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Mark Obenshain
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Republican Party

Virginia State Senate District 2
Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

1

Predecessor
Prior offices
Virginia State Senate District 26
Successor: Ryan McDougle

Compensation

Base salary

$18,000/year

Per diem

$213/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Virginia Tech, 1984

Law

Lee University, 1987

Personal
Birthplace
Richmond, Va.
Religion
Christian: Presbyterian
Profession
Attorney
Contact

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Mark Obenshain (Republican Party) is a member of the Virginia State Senate, representing District 2. He assumed office on January 10, 2024. His current term ends on January 12, 2028.

Obenshain (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Virginia State Senate to represent District 2. He won in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Biography

Mark Obenshain received a B.A. at Virginia Tech in 1984 and a J.D. at Lee University School of Law in 1987. Obenshain's career experience includes working as an attorney.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Obenshain was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

Obenshain was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Obenshain was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Obenshain served on the following committees:

Virginia committee assignments, 2016
• Courts of Justice, Chair
• Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources
• Commerce and Labor
• Finance
• Rules

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, Obenshain served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Obenshain served on the following committees:

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Obenshain served on the following committees:

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Obenshain served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2023

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia State Senate District 2

Incumbent Mark Obenshain defeated Kathy Beery and Joshua Huffman in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 2 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark Obenshain
Mark Obenshain (R)
 
69.4
 
39,770
Image of Kathy Beery
Kathy Beery (D)
 
28.6
 
16,398
Image of Joshua Huffman
Joshua Huffman (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
1,108
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
60

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 57,336
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Kathy Beery advanced from the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 2.

Republican convention

The Republican convention was canceled. Incumbent Mark Obenshain advanced from the Republican convention for Virginia State Senate District 2.

Endorsements

Obenshain received the following endorsements.

2019

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2019

General election

General election for Virginia State Senate District 26

Incumbent Mark Obenshain defeated April Moore in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 26 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Mark Obenshain
Mark Obenshain (R)
 
64.9
 
36,998
Image of April Moore
April Moore (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.0
 
19,948
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
74

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 57,020
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2015

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2015

Elections for the Virginia State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[2] April Moore was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Mark Obenshain was unopposed in the Republican primary. Obenshain defeated Moore in the general election.[3]

Virginia State Senate, District 26 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMark Obenshain Incumbent 68.9% 25,042
     Democratic April Moore 31.1% 11,308
Total Votes 36,350

2013

See also: Virginia attorney general election, 2013

Obenshain ran for the office of Attorney General of Virginia in 2013. He won the Republican nomination at the party's statewide primary convention on May 18, 2013, and faced Democrat Mark Herring in the general election November 5, 2013.[4][5] When the Virginia State Board of Elections certified the results of the attorney general race on November 25, 2013, Herring was named the winner by a razor-thin margin of 165 votes out of 2.2 million cast.[6][7] Since the margin was equal to or less than 0.5 percent of the total vote, Obenshain was entitled to request a public-financed recount.[8][9][10][11][12] Obenshain conceded the race to Herring on December 18, before the recount court, led by Beverly W. Snukals, could announce the official results.[13]

  • General Election - 2013 Attorney General Race
Recount: Virginia Attorney General General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMark Herring (MOV post-recount +907) 50% 1,105,045
     Republican Mark Obenshain 50% 1,104,138
Total Votes 2,209,183
Election Results Virginia State Board of Elections.
Virginia Attorney General General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMark Herring (MOV pre-recount +165) 49.9% 1,103,777
     Republican Mark Obenshain 49.9% 1,103,612
     N/A Write-In 0.2% 4,892
Total Votes 2,212,281
Election Results via Virginia State Board of Elections.

Recount

On November 25, 2013, the Virginia State Board of Elections certified the results of the attorney general race and declared Mark Herring (D) the winner. According to the certified vote totals, Herring defeated Mark Obenshain (R) by 165 votes out of 2.2 million cast.[14][15][16] A publicly-financed recount was ordered for the week of December 16, and Obenshain conceded on December 18. Judge Beverly W. Snukals oversaw the recount court as it evaluated the ballot submissions from localities. Ultimately, the court upheld Herring's victory. According to the official recount results posted by the Virginia SBE, Herring beat Obenshain by 907 votes.[17][18][19]

