This appears to confirm what many people thought going in: if the Democrats are going to win only one of these races it will be the governors race. Just to make sure the gap between Kaine and his fellow Democrats wasn't attributable to the different precincts that have reported in the different races, I've looked at the results for a number of municipalities throughout the state. Everywhere I look, Kaine is the top performer, which means he will need a comfortable margin of victory for either of his fellow Democrats to win.
Kaine Running Ahead of Other Statewide Democratic Candidates
8:26 P.M.: Looking at the aggregate Virginia results, Democratic Tim Kaine appears to be outperforming fellow Democrats Leslie Byrne and Creigh Deeds, candidates for lt. ...
8:26 P.M.: Looking at the aggregate Virginia results, Democratic Tim Kaine appears to be outperforming fellow Democrats Leslie Byrne and Creigh Deeds, candidates for lt. governor and attorney general, respectively. Kaine is currently leading Republican Jerry Kilgore 52-46 with about half the precincts reporting. The two other races are nearly ties, with slightly fewer precincts reporting.
This appears to confirm what many people thought going in: if the Democrats are going to win only one of these races it will be the governors race. Just to make sure the gap between Kaine and his fellow Democrats wasn't attributable to the different precincts that have reported in the different races, I've looked at the results for a number of municipalities throughout the state. Everywhere I look, Kaine is the top performer, which means he will need a comfortable margin of victory for either of his fellow Democrats to win.
This appears to confirm what many people thought going in: if the Democrats are going to win only one of these races it will be the governors race. Just to make sure the gap between Kaine and his fellow Democrats wasn't attributable to the different precincts that have reported in the different races, I've looked at the results for a number of municipalities throughout the state. Everywhere I look, Kaine is the top performer, which means he will need a comfortable margin of victory for either of his fellow Democrats to win.
