2012 United States Senate election in Virginia
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The 2012 United States Senate election in Virginia was a high-profile race in which former governors Tim Kaine and George Allen competed for the seat being vacated by retiring Senator Jim Webb.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Senate election
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election in Virginia ⓘ |
| campaignCharacteristic | high-profile race ⓘ |
| candidateBackground |
George Allen was a former Governor of Virginia
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George Allen was a former U.S. Senator from Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Kaine was a former Governor of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| DemocraticNominee | Tim Kaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DemocraticPrimaryCandidate | Tim Kaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| DemocraticPrimaryStatus | unopposed ⓘ |
| electionCycle | 2012 ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2012-11-06 ⓘ |
| electionForOffice |
U.S. Senate seat from Virginia
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United States Senator NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorate | voters in the Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| loser | George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losingParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCandidate |
George Allen
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Tim Kaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | featured two former Virginia governors ⓘ |
| officeContested | Class I United States Senate seat from Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeTermLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| partOf |
2012 United States Senate elections
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2012 United States elections ⓘ |
| previousHolderOfSeat | Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousHolderParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonSeatOpen | retirement of Jim Webb ⓘ |
| RepublicanNominee | George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RepublicanPrimaryCandidate |
Bob Marshall
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E.W. Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamie Radtke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RepublicanPrimaryWinner | George Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingSenator | Tim Kaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingSenatorParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiringIncumbent | Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiringIncumbentParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sameDayAs |
2012 United States House of Representatives elections
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2012 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| seatIncumbent | Jim Webb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatStatus | open seat ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| winner | Tim Kaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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