Under state election law, the trailing candidate can request a recount if the margin of victory is less than 1 percent. If the margin is over half a percent, the candidate must pay for the recount.[20] Local election boards had until November 19, 2013, to certify their results and pass them onto the Virginia State Board of Elections, which faced a November 25 certification deadline.[21]

A recount in the race for state attorney general was not without recent precedent. In 2005, former Gov. Bob McDonnell ran for the office against Creigh Deeds. The first result showed McDonnell with a victory of 323 votes, out of over 1.9 million votes cast. Deeds went on to file for a recount, which began on December 20, 2005. After preliminary figures revealed 37 additional votes for McDonnell, Deeds conceded, giving McDonnell a 360-vote margin of victory.[20]

In the event of a recount, elections officials double-check and re-add totals from voting machine records. During the 2005 recount, the returns from nine precincts were also examined by hand.[22] A recount cannot begin until the vote is officially certified by the State Board of Elections. After certification, the apparent losing candidate has ten calendar days to file a recount petition with the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond.

The recount court, which determines the procedures of the recount, consists of the Chief Judge of the Circuit Court where the recount petition was filed and two other judges appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. The court then appoints recount officials to represent the respective parties to the recount. Once all the votes cast are recounted, the court certifies the candidate with the most votes as the winner.[23]

Tracking the count

See also: 2013 Recount review: Herring's win seals Democratic sweep in Virginia
See also: Race for Virginia Attorney General remains too close to call

Late Tuesday night of election day—November 5, 2013—Virginia Republican Party Chairman Pat Mullins sent out an email congratulating Mark Obenshain (R), although neither he nor Herring had claimed victory or conceded. "We want to make sure all precincts are accounted for and results are accurate, all absentee ballots are counted and every Virginian who cast a provisional ballot has their voice heard," Herring said.[24] By Friday after election day, results were still inconclusive; it was reported that there were 8,363 absentee ballot requests in Fairfax County, but only 4,168 of those votes were counted. A return percentage of 50.3 was very low when neighboring districts 10 and 11 had a return rate of 88 percent and 86 percent, respectively. With it being a heavily Democratic area, it was expected that the approximately 3,000 ballots that had not been counted were likely to result in Herring taking the lead. Another discrepancy was found in the total number of absentee ballots cast. A pre-election news story by WUSA-9 showed Fairfax County reporting over 24,300 absentee ballots case, while the state Board of Elections’ site had reported just 22,484 absentee ballots cast as of November 7.[25]

By the end of the weekend, it was reported that instead of absentee votes, the main problem in Fairfax began with a malfunctioning optical scan machine in the Mason Governmental Center on Columbia Pike. The machine began on Tuesday in good shape, but stopped working after 710 ballots had been cast. Those ballots were then fed into a working machine, and voting continued on that machine. By the end of the day, that machine produced a total of 2,688 votes. When election results were counted, the county reported the 710 votes instead of the 2,688 votes and left 1,978 votes unreported. Bedford County also found sizable errors and added another 732 votes to the count after election night. The Republican-leaning county added 581 of those votes to Obenshain.[26]

A major battle took place over provisional votes - ballots cast by people who did not have a legally permissible ID at the polls. Voters who cast these ballots had until noon on November 8 to show proper ID to their local election board and explain why they cast a provisional vote. Board of Elections staff also reviewed every provisional vote, and it was up to the Board to accept or reject each ballot.[27] As of the evening of November 11, the Fairfax County Election Board had rejected 138 provisional ballots and accepted 172, with 183 left to evaluate.[28] Just weeks before the election, the State Board of Elections initiated a purge of over 38,000 names from the voter rolls. Some local administrators reported finding hundreds of names that should not have been removed, which may have potentially increased the number of provisional ballots cast.[29] Both campaigns urged voters to certify their ballots to ensure their vote was counted.[30] Taking into account a rule change, the Fairfax County Electoral Board certified its results around midnight of November 12.[31] In the end, the board upheld 271 of the freshly-scrutinized provisional ballots: 160 went to Herring and 103 to Obenshain.[32] This prompted Herring to declare victory in the race, even as Obenshain declined to concede, calling it "the closest statewide election in Virginia history."[33][34]

Herring's initial margin of victory was narrow enough to grant Obenshain, as the losing candidate, the right to request a state-funded recount, which he filed on November 27.[35][36] The recount began on December 16 and Obenshain conceded two days later in a news conference in Richmond. Before the three-member recount court completed the tally, unofficial results on December 18 showed Herring had gained nearly 800 votes.[37] “It’s apparent that our campaign is going to come up a few votes short,” Obenshain told reporters. This outcome gave Democrats control of the office for the first time in almost twenty years.[38][39]


