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Campaign 2008

Get involved in '08!

Alexandria voters will cast votes for President, U.S. Senate and Congress in 2008. The general election will be Tuesday, November 4. Absentee voting begins on September 22.

Alexandria Republicans are proud to support our GOP ticket for 2008:

• For President: John McCain and Vice President: Sarah Palin
• For U.S. Senate: Jim Gilmore
• For Congress: Mark Ellmore

Earlier this year, City Republicans selected party officers for the City Committee (in Feb.), and participated in the 8th District and State Republican Conventions (in May). Voters in District "B" also elected a new School Board member in August (a non-partisan election).

For President of the U.S.

Alexandria Republicans are excited to support our historic GOP national reform ticket for 2008: Sen. John McCain for President and Gov. Sarah Palin.

Virginia is a key state, and every McCain vote here is important to carrying the Commonwealth this November. Read more about the campaign, and learn what you can do to help McCain-Palin in Alexandria.

For U.S. Senate

Congratulations to former Gov. Jim Gilmore, who won the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate on May 31 at the Republican State Convention. Gilmore will face Democat ex-Gov. Mark Warner in the fall. He's running to succeed the retiring John Warner (R), who has represented Virginia in the Senate since 1978. See more on the 2008 Senate candidates, then get involved with the Gilmore campaign.

For U.S. Congress

Congratulations to Mark Ellmore, who won the Republican nomination for Congress on June 10 in a closely contested GOP primary election. Ellmore will face discredited incumbent Democrat Jim Moran this fall.

	Mark Ellmore	Amit Singh	TOTAL
8th District	3292 (56.1%)	2577 (43.9%)	5869
Alexandria	812 (54.0%)	691 (46.0%)	1503
Unofficial results, as of June 10, 11 pm

See detailed district-wide results from the Congressional primary. Read more about the GOP campaigns this year, then get involved with the Ellmore campaign!

For City School Board

A special election will be held Tue., Aug. 12, to elect a new School Board member from Distirct "B" (precincts #201-210, see list). The new member will fill out the term of Claire Eberwein, who resigned in May 2008 as her family moved out of the area.

Four candidates filed petitions and will be on the ballot:

• John Leary - www.JohnLeary.org
• Bernie Schulz - www.BernieSchulz.org NOTE: ARCC member!
• Elynn Simons - www.SimonsforSchoolBoard.com
• Marc Williams - www.MarcWilliamsforSchoolBoard.com

School Board elections are non-partisan. We encourage voters in District B to learn about the candidates and vote on Aug. 12. Polls are open from 6 am to 7 pm. Absentee voting is also available (see details).

See also: Local news coverage of Alexandria school issues.

For Republican Party offices

City: In February, Alexandria Republicans elected members of the City Committee for 2008-10, and delegates to the District and State GOP Conventions (to be held in May). A canvass election for City Chairman was held on Feb. 23 (see more on party elections and canvass).

District: The 8th District GOP Convention on Sat., May 17, will elect district party offices and delegates to the Republican National Convention. More than 120 Alexandria Republicans signed up for the District Convention by the city filing deadline in February. Read more about the 8th District Convention.

State: The Virginia State GOP Convention will be held Fri.-Sat., May 30-31, in Richmond. That convention will elect state party offices, more delegates to the National Convention, and select our nominee for U.S. Senate. More than 100 Alexandria Republicans signed up for the State Convention by the city filing deadline in February. Read more about the State Convention.

Volunteers welcome! While the Alexandria filing deadline has passed, there are still open positions on the City Committee, and many opportunities to help build the party and assist our candidates in 2008. Just fill out our volunteer form.