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Jones to succeed Wilder as mayor, but votes remain uncounted
Dwight Clinton Jones will be the city of Richmond’s next mayor after carrying five districts and defeating three other candidates vying for the office.
Students watch as Obama becomes the next U.S. president
More than 150 elated students in the Tyler Haynes Commons embraced, shouted and cried at 11 p.m. EST when television networks announced that Barack Obama would be the next U.S. president.
Photo Gallery: Nov. 4, 2008
In the final days of the 2008 Election, both political parties stormed in and around Richmond trying to muster up support before Tuesday’s contest.
Cautious optimism turns to jubilation during Va. Dems’ party when Obama wins
Toad’s Place’s dimly lit bar and concert hall were packed with 700 people of all races, ages and genders, congregating to watch the candidates cross the electoral finish line.
As results favor Dems, a somber mood at GOP election party
On a night that seemed ominous for conservatives across the country, the tone of Republican election party in Richmond was focused on the few bright victories in the state and looked ahead to potential triumphs in the future.
Live-Blog: 2008 presidential election screening in the Tyler Haynes Commons
The Collegian’s coverage of the 2008 presidential election viewing in the Tyler Haynes Commons.
UR students vote in record numbers at local polls
At 5:45 a.m., a line more than a block-and-a-half long snaked out of the Westhampton Baptist Church voting precinct where 2,200 voters were registered.
On election’s eve, 85,000 in Va. at Obama’s final campaign rally
MANASSAS, Va. — Nearly 22 months of ongoing campaigning ended for Barack Obama Monday night at the Prince William County Fairgrounds, where he made his final campaign stop before Election Day in a county now hotly contested between Democrats and Republicans.
Democratic Va. representatives endorse Obama, Warner at VCU
Virginia Democratic representatives spoke in the theater at VCU’s Student Commons to encourage voter turnout and to endorse Mark Warner and Barack Obama.
Collegian survey shows political divide on campus
The volatile and troubled U.S. economy is the most important issue in University of Richmond students’ choice for president, but they are divided on whom they can trust more to handle it. Still, nearly 40 percent here say their understanding of the financial crisis is “not clear,” according to a recent survey by The Collegian.


