Liveblogging Election Results From RPV Headquarters

In a blogosphere first, Virginia Virtucon (in cooperation with J’s Notes) will be liveblogging tonight from the headquarters of the Republican Party of Virginia starting at 7:00pm as the polls close and results start rolling in. Results will also include exclusive thoughts and comments from RPV as the night goes on.

RPV will also be answering any questions so feel free to use the comments here to ask away and be sure to check out Virginia Virtucon throughout the day.

12:35pm Update: Statement from RPV Communication Director Shaun Kenney:

140 seats open for reelection and the voters chose to send back a Republican majority in the House and nearly chose to send back a Republican majority in the Senate. The message is simple, Democrats are being asked to bi-partisanly build on the Republican successes of the last eight years. Either they’ll be constructive and work with the House majority or they’ll be otherwise and rollback the progress we’ve made.

12:30pm Update: There is a real possibility of a recount in the Cuccinelli race. Loudoun County has yet to post any results so the Phillips (R) race in SD33 is undecided and while she has an outside chance of pulling off an upset, those are WAY outside and Herring will probably hold. I am going to sign off for the night. There will be plenty of time to evaluate and discuss these results tomorrow. Thanks for joining us.

12:16pm Update: Loudoun Co. has yet to report any precincts.  UPDATE: Thanks to Ric James in the comments for sharing the WaPo’s counts of Loudoun Co.

12:10pm Update: Fairfax is doing absentee counting tonight. Cuccinelli folks are on the way.

12:03am Update: Nichols (D) beats Gill in HD51. Caputo (D) wins HD67. Republicans will hold House but by a slim margin.

Speaker Bill Howell’s statement:

Statement of House Speaker William J. Howell
– Regarding Results of the 2007 General Election –

RICHMOND, VA – Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William J. Howell (R-Stafford) tonight issued the following statement regarding the results of the 2007 General Election:

“For the fifth General Election in a row, Virginians have selected the House Republican Caucus to lead the House of Delegates. Our caucus continues to be honored by the confidence placed in our members by the people of Virginia, and we will continue to work diligently, thoughtfully and constructively on their behalf.

“The true test of a strong majority is whether it can weather bad times as well as good. Tonight, our strong Republican majority in the House of Delegates endured despite a challenging political environment.

“Our extensive record of accomplishment, as well as our affirmative reform agenda, was what made the difference for House Republicans in this year’s election. While our Democrat counterparts relied primarily on expressing their dissatisfaction with our achievements, we highlighted our extensive record on education, health care, taxes, land use, the environment and more. And, while our Democrat counterparts failed to present or advance their own vision for Virginia’s future, we championed a positive agenda on school construction, health care, transportation, mental health, property tax relief, illegal immigration and state spending. If this election is any indicator, when given a choice between a predominantly negative attacks and a specific, detailed positive agenda, Virginians choose the latter. For those who paid attention during civics class, this is heartening news, providing further evidence that good policy does indeed make for good politics.

“Now, it is our job to act upon the positive reform agenda we advanced during this election. As we’ve already made clear what we intend to do in the 2008 General Assembly session, we’ll be busy crafting and submitting legislation over the coming weeks to fulfill our commitment to the people of Virginia. Of course, we also face the important task of constructing a fiscally sound biennial budget and protecting the state’s Rainy Day Fund from being raided in a time of growing revenues.

“We have a number of new members to welcome to our caucus, and we all look forward to working closely with Delegates Manoli Loupassi, Jimmie Massie, Don Merricks, Brenda Pogge, and Charles Poindexter. There also are new faces on the other side of the aisle, and, on behalf of the House Republican Caucus and entire chamber, I welcome Delegates Bouchard, Mathieson, Morrisey, Nichols, and Vanderhye to the oldest continuously elected law-making body in the world.

“Virginia has made much progress during the eight years Republicans have been leading the House of Delegates. As indicated by our track record, we are prepared for the challenges ahead and are optimistic about successfully advancing our new ideas, innovative reforms and common-sense solutions for Virginia’s continued progress and prosperity.”

11:45pm Update: A lot of close races…

11:43pm Update: Jay O’Brien is officially done, losing by 700 votes. Cuccinelli is down to the absentee ballots. Should he hold, the new makeup of the Senate will be 21D-19R.

11:40pm Update: Still here. Will have some words from RPV shortly.

11:28pm Update: With 36 of 41 reporting, Jay O’Brien is down by 1000. Calling Barker (D) win in SD39. Democrats gain control of the Virginia Senate.

11:22pm Update: O’Brien down by 500 with 35 or 41 reporting.

11:20pm Update: Cuccinelli by 100 with 38 of 39 reporting. Hunt (R) loses in HD34.

