2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the 11 U.S. Representatives from the state of Virginia, one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other states' elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on June 12.[1] The state congressional delegation flipped from a 7–4 Republican majority to a 7–4 Democratic majority. Democrats last held a majority of seats in the state in 2010.
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Elections in Virginia |
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Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2018[2] | ||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats Before | Seats After | +/– | |
Democratic | 1,867,061 | 56.36% | 4 | 7 | +3 | |
Republican | 1,408,701 | 42.52% | 7 | 4 | -3 | |
Libertarian | 13,995 | 0.42% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Independents/Write-In | 23,157 | 0.70% | 0 | 0 | - | |
Totals | 3,312,914 | 100.00% | 11 | 11 | — |
By district
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:[3]
District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 148,464 | 44.70% | 183,250 | 55.18% | 387 | 0.12% | 332,101 | 100.0% | Republican Hold |
District 2 | 139,571 | 51.05% | 133,458 | 48.81% | 371 | 0.14% | 273,400 | 100.0% | Democratic Gain |
District 3 | 198,615 | 91.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 19,107 | 8.78% | 217,722 | 100.0% | Democratic Hold |
District 4 | 187,642 | 62.58% | 107,706 | 35.92% | 4,506 | 1.50% | 299,854 | 100.0% | Democratic Hold |
District 5 | 145,040 | 46.65% | 165,339 | 53.18% | 547 | 0.18% | 310,926 | 100.0% | Republican Hold |
District 6 | 113,133 | 40.21% | 167,957 | 59.69% | 287 | 0.10% | 281,377 | 100.0% | Republican Hold |
District 7 | 176,079 | 50.34% | 169,295 | 48.40% | 4,429 | 1.27% | 349,803 | 100.0% | Democratic Gain |
District 8 | 247,137 | 76.10% | 76,899 | 23.68% | 712 | 0.22% | 324,748 | 100.0% | Democratic Hold |
District 9 | 85,833 | 34.75% | 160,933 | 65.16% | 214 | 0.09% | 246,980 | 100.0% | Republican Hold |
District 10 | 206,356 | 56.11% | 160,841 | 43.73% | 598 | 0.16% | 367,795 | 100.0% | Democratic Gain |
District 11 | 219,191 | 71.11% | 83,023 | 26.93% | 6,036 | 1.96% | 308,250 | 100.0% | Democratic Hold |
Total | 1,867,061 | 56.36% | 1,408,701 | 42.52% | 37,194 | 1.12% | 3,312,956 | 100.0% |
District 1
Republican Rob Wittman had represented Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007. He was re-elected in 2016 with 60% of the vote. Wittman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Democratic primary
Vangie Williams defeated both Edwin Santana and John Suddarth in the Democratic primary with 39.97% of the vote. With her win, she became the first woman of color to ever win a primary for Congressional office throughout Virginia.[4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vangie Williams | 11,008 | 39.97 | |
Democratic | Edwin Santana | 9,059 | 32.90 | |
Democratic | John Suddarth | 7,471 | 27.13 | |
Total votes | 27,538 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Rob Wittman, incumbent
Endorsements
- U.S. Senators
- Tim Kaine, U.S Senator (D-VA)[7]
- Mark Warner, U.S Senator (D-VA)
- U.S. Representatives
- John Lewis, U.S Representative (D-GA-5)
- Bobby Scott, U.S Representative (D-VA-3)
- Don Beyer, U.S Representative (D-VA-8)
- Gerry Connolly, U.S Representative (D-VA-11)
- State officials
- Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia
- Mark Herring, Attorney General of Virginia
- State senate
- Rosalyn Dance, State Senator (D-16)
- State delegates
- Elizabeth Guzman, State Delegate (D-31)
- Marcus Simon, State Delegate (D-53)
- Jennifer Carroll Foy, State Delegate (D-2)
- Luke Torian, State Delegate (D-52)
- Individuals
- Khizr Khan, Gold Star father
- Susan Platt, Candidate for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 2017
- Organizations
- Equal Vote Local
- National Women's Political Caucus
- American Women's Party
- Moms Demand Action
- Democrats Work For America
- Move On
- National Organization For Women
- Feminist Majority Foundation
- Broader Representation Advocacy Team
- Freethought Equality Fund PAC
- Youth Initiative for National Action
- Vote Pro-Choice
- LGBT Democrats
- SEIU (Virginia 512)
- Virginia AFL-CIO
- Sierra Club
- National Education Association
- Network for Public Education Action
- Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia
- Virginia Democratic Small Business Caucus
- Virginia Democrats Women's Caucus
- Liberal Women of Chesterfield County
- Organizations
- Campaign for Working Families[8]
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 22, 2018
