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the governor’s race Mark Earley (R) squeaked by Mark Warner (D) by just 85 votes, 1,369 to 1,284.
For lieutenant governor, former 31st District Delegate Jay Katzen (R) enjoyed a larger margin over Tim Kaine (D), 1,457 to 1,174, or 283 votes.
Rappahannock joined the majority in the state for the attorney general’s race, with former Public Safety Secretary Jerry Kilgftre (R) easily defeating Del. Donald McEachin, 1,571 to 1,073, a difference of 498 votes.
By percentages, Earley garnered 50.5 percent of the county vote, while Katzen took 55.3 percent and Kilgore 59.4 percent of the vote in Rappahannock.
15th District race
Now part of the 15th District of the House of Delegates, Rappahannock voters favored incumbent Allen Louderback (R), a Luray businessman, over challenger Brad Pollack (I) an attorney from Bayse, by a nearly two-to-one margin.
In Rappahannock, Louderback garnered 1,630 votes, or 66 percent, compared with Pollack’s 840, or 34 percent.
This pattern persisted throughout the 15th District.
In Shenandoah County, Louderback garnered 6,987 votes (or 65 percent) to Pollack’s 3,807; and in the Swift Run precinct in Rockingham County, Louderback received 491 votes (57 percent) to Pollack’s 364.
In Louderback’s home county of
87.2%