11:14pm Update: Cadin down by 80 in HD67 with 13 of 18 reporting. Rust (R) up by 200 in HD86 with 7 or 18 reporting.

11:11pm Updage: Cuccinelli down by 54 votes with 33 reporting.

11:06pm Update: Cuccinelli by FOUR VOTES with 32 reporting.

11:05pm Update: O’Brien is within 500 votes. Cuccinelli will probably hold.

11:00pm Update: Cuccinelli is up by 130 votes with 31 reporting. O’Brien is down by 800 with 30 reporting.

10:57 Update: O’Brien down by 800 with 28 reporting.

10:54pm Update: Cuccinelli up by 200 with 28 of 39. FitzSimmonds is down by 2500 with 34 reporting. Holding out hope for Bob but that might be a pipedream right now… Cadin (R) barely down in HD67 with 11 or 18 reporting.

10:48pm Update: O’Brien down by 600 with 26 of 41 reporting.

10:39pm Update: FitzSimmonds is down by 1700 with 32 of 44 reporting.

10:36pm Update: Cuccinelli up by 250 with 25 reporting. O’Biren down by 400 with 23 reporting. Cadin (R) up in HD67.

10:34pm Update: Cuccinelli up by 300 with 24 of 39 reporting.

10:30pm Update: Issues are with SBE software. The numbers are there, but aren’t showing. Lawyers are there and taking care.

Hugo (R) wins HD 40 and “is going to take a big $1 million bite out of DPVA” (Shaun Kenney)

10:26pm Update: Poindexter (R) wins in HD09 Cuccinelli up by 200 with 21 of 39 reporting. O’Brien down by 150 with 19 of 41 reporting.

LOTS of trouble getting through to Fairfax. Numbers still aren’t adding up.

10:25pm Update: JMDD concedes.

10:23pm Update: Cuccinelli and O’Brien need wins for a 20/20 Senate split.

10:22pm Update: Cuccinelli takes a 100 vote lead with 20 of 39 reporting. Shoulda done this a while ago, but calling Petersen (D) pick-up in SD34.

10:20pm Update: Calling Stuart (R) in SD28.

10:17pm Update: Poindexter up by 700 with 34 reporting. Cuccinelli down by less than 200 with 15 reporting. Hugo (R) with a 1100 lead in HD40 with 6 of 15 reporting.

10:12pm Update: 7 Precincts showing no votes for Herrity (R). Question is, is this leading to Republican under counting in other races?

10:06pm Update: FitzSimmonds down by almost 2000 with 26 reporting but a lot of Prince William has yet to report.

10:05pm Update: O’Brien up by 800 with 16 reporting.

10:00pm Update: Cuccinelli up by 300 with 11 reporting. Poindexter up by 500 with 27 reporting. Just in:

Just noticed that no precincts reporting in the Poisson / Chapman race
yet. Also, there were those problems in the Springfield Dist. for BOCS
where Pat Herrity had 0 votes in 2 precincts while the D had nearly 1000
and a write-in had 3.

9:57pm Update: O’Brien up by a wee margin with 15 reporting, Davis down by 2200 with 23 reporting. Gill down by 160 with 10 of 16 reporting. Cuccinelli down by 10 with 10 reporting.

9:55pm Update: Stuart up by 1000 with 60 reporting. Poindexter up by 800 with 24 reporting.

9:53pm Update: Cuccinelli still down 300 with 9 reporting. Cadin (R) down by 60 in HD67 with 2 reporting. Breiner concedes! Ralph Smith (R) wins in SD22!

9:51pm Update: Stuart still up but only by 150 with 56 reporting.

9:50pm Update: O’Brien up by 300 with 13 reporting.

9:49pm Update: Marshall (R) wins HD14. Cuccinelli down by 300 with 7 reporting.

9:48pm Update: SD1 win for Miller (D).

9:42pm Update: Stuart down by 500 with 53 reporting. This one could still go either way. O’Brien down by 100 with 10 in.

9:39pm Update: Stuart down by 300 with 52 of 66 reporting.

9:33pm Update: Davis down by 1700 in SD34 with 20 reporting. Rerras down by 2400 still with 52 reporting. Calling Northam (D) in SD6. Poindexter up by 1000 with 28 or 40 reporting in HD9. Stuart down by 300 with 51 reporting.

9:30pm Update: Stolle (R) loses in HD83. Bouchard (D) wins.

