Bill Stanley, Bill Bolling/Ken Cuccinelli, Ward Armstrong

Because Virginia is the only state where governors cannot serve consecutive terms, here are today's nominees for Worst Virginians in the World! (An all-politics edition)

First up is state Sen. Bill Stanley. Stanley, R-19th (Campbell, Franklin, and Pittsylvania counties, and Danville), is actually facing Democratic Sen. Roscoe Reynolds in the 20th District (Carroll, Floyd, Grayson, Henry, Patrick, and Wythe counties, Galax and Martinsville), and independent conservative Jeff Evans, since redistricting moved Stanley into the 20th.

During a debate at the Danville-Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce on Friday, the Danville Register & Bee reported, Stanley used the wrong page from the Reagan playbook. He said he hopes to make the region great again and "encouraged people to ask if the region is better now than it was 14 years ago when Reynolds was elected."

That would be two recessions, three presidents, four governors, and seven General Assemblies ago. Stanley wasn't even living in the area then.

If Reynolds has that much power and influence in a state Senate district in rural Virginia, and for such a long period of time, then it's more like the 20th Fiefdom.

Staying in the 20th District, our runners-up are Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling and Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. The Washington Post reported Friday that this dynamic duo are asking independent Jeff Evans to drop out to prevent him from splitting the GOP vote. Republicans need just two seats to win back the Senate and complete a party monopoly on the state government.

Evans told the Post that Cooch has contacted him several times and Bolling once before the deadline to ask him to rescind his candidacy against the major-party nominees. "I have a right to run," Evans said. "It comes down to principle. I will not be run off."

Evans is a preacher, longtime GOP activist, and former Carroll County supervisor and state trooper. He told the Post that he's been told that if he drops out and Republicans win the Senate, he can help choose committee assignments, which would be a very generous reward for someone who is not an elected public servant or party official. Bolling's and Cooch's staffs did not comment on the matter.

Ironically, the Post also reported Friday that Bolling, Cooch, U.S. Majority Leader Eric Cantor, House Speaker Bill Howell, and others have been automatically removed from their local party committees for endorsing an independent in a Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney race.

Not for the Democrats to be left out, our winner is Del. Ward Armstrong. PolitiFact Virginia has been cranking out plenty of rankings lately, and Armstrong, D-9th (Franklin, Henry, and Patrick counties), won his first Pants On Fire rating on Friday for his continual fight against power companies.

Armstrong has criticized Appalachian Power Co. for raising its rates on his constituents nine times in the past four years. In TV ads, he claims that Apco is making "record profits" and lays out online a list of figures to defend that claim, but there's a problem with each: Armstrong cites 2010 total revenues, which is not profit; cites the net income for 2010, even though they were $136.7 million compared to a record $280 million profits in 2003; and that parent company American Electric Power made billions in total revenue in 2010, even though the state does not consider the profits of a parent company when reviewing rate hikes.

Although his push to oppose rate increases is noble and shared by Republicans, PolitiFact points out that the rate hikes are in response to spending on new environmental controls and a higher price of coal. "Armstrong, a lawyer, has been poring over Apco's finances for more than a year and it's mind-boggling to suppose he's in the dark on these things," the fact-checkers found.

That's Ward "Give or take $144 million" Armstrong, today's Worst Virginian in the World!