The 2009 Virginia attorney general election took place in Virginia on November 3, 2009. Incumbent Attorney General Bob McDonnell was eligible for re-election, but instead opted to successfully
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for
Governor of Virginia
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. McDonnell resigned from his position in 2009 to run for governor, being succeeded by his deputy,
Bill Mims
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The Republican party nominated State Senator Ken Cuccinelli, who easily defeated the Democratic candidate, Delegate Steve Shannon. Concurrently, Republicans won the other two statewide offices and made gains in the House of Delegates. Cuccinelli would later make an unsuccessful run for governor in
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This would be the last election until
2021
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that a Republican would win the office of Attorney General in Virginia.
Republican nomination
Candidates
Nominated at convention
*
Ken Cuccinelli, Member of the
Virginia Senate from the
37th district
Defeated at convention
*
John L. Brownlee, former
United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia[ (payment required)]
* Dave Foster, former member of the
Arlington County School Board
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
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Steve Shannon
Stephen Charles "Steve" Shannon (born April 5, 1971) is an American attorney and Circuit Court Judge in the 19th Judicial Circuit of Virginia. From 2004 to 2009, Shannon represented Virginia's 35th District in the Virginia House of Delegates. He ...
, Member of the
Virginia House of Delegates
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from the 35th district and former Assistant
Commonwealth's Attorney for
Fairfax County, Virginia
Fairfax County, officially the County of Fairfax, is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is part of Northern Virginia and borders both the city of Alexandria and Arlington County and forms part of the suburban ring of Washington, D.C. ...
Withdrew
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John P. Fishwick Jr., attorney
See also
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2009 Virginia elections
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 2009 general election:
*Three statewide offices – Governor of Virginia, Governor, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Lieutenant Governor, ...
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2009 Virginia gubernatorial election
The 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election took place in Virginia on November 3, 2009. The incumbent Governor, Democrat Tim Kaine, was not eligible to run due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution, though others in the state's e ...
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2009 Virginia House of Delegates election
2009 Elections to the Virginia House of Delegates were held on November 3, 2009. Prior to the election, Republicans held 53 seats, Democrats held 43 seats, and Independents held 2 seats (both of whom caucus with the Republicans).
There were 2 s ...
References
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