9:29pm Update: Summary of calls:

SD13 – Quayle (R)
SD17 – Houck (D)
SD20 – Reynolds (D)
SD27 – Vogel (R)
SD29 – Colgan (D)
HD16 – Merricks (R)
HD21 – Mathieson (D)
HD45 – Englin (D)
HD68 – Loupassi (R)
HD87 – Miller (D)
HD88 – Cole (R)
HD96 – Pogge (R)

9:25pm Update: Mood at RPV is optimistic and “over caffeinated”.

9:24pm Update: O’Brien down by 90 votes with 9 reporting. Cole up by 1300 over Del Toro in HD88 with 15 of 24 reporting. Pogge wins in HD96. Stuart up by 400 with 44 of 66.

9:21pm Update: Gill down by 90 votes with 6 reporting. Rerras down by 2000 with 47 reporting.

9:20pm Update: FitzSimmonds down by 1300 with 19 of 44 reporting.

9:16pm Update: Stuart up by 600 with 43 of 66 reporting. FitzSimmonds down by 2400 with 18 of 44, probably should call. O’Brien down by 18 votes with 7 reporting. Stall down by 800 votes with 38 of 42 reporting, another “probably should call”. So far 20/20 Senate. Smith still up by 800 with 69 of 72 reporting.

9:14pm Update: Gill down by only 125 in HD51. Rerras down by 2000 with 46 reporting.

9:13pm Update: Smith in SD22 is up by800 with 66 of 71. Looks like Smith. Calling Jill Holtzman Vogel in SD27.

9:10pm Update: Vogel and Stuart maintaining leads.

9:08pm Update: Vogel up by 1600, close. Rerras down by 1800 with 42 of 58. May call for Northam shortly. Stuart up by 400 with 34 reporting. Davis down by 2400, this is just getting ugly up there. Cuccinelli down by 150 with 4 reporting. “Are they using carrier pigeons in Fairfax?”

9:06pm Update: FitzSimmonds trailing by 2200 with 16 of 44 reporting. Davis down by 2200 with 16 of 47 reporting. Cuccinelli down by 15 wih 3 reporting. Senate is going to be CLOSE.

9:05pm Update: Vogel with 1500 vote lead with 43 reporting. Will probably call shortly…

9:02pm Update: Calling Quayle in SD13 (if I haven’t already).

8:57pm Update: Davis down by 2100 with 14 reporting. Rerras down by 1700 with 40 reporting. Smith up by 700 with 65 reporting in SD 22. Vogel holding steady with 41 reporting.

8:55pm Update: Rerras down by 1300 with 39 of 58 reporting. FitzSimmonds down by 1300 with 14 of 44 reporting. Vogel still up by 1000. Stuart down by 15 votes with 28 of 66 reporting.

8:50pm Update: Vogel steadily up by about 3%. Stall down by 800 with 37 of 42 but there’s still some question about these machines.

8:49pm Update: Vogel still up with 37 reporting. Waddell concedes. Stolle up by 20 votes with 15 of 17 reporting. Rerras down by 1100 with 36 of 58 reporting. Houck called in SD17 (or did I do that already?). Cole (R) up by 1800 with 13 of 24 in HD88. Davis down by 1900 with 12 reporting.

8:47pm Update: O’Brien (R) up by 100 with 3 reporting. Rerras down by 300 with 35 reporting.

8:45pm Update: Mathieson (D) called in HD21 (Dem pick-up). Smith up by 4000 in SD22 with 53 reporting.

8:42pm Update: Rerras down by 900 with 31 reporting. Cuccinelli down by 90 with 2 reporting. Smith up by 22 with 37 reporting in SD22. Poindexter up by 300 with 14 reporting. FitzSimmonds down by 1000 with 12 reporting. Davis down by 1700 with 10 reporting. Rerras down by almost 1000 with 34 reporting.

8:38pm Update: FitzSimmonds down by 1100 with 11 reporting (Prince William has yet to report). Miller up by 500 with 35 reporting.

8:35pm Update: Vogel up by 800 with 36 reporting, Smith in SD22 down by 12 votes with 46 reporting Stuart up by 41 with 24 reporting.

8:33pm Update: Issue with a couple machines in Hampton. Broken modems mean they’ll have to have data retrieved, status unknown.

8:32pm Update: Stuart down by 300 with 22 reporting. Rerras up by 200 with 29 reporting, Smith down by 200 with 31 reporting in SD22. Davis down with 9 reporting.

8:28pm Update: Marshall (R) winning by 400 in HD14 with 24 of 30 reporting. Calling Merricks in HD16, 67% with 22 of 37 reporting. Davis down by 1200 in SD 34 with 7 reporting

8:26pm Update: Stall down by 500 still with 23 reporting. Rerras up by 200 with 24 reporting. Cuccinelli down slightly with 1 reporting. Smith down by 70 in SD22 with 24 reporting. Vogel up by 800 with 32 reporting, independent pulling over 1k votes. Poindexter up by 300 with 11 reporting.

