Kenneth Ray "Ken" Plum is a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

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 member of the Virginia House of Delegates

Virginia House of Delegates

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, representing the 36th District since 1982. He earlier served from 1978 through 1980. His district includes a large part of Fairfax County, including the entirety of the town of Reston

Reston, Virginia

Reston is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States, within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The population was 58,404, at the 2010 Census and 56,407 at the 2000 census...

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Plum was selected as chair of the House Democratic caucus on January 14, 2009. He was previously a chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia

Democratic Party of Virginia

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Electoral History

In 2009, Plum defeated Hugh M. Cannon soundly in the general election by almost thirty points.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em ; font-size:95%"
|+ Virginia House of Delegates, District 36: Results 1995 to 2009
!|Year
!
!|Democrat
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!|Republican
!|Votes
!|Pct
!
!Third Party
!Party
!Votes
!Pct
|-
|1995
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| |
| align="right" |10,353
| |65%
|
| |Dan McGuire
| align="right" |5,532
| |35%
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|-
|1997
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| |
| align="right" |11,924
| |58%
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| |Dan McGuire
| align="right" |
| |37%
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| |Gary Alexander
| |Independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

| align="right" |981
| align="right" |5%
|-
|1999
|
| |
| align="right" |10,430
| |62%
|
| |M.N. Pocalyko
| align="right" |5,975
| |35%
|
| |P.L. Thomas
| |Independent

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

| align="right" |463
| align="right" |3%
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|2001
|
| |
| align="right" |16,424
| |99%
|
| |no candidate
| align="right" |
| |
|
| |Write-ins

Write-in candidate

A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person's name. Some states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker with a write-in candidate's name on it to the ballot in lieu...

| |
| align="right" |201
| align="right" |1%
|-
|2003
|
| |
| align="right" |11,803
| |98%
|
| |no candidate
| align="right" |
| |
|
| |Write-ins

Write-in candidate

A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person's name. Some states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker with a write-in candidate's name on it to the ballot in lieu...

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| align="right" |186
| align="right" |2%
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|2005
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| |
| align="right" |16,310
| |79%
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| |no candidate
| align="right" |
| |
|
| |D. E. Ferguson
| |Libertarian

Libertarian Party (United States)

The Libertarian Party is the third largest and fastest growing political party in the United States. The political platform of the Libertarian Party reflects its brand of libertarianism, favoring minimally regulated, laissez-faire markets, strong civil liberties, minimally regulated migration...

| align="right" |4,166
| align="right" |20%
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|2007
|
| |
| align="right" |12,101
| |98%
|
| |no candidate
| align="right" |
| |
|
| |Write-ins

Write-in candidate

A write-in candidate is a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot, but for whom voters may vote nonetheless by writing in the person's name. Some states and local jurisdictions allow a voter to affix a sticker with a write-in candidate's name on it to the ballot in lieu...

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| align="right" |302
| align="right" |2%
|-
|2009

Virginia elections, 2009

The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 2009 general election:*Three statewide offices – Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General – for four-year terms...

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| |
| align="right" |12,893
| |60%
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| |
| align="right" |8,581
| |40%
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External links

• Official website
• Member Bio
• Ken Plum Bio