo Ann Davis on October 6, 2007, a special election was required to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the 110th United States Congress. Governor Tim Kaine announced that the election would occur on December 11, 2007. The Republican and Democratic candidates were selected by political conventions on November 10, 2007.[1] Republican state legislator Rob Wittman was elected, defeating Democratic nominee Philip Forgit and independent candidate Lucky Narain.[2]

  1. ^ ""Republicans Warn Against Overconfidence in Race to Succeed Davis" by Greg Giroux". cqpolitics.com. Archived from the original on November 2, 2008. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Wittman wins 1st Congressional District Election Archived 2007-12-12 at the Wayback Machine WVEC December 11, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007