FACTOID # 1: The total number of state executions in 2005 was 60: 19 in Texas and 41 elsewhere. The racial split was 19 Black and 41 White.
 
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The South > Virginia > Government

VIRGINIAN GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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2004 Election > Total votes as percentage 58.4% [36th of 51]
2004 Election > Voting age population 4,971,000 [12th of 51]
2004 Election > Youth voter turnout 41% [37th of 41]
Electoral Votes 13 [12th of 51]
Gun Laws > Permits
A permit is not required to purchase a firearm. A permit issued by a circuit court is needed to carry a concealed handgun.
Seats in the House of Representatives 11 seats [12th of 50]
State Attorney General > Party Republican
State Attorney General > Term expires 2,009
State Attorney General > Took office 2,006
State court > Nomenclature > Court of Last Resort
Supreme Court
(previously: Supreme Court of Appeals)
State court > Nomenclature > Intermediate Appellate Court Court of Appeals
Statewide Office party strength > Current Party Strength > Lieutenant Governor Republican
Statewide Office party strength > Current Party Strength > Secretary of State Democratic
Statewide Office party strength > Current Party Strength > Treasurer Democratic
US Presidents by place of primary affiliation > Number 5 [3rd of 18]
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Incumbent Harry F. Byrd, Jr.
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Opposing Candidates
Paul S. Trible, Jr. (Republican) 51.2%
Richard Joseph Davis (Democratic) 48.8%
US Senate elections, 1982 > Election summary > Party
Independent
War Governors' Conference > Results of the meeting > Approval of Declaration Yes
War Governors' Conference > Results of the meeting > Governor Francis H. Pierpont

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SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005.; CIRCLE, The Center for Information and Reasearch on Civic Learning and Engagement; FirstGov Official Government website; Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003; The United States House of Representatives; Wikipedia: State Attorney General; Wikipedia: State court ; Wikipedia: Statewide Office party strength in U.S. states; Wikipedia: List of United States Presidents by place of primary affiliation; Wikipedia: United States Senate elections, 1982; Wikipedia: War Governors' Conference

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