Virginia House of Delegates Special Election December 17, 2002 (and you thought we were finished!)

WP ^ | November 20, 2002 | Lisa Rein

[Ligeia]

All,

Any of you that can join us, we need lots of helping hands on Monday night!

We're meeting at 9:45 p.m., Monday night, December 16th, at the Centreville Fire Department parking lot. We're going to put door hangers on the doors of identified Republicans to remind them to vote on Tuesday the 17th.

We plan to finish by midnight.

The toughest challenge in this race is getting our people out, while competing with the Holiday season.

Please join us for the one last reminder we can give them before election day!

I hope I'll see you there. If you have any questions, please contact campaign manager Jason Flannery at 703-380-7334 or call the Hugo campaign at 703-250-0096.

Sincerely,
Ken Cuccinelli

[Ligeia]

Fairfax County
Turnout Top Issue in 40th District Vote
Democrat, Republican, Two Independents Compete In Centreville Area Election

By Steven Ginsberg
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, December 15, 2002; Page C04

The outcome of a special election in western Fairfax County to fill the 40th District House of Delegates seat will likely turn on how many people show up for this, the third special election in the Centreville area in four months.

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The issues in the race mirror those that voters in the region have been grappling with all year: how to fix the area's transportation network, how to control growth and how to bolster educational funding when state and local budgets are stretched thin.

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But the candidates and political observers agree that the biggest issue will be who can get more supporters to the polls Tuesday.

"When you drive the turnout down this low, it's anybody's ballgame," said state Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R), who won a special election in a largely overlapping district in August and is co-chairing Hugo's campaign.

Republicans say their nightmare would be extremely low turnout -- about 2,000 to 3,000 voters -- in which the two conservative independents siphon votes from Hugo, allowing Hawn to edge ahead.

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Hugo will far outspend his rivals. He said he has raised close to $100,000, compared with less than $20,000 raised by Hawn. He is the only candidate to put up many signs. They stand alone along major thoroughfares, and his direct mailings are showing up in residents' mailboxes.

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Oddo, Calhoun and Hugo opposed the sales tax increase for new roads and public transit that Northern Virginians -- and 40th District voters -- defeated soundly Nov. 5. Hawn supported the measure.

If elected, Hugo said he would propose a spending cap on state government -- indexed to population and inflation -- and use any excess revenue to build new schools and roads. Hugo also said he thinks that grades kindergarten through 12 "should be exempt from any budget cuts." The technology industry lobbyist said education and transportation are the "core responsibilities for the state, and we've gotten away from it and funded too many things."

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© 2002 The Washington Post Company

[Ligeia]

Today's email update:

Tim Hugo Friends and Supporters:

Today is the BIG ELECTION DAY..........and we need you for TWO THINGS!!!!Already this week, Congressman Wolf, Senator Allen, Senator Warner, Senator Santorum, state Senator Cuccinelli, state Senator O'Brien, and Virginia Speaker Bill Howell have helped Tim……please come join these other Virginians!!!

1. Congressman Tom Davis will be going door-to-door for Tim. Meet us at Tom Davis' Campaign Headquarters at 11:30 a.m. at 9001 Braddock Road in Springfield (Office is located at the intersection of Braddock Road and Rolling Road) ... if you can't come at 11:3...STILL COME LATER ... WE CAN USE
YOU.......polls do not close until 7:00 p.m.!!!!!

2. Join us at the Hugo Victory Party at Brions Grille Restaurant (Located opposite of George Mason University at University Mall……intersection of Braddock Road and Ox Road/Rt. 123).

Need more directions or help: 703-250-0096 or 703-380-7334....

[JackOfVA]

Wife and I voted this morning for Tim. At 10:30 at Clifton Elementry School we were no. 187 & 188.

The only folks outside handing out sample ballots were from Tim Hugo.


Jack

[Ligeia]

Thanks for the report. I'm feeling very optimistic about this one. Those numbers in your precinct sound like a lot of voters for a special election. When I made my phone calls, several people said they'd been called by a taped GOTV message from Sen. Warner. This campaign appears organized.

[StayAt HomeMother]

Initial results look good:
2 of 14 Precincts
VIRGINIA 40TH HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICT
HUGO - HAWN - CALHOUN - ODDO
GREEN TRAILS 156 - 8 - 7 - 11 - 10
OLD MILL 103 - 68 - 2 - 3
ABSENTEE 29 - 22 - 0 - 0
40TH DISTRICT TOTAL 288 - 177 - 13 - 13

[Ligeia]

Are those numbers from vip.net? Do you have a link?

[BrucefromMtVernon]

The GOP has a lop-sided majority in the General Assembly. Hope Hugo scores a win in the 40th House of Delegates District.

[StayAt HomeMother]

4 of 14 Precincts
SPECIAL ELECTION -- DECEMBER 17, 2002
VIRGINIA 40TH HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICT
http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/eb/result/resu0218pre.htm

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
VIRGINIA 40TH HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICT
HUGO HAWN CALHOUN ODDO
FAIRFAX STATION 302 80 2 2
GREEN TRAILS 156 87 11 10
LONDON TOWNE WEST 86 61 0 2
OLD MILL 103 68 2 3
ABSENTEE 29 22 0 0
40TH DISTRICT TOTAL 676 318 15 17

[Ligeia]

Hey, Bruce! Long time no see. We're working on a veto-proof majority here.

[BrucefromMtVernon]

A new website called Virginianewssource.com just came to my attention. A lot of the folks at the Virginia Taxpayers Alliance (which includes me) plug into this fine website for state news.

[Ligeia]

Those numbers look great! I always worry when our numbers look so good early on. Look what happened in Louisiana in a few weeks ago. *bites nails*

[StayAt HomeMother]

VIRGINIA 40TH HOUSE OF DELEGATES DISTRICT
HUGO HAWN CALHOUN ODDO
FAIRFAX STATION 302 80 2 2
NEWGATE 415 167 6 23
GREEN TRAILS 415 167 6 23
DEER PARK 206 86 7 2
LONDON TOWNE WEST 86 61 0 2
OLD MILL 103 68 2 3
ABSENTEE 29 22 0 0
40TH DISTRICT TOTAL 1,556 651 23 55

[Ligeia]

Wow, Tim Hugo is winning every precinct on that list.

[JackOfVA]

Starting late last week, we received five recorded telephone calls from the Tim Hugo campaign, including (I think) one recorded by Tom Davis. Nothing from the other candidates.

Jack

[Ligeia]

Thanks, Bruce. I bookmarked it. Here's a link: Virginia News Source and look forward to checking it further.

[Ligeia]

Sheesh, nothing like pestering people. Hey, you should be at the victory party! Did you know the retired judge killed in the car accident in Clifton yesterday? Was he a Dem former member of the House of Delegates?

[StayAt HomeMother]

Just new precincts now:

CENTRE RIDGE 104 44 5 2

40TH DISTRICT TOTAL 1,718 731 28 58

Any of you reading this at the election party?

[StayAt HomeMother]

9 of 14 precincts in:

HUGO HAWN CALHOUN ODDO

CENTREVILLE 125 65 2 5

40TH DISTRICT TOTAL 1,843 796 30 63

[Ligeia]

Thanks for posting the numbers. No, I'm not at the party. It's really not close to me. I'm at another end of the county from this district. Looking great so far. Shall we call it for Hugo yet???