Endorsements

  • The Richmond Times-Dispatch[40]
  • The Republican State Leadership Committee[41]
  • Vietnam veteran Hispanic activists Luis R. Quinonez and Daniel P. Cortez[42]
  • Sheriff Octavia Johnson (R-Roanoke City)[43]
  • Sheriff Jack Stutts (D-City of Franklin and Southampton County)[43]
  • Hampton Roads Business Leaders: Mayor Will Sessoms, Bruce Thompson, Suzzy Kelly, Tom Frantz, and John O. 'Dubby' Wynne[44]

Campaign advertisements

"Mark and Tucker" features Obenshain's daughter touting his record advocating for "mandatory life sentences for child predators and protecting families from abusive spouses." Released September 24, 2013
"Trust" recaps message from the previous ad, further highlighting Obenshain's toughness on handling domestic violence and sex crimes. Released October 1, 2013
In "Truth," supporters praise Obenshain as a prosecutor and protector of woman and families, disputes related attacks from opponent Mark Herring's campaign. Released October 16, 2013
Attorney General of Virginia
Poll Mark Herring (D) Mark Obenshain (R)Not sureMargin of errorSample size
Christopher Newport University Poll of Likely Voters
(October 25-30, 2013)
 43%45%12%+/-3.01,038
Garin Hart Young Poll
(October 22-23, 2013)
 48%45%7%+/-3.5802
Washington Post/Abt-SRBI Poll
(October 24-27, 2013)
 49%46%3%+/-4.5762
Public Policy Poll (Early voters)
(October 19-20, 26-27, 2013)
 54%42%4%+/--1,433
Christopher Newport Poll
(October 1-6, 2013)
 45%42%14%+/-3.1886
Roanoke University Poll
(September 30 - October 5, 2013)
 35%38%26%+/-3.01,046
Public Policy Poll
(July 11-14, 2013)
 38%36%25%+/-4.0601
Roanoke University Poll
(July 8-14, 2013)
 29%33%38%+/-4.3525
Public Policy Poll
(May 24-28, 2013)
 33%32%34%+/-3.8672
AVERAGES 41.56% 39.89% 18.11% +/-2.24 862.78
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.


Campaign finance

Mark Obenshain[45] Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
Post-Primary ReportJuly 15, 2013$68,132.75$479,915.89$(745,285.67)$487,044.36
8 Day Pre-General ReportOctober 28, 2013$320,221.30$2,547,469.22$(2,616,065.77)$251,624.75
Running totals
$3,027,385.11$(3,361,351.44)

Race background

In March 2013, Governing magazine rated Virginia’s open attorney general seat as vulnerable ahead of the election, citing incumbent Republican Ken Cuccinelli 's decision not to seek re-election.[46]

The race to succeed Cuccinelli as attorney general began with contested nomination processes in both parties, with Republicans selecting their nominee at a convention and Democrats holding a primary election. On May 18, 2013, state Sen. Mark Obenshain and state Rep. Rob Bell competed for delegate votes at the state Republican Party closed nominating convention, with Obenshain securing the nomination. On the Democratic side, state Sen. Mark Herring defeated former assistant U.S. attorney Justin Fairfax in the primary election held on June 11, 2013.[47][46][48]

In late October 2013, polls indicated that Mark Herring held a narrow lead over Mark Obenshain in the attorney general race. Several organizations engaged in satellite spending efforts ahead of the November election, including:

The outcome of the election was initially too close to call, but after a recount, Herring won the seat by 907 votes out of 2,209,183 votes cast.

2011

On November 8, 2011, Obenshain won re-election to District 26 of the Virginia State Senate. He was unchallenged in the August 23 primary election and ran unopposed in the November 8 general election.[52]

Campaign themes

2023

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2019

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2013

Obenshain's campaign platform for the 2013 attorney general election focused on opposing "federal overreach," including, but not limited to, the implementation of the Affordable Care Act[53], and coordinating with the state legislature on stricter statewide law enforcement policies targeting drug and sex-related crimes.[54]

2011

Obenshain's campaign website listed the following issues:

