HoodaThunk?

Newly-elected RPV Chairman Pat Mullins sent out an e-mail this morning with the vote tallies for the ballot at the RPV Convention this past weekend. While the tallies became technically meaningless the moment the candidate(s) with the lower counts moved to nominate their opponents by acclaimation, the tallies themselves can be instructive as to which candidate drew how much support. I approve of the Chairman’s release of that information. From his e-mail, I’m copying the vote tallies. I have calculated the percentages based on these numbers and am including them in parentheses beside each tally:

The official vote tally is listed below.  Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to volunteer.

Weighted Vote

Lieutenant Governor- Weighted Total: 10522.69
Bill Bolling: 8799.08 (83.62%)
Patrick Muldoon: 1723.61 (16.38%)

Attorney General- Weighted Total: 10521.38
Ken Cuccinelli: 5980.31 (56.84)
John Brownlee: 3861.46 (36.70%)
Foster: 679.61 (6.46%)
 
State Party Chair- Weighted Total: 10524.01
Pat Mullins: 7346.77 (69.81%)
Bill Stanley: 3177.24 (30.19%)

Bolling and Mullins won their respective races by crushing majorities and that should put the lights out on any argument that they weren’t the clear and obvious choice of the party as a whole.

Ken Cuccinelli’s victory didn’t have that kind of margin but his nearly 57% tally is a clear and commanding one. I’ve already addressed that particular victory here on this blog so there’s no reason to repeat my points. The bottom line is that the 3 nominees for office won clear majorities and enjoy significant support within the RPV.