Heading into the recount, Perriello had a lead of 745 votes over the six-term incumbent.

Facing the loss of his seat, U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr. said Thursday that all late-arriving absentee ballots cast by U.S. troops overseas should be counted as part of next week’s recount in his 5th District race.

A panel of party insiders, reporters and pundits will gather next week at the University of Virginia to discuss the 2008 presidential, senatorial and congressional elections.

Charlottesville election officials have been given the gift of time

Barack Obama won with wide voting margins in Charlottesville and Albemarle County, painting the metropolitan area a decidedly deeper shade of blue in Tuesday’s historic presidential election.

Though voter numbers were the highest Charlottesville has ever seen during an election, city officials conceded defeat Wednesday in a turnout challenge against Falls Church — and will soon be sending a wagered souvenir bust up to the Northern Virginia city.

The Charlottesville region might not know which candidate won Tuesday’s hard-fought 5th District congressional race until sometime in December.

Of all the politicians this newspaper has encountered, Virgil H. Goode Jr. is among the most sincere in his efforts for constituents and the least caught up in politics and paybacks.

Americans still deserve the right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. And the man to protect those rights is John McCain.

Virginia’s college students may have registered to vote in unprecedented numbers this year, but many won’t have their campus newspapers suggesting who to vote for.

The race between U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr., R-Rocky Mount, and Democratic challenger Tom Perriello continued to intensify Thursday

Republican presidential nominee John McCain’s 96-year-old mother dropped by the Charlottesville region’s GOP campaign office Wednesday

DANVILLE — With one week remaining before voters head to the polls, U.S. Rep. Virgil H. Goode Jr., R-Rocky Mount, and Democratic challenger Tom Perriello clashed Tuesday night in the third and final debate of a fiercely contested campaign.

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has taken a slight lead among Virginia voters, pulling ahead of Republican John McCain in the past two weeks, a new statewide poll has found.

I am deeply upset by the damage to Obama/Warner/Perriello campaign signs here in Nelson County.