  • Holding the Line on Taxes
Excerpt: "Our families already pay too much in taxes – on average, more than they spend on food, clothing, and shelter combined. In these economically trying times, higher taxes and fees would be particularly devastating."
  • Better Schools for Virginia’s Children
Excerpt: "Education is one of the most basic responsibilities of government, and I will continue to make it one of my top priorities. I recognize that state government has an important role to play, but also know that the best decisions are made “on the ground” in our local school divisions and not by education bureaucrats in Richmond."
  • Improving Transportation
Excerpt: "I have been a leading proponent of reforming the Virginia Department of Transportation. I took the lead in calling for an external performance audit of the Department, and I championed the reopening of the rest stops with my colleagues from the Shenandoah Valley."
  • Government Reform
Excerpt: "Simply put, government needs to be run more like a business. Of course, there are distinctions, but , but the degree of inefficiency, duplication, and overhead would astound the most seasoned businessman, and many long-entrenched governmental functions would wither under public scrutiny."
  • Strengthening Public Safety
Excerpt: "As a member of the Senate of Virginia, I have worked hard to provide law enforcement and judges with the tools they need to put criminals behind bars and to enhance penalties for gangs and drug felons."
  • Protecting Private Property Rights
Excerpt: "As co-patron of successful legislation defending the property rights of all Virginians against the Kelo-era expansion of government’s eminent domain power to encompass such nebulous categories as economic development, I have been at the forefront of the property rights battle here in Virginia and will continue to work to enshrine eminent domain reform in the Constitution of Virginia."
  • Defending Second Amendment Rights
Excerpt: "I believe strongly in the preservation of our gun rights in Virginia and have worked alongside the NRA to uphold these rights."
  • Promoting Energy Independence
Excerpt: "I stand in strong support of Virginia’s efforts to tap the significant oil deposits along Virginia’s outer continental shelf in an environmentally sensitive manner, and I will work to ensure that Virginia continues to welcome these many and varied approaches to energy independence.
  • Protecting Valley Values of Faith and Family
Excerpt: "I believe in the sanctity of innocent human life and will stand strong to protect the rights of Virginians from those who would drive all references to God and faith from the public square."

2007

On Nov. 6, 2007, Obenshain won re-election to the 26th District Seat in the Virginia State Senate, defeating opponent Maxine Roles (D).[55]

Obenshain raised $234,105 for his campaign while Roles raised $13,989.[56]

Virginia State Senate, District 26 (2007)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Mark Obenshain (R) 25,955 70.40%
Maxine Roles (D) 10,862 29.46%

