Campaign 2008

Get involved in '08!

Alexandria voters will cast votes for President, U.S. Senate and Congress in 2008. The general election will be Tue., Nov. 4.

In addition, City Republicans will select party officers for the City Committee in February, and participate in the 8th District and State Republican Conventions in May.

For President of the U.S.

Congratulations to Sen. John McCain, who clinched the Republican nomination for President on March 4. McCain won the Virginia primary on Feb. 12 with half the vote statewide, and nearly 70% in Alexandria. We look forward to supporting Sen. McCain and the full GOP ticket this fall.

	John McCain	Mike Huckabee	Ron Paul	Other	TOTAL
Statewide	245,000 (50.0%)	199,000 (40.7%)	22,000 (4.5%)	23,000 (4.8%)	489,000
Alexandria	4700 (69.8%)	1100 (16.4%)	400 (6.0%)	500 (7.7%)	6700
Unofficial results (rounded) as of Feb. 25, 10 am

See detailed statewide and local results from the Virginia primary. Read more about the GOP candidates who ran for President this year. Then visit www.JohnMcCain.com and get involved!

For U.S. Senate

Virginia will elect a new U.S. Senator in 2008, to succeed the retiring John Warner. Former Gov. Jim Gilmore, state Del. Bob Marshall and Bob Berry have announced for the Republican nomination. Ex-Gov. Mark Warner is the likely Democrat nominee. See more on the GOP candidates for Senate.

The GOP nominee will be selected at the Republican State Convention on Sat., May 31. Those wishing to attend that convention must sign up through the City Committee. See more on reorganization and conventions.

For U.S. Congress

Voters in the 8th District will have another opportunity to elect a new member of Cognress to replace discredited incumbent Democrat Jim Moran. Republicans Mark Ellmore and Amit Singh have filed for the seat.

The GOP nominee will be selected by a Congressional primary on Tue., June 10. See more on the GOP candidates for Congress.

For Republican Party offices

City: In February, Alexandria Republicans elected members of the City Committee for 2008-10, and delegates to the District and State GOP Conventions (to be held in May). A canvass election for City Chairman was held on Feb. 23 (see more on party elections and canvass).

District: The 8th District GOP Convention on Sat., May 17, will elect district party offices and delegates to the Republican National Convention. More than 120 Alexandria Republicans signed up for the District Convention by the city filing deadline in February. Read more about the 8th District Convention.

State: The Virginia State GOP Convention will be held Fri.-Sat., May 30-31, in Richmond. That convention will elect state party offices, more delegates to the National Convention, and select our nominee for U.S. Senate. More than 100 Alexandria Republicans signed up for the State Convention by the city filing deadline in February. Read more about the State Convention.

Volunteers welcome! While the Alexandria filing deadline has passed, there are still open positions on the City Committee, and many opportunities to help build the party and assist our candidates in 2008. Just fill out our volunteer form.