When did the senator who vacated a U.S. Senate seat which Thomas M. Davis considering a run for in 2008 serve as Secretary of the Navy?
Thomas M. Davis Thomas Milburn "Tom" Davis III (born January 5, 1949) is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Virginia's 11th congressional district in Northern Virginia, and currently serves as the Rector and Professor at George Mason University. Davis was considering a run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by five-term incumbent and fellow Republican John Warner in the 2008 election, but decided against it. He announced on January 30, 2008, that he would not seek reelection to an eighth term. Davis resigned from Congress on November 24, 2008.
United States Senate election in California, 2004 The 2004 United States Senate election in California took place on November 2, 2004 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer ran for re-election and defeated Republican former Secretary of State Bill Jones. Boxer's 6.96 million votes set the all-time record for the most votes cast for one candidate in one state in one election, although it was surpassed by Senator Dianne Feinstein's 7.75 million votes in 2012.