RPV Convention vote tallies
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.
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Finally made it over here.
There were over 10,000 votes, I thought there were only 7000 that made it?
Comment by Loudoun Lady | June 4, 2009
The votes were weighted. There were 10,000-some delegates who registered so that’s the # of votes that were to be accounted for. As I understand it (dimly) that means that each attending delegate would then cast more than 1 vote. (1.5 votes per delegate, or whatever the math works out to be.)
And welcome! I’m glad you made it!
Comment by ricjames | June 4, 2009
Which also means that if you registered, and then did not make it, those in attendance actually got to speak twice as loud. This is where Brownlee lost the race. He soundly carried Fairfax, and came out slightly ahead in Loudoun. He got creamed in Va. Beach.
Comment by The Bulletproof Monk | June 4, 2009
I haven’t seen any county-level reporting. Do you have those #’s?
Comment by Ric James | June 5, 2009
Why purpose is there to weighting the vote?
I’d like to see the county by county talies as well. It doesn’t surprise me on FFx and Loudoun, the LCRC alone was 60-70% for Brownlee. I was the minority.
Comment by Loudoun Lady | June 5, 2009
WHat purpose, not why purpose.
Comment by Loudoun Lady | June 5, 2009
TO be honest, I don’t know. Unless they’re required by bylaws or election laws to have votes cast for all accepted delegates?
Someone have the answer?
Comment by Ric James | June 5, 2009