8:19pm Update: I’m calling Quayle in SD13, up by 2400 with 30 reporting. Vogel up by 600 with 28 reporting. Stall race having technical difficulties.

8:17pm Update: Vogel up by 600 with 26 reporting. Stuart up by 500 with 19 reporting. Gill (R) down by 16 votes in HD51 with 2 reporting. Rerras down by 500 with 20 reporting. Stall down by 100 with 29 reporting.

8:15pm Update: Evans down 61%-39% with 46 of 92 reporting. Calling for Reynolds. Stall down by 300 with 27. Smith down by 300 in SD22 with 19.

8:12pm Update: Rerras down by 500 with 17, Quayle up by 2000 with 27 reporting.

8:11pm Update: Jason eats a slice of pizza.

8:10pm Update:FitzSimmonds down by 200 with 9 and that with Manassass reporting. “That’s not bad.” Vogel up by 500 with 22, independent was nearly 4% (not 10). Stall down by 240 with 26 reporting.

8:07pm Update: Vogel up by 400 with 21 reporting. Write-in has almost 10%. Davis down by 900 with 4 reporting. Poindexter up by 130 with 7 of 40 reporting. Stall down by 150 with 25 reporting. Stuart up by 200 with 9 reporting.

8:05pm Update: Stall down by 200 with 22 reporting. O’Brien (R) up with 1 reporting. Evans down by 3300 with 28 reporting.

8:04pm Update: Vogel up by 500+ with 18 of 71. Stuart down by 12 votes with 8 reporting, FitsZimmonds (R) down by 500+ with 7 reporting.

8:01pm Update: Howell (R) in scare in Fredericksburg area, but only because the city’s reporting. Stall down by 100 with 20 reporting. Rerras down by 500 with 14 reporting. Quayle up by 1600 with 23 reporting.

8:00pm Update: Mericks (R) HD 16 is up. Vogel (R) up by 300 with 16 reporting. Stall (R) down by 300 with 17 reporting. Rerras (R) is down by 600 with 12 of 58 reporting.

7:57pm Update: Poindexter (R) up by 200 with 4 reporting. Evans down by 2200 with 19 reporting. Marshall (R) down by 1900 in House with 21 of 30 reporting.

7:55pm Update: Stall (R) down by less than 100 with 15 of 42. Cole (R) doubling Del Toro with 4 of 24 in House. Vogel (R) trailing with 14 of 67.

7:54pm Update: Quayle (R) up by 900 with 20 of 78. Evans (R) down by 1400 with 11 of 92. Vogel (R) down by 300 with 13 of 67. Stuart (R) down by 300 with 5 of 66. Rerras (R) down by 300 with 11 of 58 reporting.

7:52pm Update: Stall (R) down by just under 200 with 13 of 42.

7:50pm Update: Miller (D) up by 24 votes in 1st with 10 reporting. Quayle (R) up. Vogel (R) down.

7:48pm Update: 10 of 67 reporting in the 27th, Vogel (R) down by 500.

7:46pm Update: I’m behind, but Loupassi (R) called for the House

7:44pm Update: Quayle (R) up with 16 of 78 reporting.

7:41pm Update: First precinct of Fairfax City goes Petersen (D) 452-270.

7:40pm Update: Yak down by half in 17th. Evans still down by 400 with 6 of 92 reporting.

7:38pm Update: Quayle up in the 13th with 13 precincts reporting.

7:37pm Update: Evans is down by 400 with 4 precincts reporting.

7:36pm Update: Stall up with 5 precincts reporting.

7:32pm Update: Loupassi looks like a pick-up in the House (numbers are getting claps here at RPV)

7:31pm Update: 4 Precincts reporting: Stall is up in the 1st.

7:29pm Update: Calling Martin in the 11th, Loupassi’s looking like a win for the House .

7:28pm Update – 1 Precinct reporting: 121-23 Northam in the 6th.

7:24pm Update: 7 Precincts reporting: Quayle is up in the 13th

7:20pm Update: 1st – 1 precinct, Miller 332- Stall 193
22nd – 2 precincts, Smith 298 – Breiner 317

7:18pm Update: Turnout sounds good, results trickling in one precinct at a time.

7:00pm Update: Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! The polls are now closed.

6:45pm Update: Judge rules that the polls will close at 7pm in the 45th District.

6:25pm Update: Fire on the Blue and Yellow line in Fairfax County has shut down parts of the Metro. Democrats are trying to get the polls to stay open in the 45th District. The Mark Allen campaign is sending attorneys. The judge deciding is a former Democratic Commonwealth’s Attorney…