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Liz Stucki, poll worker, hands out “I Voted” stickers at the courthouse precinct poll site - Floyd County High School.

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Election makes history

By Roger Mannon
Staff Writer

Barack Obama made history when he won the Presidential Election Tuesday, becoming the first African-American in history to win the office. Virginia followed the national trend, voting Democratic in a Presidential election for the first time since 1964. Floyd County bucked those trends, going for Republican John McCain by a 59-39 percent margin. McCain carried each precinct, by margins ranging from 55 to 67 percent. Turnout for each precinct was over 66 percent, with 75 percent of the 10,098 registered voters turning out.
Floyd followed the state trend in voting in the U.S. Senate race, picking Democrat Mark Warner over Republican Jim Gilmore 62-36 for the open seat of retiring Senator John Warner. Incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher was unopposed in winning his 13th term to the House of Representatives 9th District.

Total county votes
President: Democratic Party Barack Obama- Joe Biden 2937 (39.1%); Republican Party John McCain-Sarah Palin 4441 (59.2%); Independent Green Party Chuck Baldwin-Darrell Castle 34 (.5%); Libertarian Party Bob Barr-Wayne Root 31 (.4%); Green Party Cynthia McKinney-Rosa Clemente 10 (.1%); Independent Party Ralph Nader-Matt Gonzales 50 (.7%) U.S. Senate: Mark Warner 4607 (62.5%); Jim Gilmore 2649 (36%), Glenda Parker 46 (.6%); William Redpath 65 (.9%) House of Representatives: Rick Boucher 5707 (100%)

Votes by precinct
Locust Grove
President: Obama 510 (39.8%); McCain 756 (58.9%), Baldwin 3 (.2%); Barr 2 (.2%); McKinney 2 (.2%); Nader 10 (.8%) Senate: Warner 833 (64.3%); Gilmore 437 (33.7%); Parker 11 (.8%); Redpath 15 (1.2%), House: Boucher 1077 (100%)

Little River: Obama 638 (42.6%); McCain 832 (55.5%); Baldwin 9 (.6%); Barr 4 (.3%); McKinney 3 (.2%); Nader 12 (.8%) U.S. Senate: Warner 954 (65.3%); Gilmore 495 (33.9%); Parker 13 (.9); Redpath 11 (.5%) House: Boucher 1205 (100%)

Courthouse
President: Obama 576 (43.2%); McCain 739 (55.4%); Baldwin 6 (.4%); Barr 4 (.3%); McKinney 1 (.1%); Nader 8 (.6%) U.S. Senate: Warner 882 (66.5%); Gilmore 434 (32.7%); Parker 9 (.7%): Redpath 7 (.5%) House: Boucher 1110 (100%)

Burks Fork
President: Obama 431 (33.9%); McCain 839 (66.1%); Baldwin 3 (.7%); Barr 10 (2.2%); McKinney 3 (.7%); Nader 11 (1.1%) U.S. Senate: Warner 751 (59.4%); Gilmore 492 (38.9%); Parker 9 (.7); Redpath 12 (.9) House: Boucher 1010 (100%)

Indian Valley
President: Obama 396 (30.6%); McCain 853 (67.7%); Baldwin 10 (.8%); Barr 4 (.3%); McKinney 0 (.0%); Nader 6 (.5%) U.S. Senate: Warner 660 (53.7%); Gilmore 552 (44.9%); Parker 7 (.6%); Redpath 11 (.9%) House: Boucher 918 (100%)

Central Absentee Precinct
President: Obama 398 (47.7%); McCain 422 (50.8%); Baldwin 3 (.4%); Barr 7 (.8%); McKinney 7 (.6%); Nader 3 (.4%) U.S. Senate: Warner 527 (67.7%); Gilmore 239 (30.7%); Parker 3 (.4%); Redpath 9 (1.2%) House: Boucher 622 (100%)