Virgil Goode

Republican  •  6 Terms  •  Sworn In 1997
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12/27/08
Goode reflects on 35 years in public service

... thinkers and not merely follow a leader, according to 5th District US Rep. Virgil Goode Jr. “I never was a big follower,” said Goode, R-Rocky Mount. ...

Source: Martinsville Bulletin, VA
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12/22/08
Connecting With Constituents Through Charity

"I think he changed some minds and for others he opened their eyes." Perriello defeated Republican Rep. Virgil Goode by 727 votes after a recount. ...

Source: Media General Washington Bureau, DC
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12/22/08
Goode urged to run again

By MICKEY POWELL - Bulletin Staff Writer Supporters of US Rep. Virgil Goode Jr. held a farewell dinner for the outgoing congressman Monday night, ...

Source: Martinsville Bulletin, VA
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12/21/08
McDonnell Hires Campaign Manager

Cox was also a consultant for Republican Rep. Virgil Goode, who lost to Democrat Tom Perriello in November, and John Brownlee (R), the former top prosecutor ...

Source: Washington Post Blogs, DC
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12/18/08
Perriello: Union bill OK but privacy loss is not

A court in Albemarle County on Wednesday certified Perriello as the winner of the 5th District race after incumbent US Rep. Virgil Goode Jr., R-Rocky Mount, ...

Source: Martinsville Bulletin, VA
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12/18/08
A Sitdown with Virgil Goode

His race came down to less than 0.25% this year: ultimately ending in a recount. Rep. Virgil Goode, (R) 5th District - "Now, this is from 1973. ...

Source: WSET, VA
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12/17/08
Final congressional race resolved

...of the Democratic challenger in Virginia. Tom Perriello has been certified as the winner in his race against Republican Rep. Virgil Goode. Perriello’s win means that Democrats will hold a 257-to-178 seat advantage over Republicans in the new Congress

Source: CNN
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12/17/08
Perriello wins recount - roanoke.com

...a recount of 5th Congressional District votes showed Wednesday that the Democratic challenger won the seat from U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode, R-Rocky Mount, with a margin of 727 votes -- a minor change to the 745-vote lead Perriello had when the recount began

Source: Roanoke.com
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12/16/08
ENPR: Illinois, Colorado, and New York Senate Vacancies Kick Off ...

Rep. Virgil Goode (R) had demanded the recount, despite losing by a hefty 745 votes. The recount yielded basically no change in the lead of attorney Tom ...

Source: Human Events, DC
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12/16/08
Perriello emerges from Va. recount

...Tom Perriello was confirmed Wednesday as the winner in his race against Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Va.), as the recount in their race concluded. Perriello’s 745-vote margin from Election Day wound up falling by just 18 votes, to 727. “I’m gratified th

Source: The Hill
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12/16/08
Recount confirms Dem. win in Va. Congress race

...Va.—A recount Wednesday confirmed Democrat Tom Perriello's narrow victory over Republican U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode in Virginia's 5th Congressional District. Goode, a six-term incumbent, picked up 18 votes in the two-day recount, far short of what he nee

Source: Boston Globe
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12/15/08
MZM's Wade sentenced to 2 1/2 years

... among them 5th District US Rep. Virgil Goode Jr. US District Judge Ricardo Urbina sentenced Wade to 30 months in prison and a $250000 fine. ...

Source: Martinsville Bulletin, VA
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12/15/08
Judges disallow late troop ballots - roanoke.com

...70 military ballots received after the Nov. 4 deadline will not be considered in the 5th District recount between Rep. Virgil Goode and Democratic challenger Tom Perriello, a three-judge recount court decided Monday night. Both parties filed a joint mot

Source: Roanoke.com
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12/13/08
Hey, Bill-O, how about visiting this Left Coast?

A reactionary from Virginia, Republican Rep. Virgil Goode, delivered a nasty attack on "the Muslim congressman from Minnesota" and raised the red flag that ...

Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
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12/11/08
Southern Political Report

will begin recounting to see if Tom Perriello (D) holds his 745-vote lead over six- term incumbent Virgil Goode (R). US Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) formally ...