Campaign finance summary

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Mark Obenshain campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023Virginia State Senate District 2Won general$1,153,678 $1,132,790
2019Virginia State Senate District 26Won general$795,297 N/A**
Grand total$1,948,975 $1,132,790
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Senate of Virginia, "Mark D. Obenshain," accessed January 8, 2024
    2. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
    3. ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed August 21, 2015
    4. ↑ Mark Obenshain for Attorney General, "Official Campaign Website 2013," accessed December 10, 2012
    5. ↑ The Washington Post, "Va. GOP settles on Cuccinelli, Obenshain and Jackson for November ballot," May 19, 2013
    6. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, " Election Results – General Election – November 5, 2013," accessed November 13, 2013 at 7:40 a.m. CT
    7. ↑ Washington Post, "Obenshain, Herring virtually tied in Virginia attorney general’s race; recount expected," November 6, 2013
    8. ↑ USA Today, "Virginia attorney general race heads to recount," November 27, 2013
    9. ↑ Politico, "Mark Obenshain to request recount in Virginia attorney general race," November 26, 2013
    10. ↑ Politico, "Mark Obenshain weighs recount in Virginia attorney general race," November 25, 2013
    11. ↑ Watchdog Virginia, "Undervotes loom large in AG recount bid," November 27, 2013
    12. ↑ The Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Obenshain lawyer raises possibility of contesting AG race," December 10, 2013
    13. ↑ Washington Post, "Obenshain concedes Virginia attorney general’s race to Herring," December 18, 2013
    14. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, " Election Results – General Election – November 5, 2013," accessed November 25, 2013
    15. ↑ Washington Post, "Herring wins Virginia attorney general race, elections board announces," November 25, 2013
    16. ↑ Blue Virginia, "Attorney General-Elect Herring: "I look forward to serving the people of Virginia as Attorney General," November 25, 2013
    17. ↑ Virginia State Board of Electiona, "2013 Attorney General Recount Race Results," accessed January 10, 2014
    18. ↑ Watchdog Virginia, "Undervotes loom large in AG recount bid," November 27, 2013
    19. ↑ The Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Obenshain lawyer raises possibility of contesting AG race," December 10, 2013
    20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 NYTimes.com: "A Virginia Recount Would Not Come Soon," November 8th, 2006
    21. ↑ MSNBC, Virginia Attorney General race still in limbo, November 7, 2013
    22. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named TCTC
    23. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, " Virginia Recounts and Contests – the Basics," accessed November 6, 2013
    24. ↑ ‘’Newsplex,’’ UPDATE: Attorney General's Race Too Close to Call, November 7, 2013
    25. ↑ Washington Post, Possible discrepancy in Fairfax absentee votes could affect count in AG race, November 7, 2013
    26. ↑ Hampton Roads, Virginia attorney general race narrows further, November 11, 2013
    27. ↑ ‘’Talk Radio News Service,’’ “Provisional Ballot Battle Looms Ahead of Virginia Recount,” November 7, 2013
    28. ↑ Politico, "Tuesday deadline in Virginia AG race," November 11, 2013
    29. ↑ ‘’Washington Post,’’ “ Virginia election officials purging almost 40,000 voters,” October 17, 2013
    30. ↑ ‘’Leesburg Today,’’ “AG’s Race Cound Hinge on Provisional Ballots,” November 7, 2013
    31. ↑ Fairfax County of Virginia, "Statement From Fairfax County Electoral Board on Nov. 9, 2013," accessed November 12, 2013
    32. ↑ Fairfax County Virginia, "Statement From Fairfax County Electoral Board," November 12, 2013
    33. ↑ NBC Washington, "In Va. Attorney General Race, Herring Ahead by 163 Votes," November 12, 2013
    34. ↑ The Charlotte Observer, "Democrat Herring widens lead in Va.'s AG race," November 12, 2013 (dead link)
    35. ↑ Politico, "Mark Obenshain to request recount in Virginia attorney general race," November 26, 2013
    36. ↑ Politico, "Mark Obenshain weighs recount in Virginia attorney general race," November 25, 2013
    37. ↑ Watchdog Virginia, "Undervotes loom large in AG recount bid," November 27, 2013
    38. ↑ Washington Post, Obenshain concedes Virginia attorney general’s race to Herring, December 18, 2013
    39. ↑ Politico, "Mark Obenshain to request recount in Virginia attorney general race," November 26, 2013
    40. ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Editorial: Obenshain for AG," October 20, 2013
    41. ↑ National Journal, "Republicans Move Cash Down-Ballot to Deny Dems the Virginia Sweep," October 21, 2013
    42. ↑ Mark Obenshain for Attorney General 2014, "Press story: Independent Hispanic Activists Endorse Obenshain for Attorney General," October 11, 2013
    43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 Mark Obenshain for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Press story: 59 Virginia Sheriffs Endorse Mark Obenshain for Attorney General," September 29, 2013
    44. ↑ Mark Obenshain for Attorney General 2014 Official campaign website, "Press story: Hampton Roads Business Leaders Endorse Mark Obenshain for Attorney General," October 9, 2013
    45. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "Campaign Finance Report: Obenshain for Attorney General," July 15, 2013
    46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Governing, "The 2013-2014 Attorneys General Races: Who's Vulnerable?" March 25, 2013
    47. ↑ The Washington Post, "Va. GOP settles on Cuccinelli, Obenshain and Jackson for November ballot," May 19, 2013
    48. ↑ Blue Virginia, "Virginia Primary Election Results Live Blog," June 11, 2013
    49. ↑ Politico, "Planned Parenthood targets Mark Obenshain in ad," October 29, 2013
    50. ↑ Politico, "Michael Bloomberg hits Virginia attorney general candidate," October 29, 2013
    51. ↑ Washington Post, "National Republican group gives an additional $660K to Obenshain campaign for Virginia AG," October 26, 2013
    52. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "November 2011 General Election Official Results," accessed May 15, 2014
    53. ↑ The Washington Post, "Virginia GOP picks staunch conservatives as statewide candidates," May 18, 2013
    54. ↑ Mark Obenshain for Attorney General, "Mark's Priorities," accessed May 20, 2013
    55. ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "November 6, 2007 General Election Official Results," accessed May 28, 2014
    56. ↑ Follow the Money, "2007 Campaign contributions," accessed May 28, 2014

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