Virginia: 2012 Election Center

District 9: Previous Election Results

2010 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Rick Boucher	Democratic	86,743	46.4%
Jeremiah Heaton	Independent	4,282	2.3%
Morgan Griffith	Republican	95,726	51.3%
2008 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Rick Boucher	Democratic	207,306	100.0%
2006 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Rick Boucher	Democratic	129,705	67.8%
Bill Carrico	Republican	61,574	32.2%
2004 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Rick Boucher	Democratic	150,039	59.3%
Kevin Triplett	Republican	98,499	39.0%
2002 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Frederick Boucher	Democratic	100,075	65.8%
Jay Katzen	Republican	52,076	34.2%
2000 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Frederick Boucher	Democratic	137,488	69.9%
Michael Osborne	Republican	59,335	30.1%
1998 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Frederick Boucher	Democratic	87,163	60.9%
J.A. Barta	Republican	55,918	39.1%
1996 House General Election
Candidate	Party	# Votes	% Votes
Frederick Boucher	Democratic	122,908	65.0%
Thomas Roberts	Reform	8,080	4.3%
Patrick Muldoon	Republican	58,055	30.7%

District 9: Demographics

Population	643,514
Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up	14.6%

Ethnicity

Percentage White	94.0%
Percentage Black	3.9%
Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native	0.2%
Percentage Asian	0.8%
Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	0.0%
Percentage Mixed Race	0.8%
Percentage Other Race	0.4%
Percentage Hispanic	1.1%
Percentage Non Hispanic White	93.3%
Percentage Non Hispanic Black	3.8%
Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English	1.3%

Income

Median Household Income	$29,783
Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009	16.2%

Energy

Percentage Homes heated by Electricity	54.5%
Percentage Homes heated by Gas	9.3%
Percentage Homes heated by Coal	1.9%
Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil	22.1%

Employment & Education

Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up	42.8%
Percentage with a College Degree	14.0%
Percentage Management or Professional Workers	26.2%
Percentage Sales or Office Workers	22.9%
Percentage Production or Transportation Workers	23.1%

Marriage

Percentage Married Couples	55.2%
Percentage Married Couples with Children	21.3%
Percentage Married Couple Both Work	34.2%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male	0.2%
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female	0.3%

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Historical Election Results

2012
Nov. 6, 2012	Presidental General Election
March 6, 2012	Presidental Dem Primary
March 6, 2012	Presidental GOP Primary
2008
Feb. 12, 2008	Presidental Dem Primary
Feb. 12, 2008	Presidental GOP Primary

Latest Polls View All >

Monday, November 05
Virginia Rasmussen Reports	Kaine 49 Allen 47	Kaine + 2
Virginia NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist	Kaine 49 Allen 46	Kaine + 3
Wednesday, October 31
Virginia Roanoke College	Allen 47 Kaine 42	Allen + 5
Virginia CBS/NYT/Quinnipiac	Obama 49 Romney 47	Obama + 2
Friday, October 19
Virginia Rasmussen Reports	Obama 50 Romney 47	Obama + 3
Friday, October 12
Virginia Rasmussen Reports	Romney 49 Obama 47	Romney + 2
Thursday, October 11
Virginia CBS/New York Times/Quinnipiac	Obama 51 Romney 46	Obama + 5
Virginia NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist	Romney 48 Obama 47	Romney + 1
Friday, October 05
Virginia Rasmussen Reports	Romney 49 Obama 48	Romney + 1
Wednesday, September 19
Virginia CBS/New York Times/Quinnipiac	Kaine 51 Allen 44	Kaine + 7
Tuesday, September 18
Virginia Public Policy Polling	Kaine 47 Allen 46	Kaine + 1
Monday, September 17
Virginia Rasmussen Reports	Kaine 47 Allen 45	Kaine + 2
Sunday, September 16
Virginia Public Policy Polling	Obama 51 Romney 46	Obama + 5
Friday, August 24
Virginia Rasmussen Reports	Allen 45 Kaine 45	Tie
Virginia Rasmussen Reports	Obama 47 Romney 47	Tie
Thursday, August 09
Virginia Rasmussen Tracking	Allen 46 Kaine 46	Tie
Wednesday, August 08
Virginia Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS	Kaine 48 Allen 46	Kaine + 2
Virginia Rasmussen Reports	Obama 48 Romney 46	Obama + 2
Virginia Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS Poll	Obama 49 Romney 45	Obama + 4
Wednesday, July 18
Virginia Rasmussen Reports	Obama 47 Romney 46	Obama + 1

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