THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Tuesday, September 19, 1995 TAG: 9509180190
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A10 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Editorial
LENGTH: Long : 110 lines
Seven Tuesdays from today - Nov. 7 - is Election Day. Voters will decide who fills all 140 seats in the Virginia General Assembly.
On the line, however, are not just individual seats representing individual districts. On the line is control of the legislature.
Democrats, after decades of at times unchallenged control of the assembly, are three seats away from losing their majority in the House of Delegates and three seats away from losing their majority in the Senate. They are possibly six seats away from losing their power to rein in what they consider Gov. George Allen's gutting of good and necessary programs and policies of state gov-ern-ment, particularly regarding education and the environment.
Governor Allen, a Republican, is possibly six seats away from a Republican majority in the legislature that would be far more friendly toward his philosophy - that less government means more power, money and choice to the citizens and businesses of the commonwealth - than a Democratic majority would be.
Who's running for assembly seats from around here? In coming weeks you will be hearing their names increasingly often, raised in praise and in vain. Name recognition should not be enough to elect anybody to office. Knowing candidates' names, home districts and, in this year of a potential turnover of control, party affiliation (if any) is only a start. But that's where we will start, with the list below of the candidates for the House and Senate seats representing South Hampton Roads. Incumbents are indicated by *.
SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS CANDIDATES FOR THE SENATE OF VIRGINIA, NOV. 7, 1995, GENERAL ELECTION
District 05 - Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Norfolk (part):
D * Yvonne B. Miller of Norfolk
R Bruce A. Wilcox of Norfolk
District 06 - Cities of Norfolk (part) and Virginia Beach (part):
D * Stanley C. Walker of Norfolk
R Dimitrios N. Rerras of Norfolk
District 07 - City of Virginia Beach (part):
D * C. A. ``Clancy'' Holland of Virginia Beach
R Edward L. ``Ed'' Schrock of Virginia Beach
District 08 - City of Virginia Beach (part):
R * Kenneth W. ``Ken'' Stolle of Virginia Beach (unopposed)
District 13 - Counties of Isle of Wight (part), Prince George (part) and Surry; Cities of Chesapeake (part), Hopewell (part), Portsmouth (part) and Suffolk (part):
D Johnny S. Joannou of Portsmouth
R * Frederick M. Quayle of Chesapeake
District 14 - Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Virginia Beach (part):
R * Mark L. Earley of Chesapeake
I Mark W. Walker of Chesapeake
District 18 - Counties of Brunswick, Greensville (part), Halifax, Isle of Wight (part), Mecklenburg (part) and Southampton (part); Cities of Chesapeake (part), Emporia (part), Franklin (part), Portsmouth (part), South Boston and Suffolk (part):
D * L. Louise Lucas of Portsmouth
I F.M. ``Frank'' Slayton of South Boston SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS CANDIDATES FOR VIRGINIA HOUSE OF DELEGATES
District 076 - County of Isle of Wight (part); Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Suffolk (part):
R * Robert E. Nelms of Suffolk (unopposed)
District 077 - Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Suffolk (part):
D * Lionell Spruill Sr. of Chesapeake
I Joseph S. Johnson of Chesapeake
District 078 - City of Chesapeake (part):
R * J. Randy Forbes of Chesapeake
I Wayne T. Baker of Chesapeake
District 079 - Cities of Chesapeake (part), Portsmouth (part) and Suffolk (part):
D * W.S. ``Billy'' Moore Jr. of Portsmouth
R D.R. ``Dan'' Evans of Portsmouth
District 080 - Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Portsmouth (part):
D * Kenneth R. ``Ken'' Melvin of Portsmouth
R F.E. ``Dutch'' Andrews Jr. of Portsmouth
District 081 - City of Virginia Beach (part):
D * Glenn R. Croshaw of Virginia Beach (unopposed)
District 082 - City of Virginia Beach (part):
R * Harry R. ``Bob'' Purkey of Virginia Beach (unopposed)
District 083 - City of Virginia Beach (part):
D Philip J. Geib of Virginia Beach
R * Leo C. Wardrup Jr. of Virginia Beach
District 084 - City of Virginia Beach (part):
R * Robert F. ``Bob'' McDonnell of Virginia Beach (unopposed)
District 085 - City of Virginia Beach (part):
R * Robert ``Bob'' Tata of Virginia Beach (unopposed)
District 086 - City of Norfolk (part):
D * George H. Heilig Jr. of Norfolk
R George E. Schaefer III of Norfolk
District 087 - Cities of Norfolk (part) and Virginia Beach (part):
D * Howard E. Copeland of Norfolk
R Thelma S. Drake of Norfolk
District 088 - City of Norfolk (part):
D * Thomas W. Moss Jr. of Norfolk
R J.W. ``Jay'' Sherrill Jr. of Norfolk
I Mark A. Yatrofsky of Norfolk
District 089 - Cities of Chesapeake (part) and Norfolk (part):
D * Jerrauld C. Jones of Norfolk (unopposed)
District 090 - Cities of Chesapeake (part), Norfolk (part) and Virginia Beach (part):
D * W.P. ``Billy'' Robinson Jr. of Norfolk (unopposed)
KEYWORDS: CANDIDATES ELECTION GENERAL ASSEMBLY RACE by CNB