Below The Beltway

Bob McDonnell led the Republican Party of Virginia out of the wilderness tonight:
Virginians elected Republican Robert F. McDonnell the commonwealth’s 71st governor Tuesday, sweeping the GOP to power and emphatically halting a decade of Democratic advances in the critical swing state.
The former state attorney general handily defeated Democratic state Sen. R. Creigh Deeds throughout the [...]

And, it looks like landslides for all three:
More later, including a lookg at what happened in Northern Virginia and the House of Delegates.

One final poll of the Virginia races:
Three months ago, when SurveyUSA began polling on the Virginia Governor race, Republican Bob McDonnell led Democrat Creigh Deeds by 15 points. Today, 3 months and 7 polls later, McDonnell leads by 18 points, essentially unchanged over the last three SurveyUSA releases, and essentially unchanged since late July.
Today, it’s [...]

The final Public Policy Polling poll of Virginia shows that Virginia Republicans stand to have a lot to celebrate on Tuesday night:
Bob McDonnell leads Creigh Deeds 56-42 in PPP’s final poll of the race.
In a finding that may sum up what happened here 63% of voters in the state think McDonnell made a strong case [...]

There’s little sign of tightening in the Virginia Governor’s Race:
Republican Bob McDonnell appears poised to win the governorship and lead a GOP sweep Tuesday, ending nearly a decade of reverses for his party, according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch Poll.
McDonnell is favored by 53 percent, while Democrat R. Creigh Deeds is preferred by 41 percent — [...]