Source: Southern Political Report, GA
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12/11/08
Goode requests late ballots be counted - roanoke.com

...Monday that he is not inclined to order a count of military votes received after the Nov. 4 election deadline, U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode is asking that they be included in the 5th Congressional District recount scheduled for next week. Goode, R-Rocky Mount

Source: Roanoke.com
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12/10/08
Rescue Squad celebrates 40 years of caring

Although Representative Virgil Goode was unable to attend he sent a flag for presentation to the squad. The flag was flown above the US Capitol on August ...

Source: Greene County Record, VA
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12/10/08
Goode: Recount should include military ballots

“Given that Virgil Goode and Congressman-elect Perriello agree on this issue, it’s clear that Mr. Goode’s statement to the press is an unfortunate attempt ...

Source: News Virginian, VA
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12/10/08
Jindal stumps for McDonnell - roanoke.com

...Tom Perriello, who will occupy Payne's old seat if a recount affirms Perriello's apparent upset of incumbent Republican Virgil Goode. McDonnell said he met Jindal last summer when he and his family were doing volunteer relief work in Louisiana. Jindal s

Source: Roanoke.com
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12/09/08
ENPR: Blagojevich arrest causes headache for Obama

Virginia-5: Rep. Virgil Goode (R) refuses to concede, waiting for the results of a recount in a race he lost by 745 votes to attorney Tom Periello. ...

Source: Human Events, DC
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12/09/08
Democrat concedes Louisiana congress race

...district of Virginia. In that race, Democratic challenger Tom Perriello was certified the winner over incumbent Republican Rep. Virgil Goode, but the margin — less than 800 votes — was close enough for Goode to request a recount under state law. Com

Source: CNN
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12/08/08
Perriello continues transition

He’s been certified the winner in his race, but his opponent, longtime Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Rocky Mount), has called for a recount. ...

Source: WSLS.com, VA
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12/07/08
Dems pick up House seat in Ohio

...victory gives the Democrats a gain of 21 House seats, but two races are not totally over. In Virginia, incumbent GOP Rep. Virgil Goode has requested a recount in his narrow loss to Democrat Tom Perriello in the 5th district. A recount also appears likel

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12/07/08
Split decision in races for House

Republican incumbent Rep. Virgil Goode has asked for a recount after losing on Election Day by less that 750 votes to Democrat Tom Perriello. ...

Source: CNN
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12/07/08
Democrats pick up a House seat in central Ohio

...victory gives the Democrats a gain of 21 House seats, but two races are not totally over. In Virginia, incumbent GOP Rep. Virgil Goode has requested a recount in his narrow loss to Democrat Tom Perriello in the 5th district. A recount also appears likel

Source: Boston Globe
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12/07/08
Dems pick up House seat in central Ohio

Mary Jo Kilroy, above, snatched a seat from House Republicans on Sunday in a tight central Ohio race after elections officials tallied provisional ballots. Kilroy's victory by a little more than 2,000 votes over Republican Steve Stivers put the 15th

Source: USA Today
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12/05/08
It's Election Day in Louisiana

In Virginia's 5th Congressional District, Republican Virgil Goode is calling for a recount. The nine-term congressman trails Democrat Tom Perriello by 745 ...

Source: CNN International
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12/05/08
It's Election Day in Louisiana

...help. Outside Louisiana, in two other districts, vote counts are in dispute. In Virginia's 5th Congressional District, Republican Virgil Goode is calling for a recount. The nine-term congressman trails Democrat Tom Perriello by 745 votes out of nearly

Source: CNN
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12/04/08
GOP gathers to assess challenges, begin new race

The GOP also lost three US House seats, although Rep. Virgil Goode has asked for a recount after Democratic challenger Tom Perriello's razor-thin victory. ...

Source: Staunton News Leader, VA
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12/04/08
Perriello tops Goode in spending

By Ray Reed The 5th District congressional race between Democrat Tom Perriello and Rep. Virgil Goode was a $4.8 million affair in which the top spender won ...

Source: Lynchburg News and Advance, VA
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