2009 Virginia Attorney General election

none February 2026 September 2023 2009 Virginia Attorney General election Virginia presidential no 2005 Virginia Attorney General election 2005 2013 Virginia Attorney General election 2013 2009 11 3 Ken Cuccinelli by Gage Skidmore cropped.jpg 150x150px Ken Cuccinelli Republican Party (United States) 1,124,137 57.5% File:Shannonheadshot (cropped).jpg Steve Shannon Democratic Party (United States) 828,687 42.4% 300px County and independent city results 300px Congressional district results Cuccinelli: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% Shannon: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Attorney General Bob McDonnell Republican Party (United States) Ken Cuccinelli Republican Party (United States) The 2009 Virginia attorney general election took place in Virginia on November 3, 2009. Incumbent Attorney General Bob McDonnell was eligible for re-election, but instead opted to successfully run for Governor of Virginia. McDonnell resigned from his position in 2009 to run for governor, being succeeded by his deputy, Bill Mims. The Republican party nominated State Senator Ken Cuccinelli, who easily defeated the Democratic candidate, Delegate Steve Shannon. Concurrently, Republicans won the other two statewide offices and made gains in the House of Delegates. Cuccinelli would later make an unsuccessful run for governor in 2013. This would be the last election until 2021 that a Republican would win the office of Attorney General in Virginia. Republican nomination Candidates Nominated at convention Ken Cuccinelli, Member of the Virginia Senate from the 37th districtCuccinelli joins Va. GOP ticket https://roanoke.com/archive/cuccinelli-joins-va-gop-ticket/article_8b63ab5c-15dd-5498-8bf6-72d898e90fa5.html Roanoke Times December 14, 2021 Defeated at convention John L. Brownlee, former United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia Craig Tim Ex-U.S. Prosecutor Enters Attorney General Race The Washington Post May 21, 2008 https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/1481959771.html?dids=1481959771:1481959771&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+21%2C+2008&author=Tim+Craig+-+Washington+Post+Staff+Writer&pub=The+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=B.8&desc=Ex-U.S.+Prosecutor+Enters+Attorney+General+Race 2008-05-21 2012-10-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20121020114613/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/1481959771.html?dids=1481959771:1481959771&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=May+21,+2008&author=Tim+Craig+-+Washington+Post+Staff+Writer&pub=The+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=B.8&desc=Ex-U.S.+Prosecutor+Enters+Attorney+General+Race dead (payment required) Dave Foster, former member of the Arlington County School Board Fishe Warren Republican activist to run for state attorney general Virginia Pilot https://www.pilotonline.com/news/article_6162fc54-0b51-54e8-b044-9302dd3ee51c.html?outputType=amp 2008-05-21 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Steve Shannon, Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 35th district and former Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney for Fairfax County, Virginia Withdrew John P. Fishwick Jr., attorney See also Politics Virginia 2009 Virginia elections 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election 2009 Virginia House of Delegates election References Category:2009 Virginia elections Category:2009 United States state attorney general elections Category:Virginia Attorney General elections