Republican Senate candidate Jim Gilmore stopped at the party’s Lynchburg headquarters Wednesday to say momentum is swinging his way in the race with Democrat Mark Warner.

ABINGDON, Va. – Former Gov. Jim Gilmore said he wants to help people who are struggling to make ends meet by providing jobs and opportunities.

Former Gov. Jim Gilmore’s campaign claimed this week that enough delegates pledged to Gilmore have been elected to the Republican state nominating convention to guarantee him the nod to run for the U.S. Senate.

RICHMOND — Former Gov. Jim Gilmore, who was criticized for his handling of state finances, was chairman of a Bear Stearns subsidiary set up to market some of its highest-risk securities tied to the home mortgage industry meltdown.