Virginia Democrats have nominated Phil Forgit, a navy vet and a guy who ran a close race for the House of Delegates in a very conservative district back in 2003, as their candidate for the Dec. 12 special election to fill the seat of the late Rep. Jo Ann Davis (R).
On the GOP side, the second ballot results are in, and so far businessman Paul Jost, the chairman of the VA Club For Growth and an ally of ex-Gov. Jim Gilmore (R), is leading the field:
SECOND BALLOTING FINISHED:1) Paul Jost got 126.51 votes
2) Sherwood Bowditch got 105.43 votes.
3) Chuck Davis got 85.30 votes.
4) Delegate Rob Whitman got 82.55 votes.
5) Jim Bowden got 62 votes.
6) Delegate Dick Black got 59 votes.
7) David Caprara got 37 votes. (DROPPED OUT AND ENDORSED DAVIS)
The Shad Plank is keeping up to the minute tabs on all the GOP action. I’m not too familiar with Jost, but given his deep ties with the Club For Growth, I’ll be very intrigued by this race should he be the nominee.
Update: According to Raising Kaine, Republicans have nominated Delegate Rob Wittman. Should Wittman win the special election in December, perhaps former Delegate Al Pollard (D), who recently lost a very close race for the state Senate, might be compelled to run for his old seat in the Virginia House.
a great chance at picking up this seat if Republicans nominate anyone other than Chuck Davis.
wingnut, moderate, maccacca prone?