ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, August 11, 1996 TAG: 9608090113
SECTION: DISCOVER ROANOKE VALLEY PAGE: 44 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: DWAYNE YANCEY STAFF WRITER
Virginians will have three choices to make in the voting booth in November - for president, for U.S. Senate and for U.S. House of Representatives.
For senator, Virginians will choose between two men named Warner. There's three-term Republican incumbent John Warner and Democratic challenger Mark Warner, a former state party chairman who made his estimated $100 million fortune in the cellular telephone business.
Want to get involved? Here's where to call:
John Warner's state headquarters can be reached at (703) 549-9696.
Mark Warner's can be reached at (804) 342-1996.
Here's how the three congressional races in Western Virginia shape up:
* The 5th Congressional District stretches from Charlottesville to Danville and includes Bedford, most of Bedford County, Franklin County, Henry County, Martinsville and Patrick County.
Incumbent Democrat L.F. Payne of Nelson County is retiring to run for lieutenant governor next year, and his departure has set up what is easily the most closely watched congressional race in the state.
The Democratic candidate is state Sen. Virgil Goode of Rocky Mount, whose conservative politics and independent style has sometimes made him an unpredictable figure in the state legislature. His campaign can be reached at (540) 484-1996.
The Republican candidate is George Landrith, an Albemarle County lawyer who ran against Payne two years ago and fell short. His campaign can be reached at (804) 237-1996.
There's also a third candidate, Pittsylvania County agriculture teacher Gary Thomas, who is running as the nominee of the Virginia Independent Party, the state wing of the Reform Party founded by Ross Perot. His campaign can be reached at (540) 673-3157.
* The 6th Congressional District stretches from Roanoke to Harrisonburg, and also includes Lynchburg, and a portion of Bedford County.
The Republican candidate is two-term incumbent Bob Goodlatte of Roanoke, who has been the GOP point man in the House for overhauling the legal system and has sponsored a newly enacted law aimed at cracking down on counterfeit products. His campaign can be reached at (540) 389-1170.
The Democratic candidate is Jeff Grey, a technician for Columbia Gas Co., in Rockbridge County. His campaign can be reached at (540) 464-5167.
The Libertarian Party has a nominee in this race, as well: Roanoke software consultant Jay Rutledge. His campaign can be reached at (540) 981-9213.
* The 9th Congressional District stretches from the western portion of Roanoke County to the Cumberland Gap.
The Democratic candidate is incumbent Rick Boucher of Abingdon, who was first elected to Congress in 1982 and is best-known as an expert on telecommunications issues. His campaign can be reached at (540) 628-7197.
The Republican candidate is Pat Muldoon, a law school student and former engineer from Giles County. His campaign can be reached at (800) 519-3386.
This district also has a third choice: Tom Roberts, a Blacksburg engineer, is the nominee of the Virginia Independent Party. His campaign can be reached at (540) 552-9024.
Not registered? Oct. 7 is the deadline to register to vote if you're not already on the books. For more information, call your local registrar's office in the blue pages of your local phone book.
If you want more information on the candidates, check out our on-line voters' guide at: http://www.infi.net/roatimes/ for a digest of stories we've published during the campaign.
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