WDBJ 7 - November 1998 Election Returns








Amendment #1
  • "Shall the Constitution of Virginia be amended to permit persons employed overseas, and their families, who are qualified to vote in Virginia except for having given up a home in Virginia, to continue to vote in Virginia while overseas subject to the conditions and time limits set by law?"
Amendment #2
  • "Shall the Constitution of Virginia be amended to delete the present requirement that the proceedings of the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission concerning charges against judges shall be confidential so that the General Assembly can provide by law to what extent Commission proceedings and documents will be confidential?"
Amendment #3
  • "Shall the Constitution of Virginia be amended to authorize agreements among localities for sharing the revenues and costs of a specified land area and establishing a special governing body for the area, and to provide that fiscal commitments related to the land area will not be deemed local debt?"
Amendment #4
  • "Shall the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow a combination of localities to contract debt as part of an agreement to share the revenues, tax base, or the benefits of economic growth and exempt this class of debt from the ceiling on local debt for cities and towns and from the requirement for a local referendum for counties?"
Amendment #5
  • "Shall the Constitution of Virginia be amended to authorize the General Assembly by general law to give local governments the option of eliminating, in whole or in part, either the business, professional or occupational license tax or the merchants' capital tax or both?"

                        U.S. - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                        1st District

                         209 of    211 precincts reporting ( 99 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-HERB BATEMAN             76513  77

                          JOSH BILLINGS             9460  10

                          BRADFORD PHILLIPS        13175  13

                    

                        U.S. - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                        3rd District

                         197 of    200 precincts reporting ( 99 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-BOBBY SCOTT              47792  77

                          BOB BARNETT              14411  23
                    

                        U.S. - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                        6th District

                         240 of    242 precincts reporting ( 99 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-BOB GOODLATTE            89357  68

                          DAVID BOWERS             41554  32
                    

                        U.S. - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                        7th District

                         211 of    214 precincts reporting ( 99 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-TOM BLILEY               76692  79

                          BRADLEY EVANS            20237  21
                    

                        U.S. - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                        8th District

                         133 of    140 precincts reporting ( 95 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                          DEMARIS MILLER           44951  33

                        x-JAMES MORAN              92243  67
                    

                        U.S. - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                        9th District

                         289 of    289 precincts reporting (100 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                          JOE BARTA                55942  39

                        x-RICK BOUCHER             87090  61
                    

                        U.S. - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                        10th District

                         186 of    191 precincts reporting ( 98 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-FRANK WOLF              100722  72

                          CORNELL BROOKS           35405  25

                          ROBERT BUCHANAN           4357   3
                    

                        U.S. - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                        11th District

                         132 of    142 precincts reporting ( 93 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-THOMAS DAVIS             81759  83

                          LEVI LEVY                16710  17
                    

                        VIRGINIA - AMENDMENT #1
                        Overseas Voters

                        2212 of   2254 precincts reporting ( 99 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-YES                     794458  73

                          NO                      294136  27

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                        VIRGINIA - AMENDMENT #2
                        Judicial Review

                        2211 of   2254 precincts reporting ( 99 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-YES                     663863  64

                          NO                      380530  36
                    

                        VIRGINIA - AMENDMENT #3
                        Economic Development

                        2211 of   2254 precincts reporting ( 99 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                          YES                     461790  44

                        x-NO                      593710  56
                    

                        VIRGINIA - AMENDMENT #4
                        Economic Growth Sharing

                        2211 of   2254 precincts reporting ( 99 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                          YES                     402753  39

                        x-NO                      618192  61
                    

                        VIRGINIA - AMENDMENT #5
                        Tax Exemptions

                        2164 of   2254 precincts reporting ( 97 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-YES                     616199  62

                          NO                      378753  38
                    

                        ALLEGHANY CO. - SUPERVISOR
                        Boiling Springs District

                           2 of      2 precincts reporting (100 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-EDDIE HALL                 407  69

                          KIM HEPLER                 182  31
                    

                        BLAND CO. - BOND REFERENDUM
                        Fire Fighting

                           7 of      7 precincts reporting (100 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-YES                       1314  74

                          NO                         462  26
                    

                        BUENA VISTA - REFERENDUM
                        Direct Election of Mayor

                           2 of      2 precincts reporting (100 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                          YES                        441  43

                        x-NO                         579  57
                    

                        CHATHAM - REFERENDUM
                        Mixed Drinks

                           2 of      2 precincts reporting (100 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-YES                        278  58

                          NO                         199  42
                    

                        CLOVER - REFERENDUM
                        Charter Repeal

                           2 of      2 precincts reporting (100 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-YES                         34  63

                          NO                          20  37
                    

                        CRAIG CO. - SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER
                        At Large

                           9 of      9 precincts reporting (100 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-FAYE POWERS                869  57

                          BETH VIERLING              650  43
                    

                        HALIFAX CO. - BOND REFERENDUM
                        Continuing Ed. Ctr.

                          22 of     22 precincts reporting (100 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-YES                       4179  74

                          NO                        1462  26
                    

                        HENRY CO. - REFERENDUM
                        Meals Tax

                          22 of     22 precincts reporting (100 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-YES                       6368  64

                          NO                        3645  36
                    

                        PEARISBURG - REFERENDUM
                        Mixed Drinks

                           1 of      1 precincts reporting (100 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-YES                        468  50

                          NO                         460  50
                    

                        VIRGINIA - SENATE  Election 12/15/98
                        38th District

                          86 of     86 precincts reporting (100 percent)

                                                   Votes / Percent

                        x-PHILLIP PUCKETT          13648  55

                          ROGER RIFE                9881  40

                          JERRY WARD                1291   5