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Wittman (incumbent) | 183,250 | 55.2 | |
Democratic | Vangie Williams | 148,464 | 44.7 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 387 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 332,101 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 2
Republican incumbent Scott Taylor was in a race targeted by the DCCC. This was one of only two GOP held seats that voted for Democrat Ralph Northam in 2017. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee supported Elaine Luria, a United States Naval Commander for the nomination.[10]
Roanoke Commonwealth's Attorney Donald Caldwell had been appointed as a special prosecutor to investigate claims that Taylor's aides forged signatures, including those of Delegate Glenn Davis and his wife,[11] on Shaun Brown's petitions to make the ballot as an independent candidate. Taylor had already cut ties with his campaign manager when these irregularities came to light and promised to cooperate with the investigation, and said that the irregularities in the petitions should have no bearing on Brown's right to be on the ballot.[12]
Shaun Brown submitted 2,163 petition signatures which actually went through the verification process. 1,030 of those were considered valid.[11] Democrats asked the Virginia State Board of Elections to remove Brown from the ballot for falling short of the 1,000 signatures required,[13] and filed suit.[14] They also asked Attorney General of Virginia Mark Herring to investigate.[15]
A review of the signatures also revealed that more than 50 Virginia Beach sheriff's employees had signed petition forms at work to get Brown on the ballot during the closing days of the petition drive, when petitioners were scrambling to meet the deadline.[16]
Brown was accused by federal prosecutors of lying to the Federal Election Commission about donating $700,000 to her campaign and bilking the government by falsifying the number of meals her nonprofit fed to needy children, but her trial—in which Brown testified in her own defense and was subjected to a lengthy cross-examination[17]—ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked 11–1.[18] In a new trial the following October, Brown was convicted of fraud conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud and theft of government property.[19] In March, 2019 Brown was sentenced to 3 years in prison.[20]
In September, circuit judge Gregory Rupe ordered Brown off the ballot. Brown subsequently appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court but justices declined to hear her case. The Virginia Attorney General's office argued that it was too late for her to appear on the ballot.[21]
Candidates
- Elaine Luria, United States Naval Commander
- Karen Mallard, teacher
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Elaine Luria | 17,552 | 62.33 | |
Democratic | Karen Mallard | 10,610 | 37.67 | |
Total votes | 28,162 | 100.0 |

Republican primary
Taylor was challenged in the Republican primary by former James City County Supervisor Mary Jones, who attacked Rep. Taylor for his moderate stances and because she believed he hadn't backed President Donald Trump's proposals strongly enough.[23]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Taylor (incumbent) | 28,515 | 76.05 | |
Republican | Mary Jones | 8,982 | 23.95 | |
Total votes | 37,497 | 100.0 |
Endorsements
- State officials
- Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia[25]
- Justin Fairfax Lieutenant Governor of Virginia[26]
- U.S Representatives
- Donald McEachin, U.S Representative (D-VA-4)[27]
- Bobby Scott, U.S Representative (D-VA-3)
- State Senators
- Lionell Spruill, State Senator (D-5)
- Lynwood Lewis, State Senator (D-6)
- Mamie Locke, State Senator (D-2)
- State Delegates
- Joe Lindsey, State Delegate (D-90)
- Jeion Ward, State Delegate (D-92)
- Steve Heretick, State Delegate (D-79)
- Mike Mullin, State Delegate (D-93)
- Individuals
- Kenny Alexander, Mayor of Norfolk
- Organizations
- Emily's List
- League of Conservation Voters
- End Citizens United
- VoteVets
- Virginia AFL-CIO
- Social Security Works PAC
- SEIU Virginia 512
- 314 Action Fund
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund
- NARAL Pro-Choice America
- Black Economic Alliance
- Giffords PAC
- Humane Society Legislative Fund
- International Union of Operating Engineers
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- National Women's Political Caucus
- Coalition to stop gun violence
- Pride Fund to end gun violence
- Teamsters Local 822
- National Organization for Women’s Political Action Committee
- Asian American Democratic Club
- Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia
- Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
- Organizations
- ClearPath Action Fund
- Log Cabin Republicans
- National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
- National Rifle Association
- Republican Main Street Partnership
- Virginia Society for Human Life[28]
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Scott Taylor (R) |
Elaine Luria (D) |
Undecided |
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Change Research (D) | November 2–4, 2018 | 710 | – | 47% | 47% | 6% |
NYT Upshot/Siena College | October 18–22, 2018 | 508 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 42% | 13% |
Christopher Newport University | October 3–12, 2018 | 798 | ± 4.0% | 50% | 43% | 7% |
NYT Upshot/Siena College | September 26 – October 1, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 49% | 41% | 10% |
Change Research (D) | September 26–28, 2018 | 758 | – | 46% | 46% | – |
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D-Luria) | September 5–8, 2018 | 404 | ± 5.0% | 43% | 51% | – |
Public Policy Polling (D) | April 16–17, 2018 | 609 | ± 4.0% | 48% | 42% | 10% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Elaine Luria | 139,571 | 51.1 | |||
Republican | Scott Taylor (incumbent) | 133,458 | 48.8 | |||
n/a | Write-ins | 371 | 0.1 | |||
Total votes | 273,400 | 100.0 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 3
Democratic incumbent Bobby Scott ran unopposed,[29] as no Republican candidates filed for the district.
Democratic primary
- Bobby Scott, incumbent
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bobby Scott (incumbent) | 198,615 | 91.2 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 19,107 | 8.8 | |
Total votes | 217,772 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
After the 4th district was redrawn by the courts for the 2016 elections, Democratic incumbent Donald McEachin was elected and ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[30]
Democratic primary
- Donald McEachin, incumbent
Candidates
- Ryan McAdams, pastor
- Shion Fenty, fashion designer
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ryan McAdams | 17,513 | 72.57 | |
Republican | Shion Fenty | 6,621 | 27.43 | |
Total votes | 24,134 | 100.0 |
Endorsements
- Federal officials
- Mike Pence, Vice President[32]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Donald McEachin (incumbent) | 187,642 | 62.6 | |
Republican | Ryan McAdams | 107,706 | 35.9 | |
Libertarian | Pete Wells | 4,233 | 1.4 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 273 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 299,854 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
Incumbent Tom Garrett Jr., first elected in 2016, announced on May 28 2018 that he would not run for reelection due to his struggle with alcoholism.[33] Instead of a traditional primary to elect the Democratic and Republican nominees, party delegates voted to hold district conventions instead.
Democratic convention
The Democratic convention was held on May 5, 2018. The party delegates chose Leslie Cockburn as the Democratic nominee.[34]
Candidates
- Leslie Cockburn, investigative journalist
- Roger Dean "RD" Huffstetler, Marine veteran[35]
- Andrew Sneathern, former Albemarle County assistant attorney[36]
Republican convention
The Republican convention was held on June 2, 2018, less than one week after incumbent Tom Garrett Jr. announced he would not seek reelection. Denver Riggleman edged out Cynthia Dunbar, who had just lost the Republican nomination in the 6th district just weeks before, in the final round of voting to get the Republican nomination.[37]
Candidates
- Denver Riggleman, distillery owner[38]
- Cynthia Dunbar, national GOP committeewoman
- Joe Whited, veteran
- Michael Del Rosso, technology executive
- Martha Boneta, farmer
- Michael Webert, state delegate
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 8, 2018
Endorsements
- Federal officials
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Denver Riggleman (R) |
Leslie Cockburn (D) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYT Upshot/Siena College | October 16–22, 2018 | 501 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 46% | 10% |
TargetPoint (R) | October 14–16, 2018 | 406 | – | 48% | 43% | – |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Denver Riggleman | 165,339 | 53.2 | |
Democratic | Leslie Cockburn | 145,040 | 46.6 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 547 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 310,926 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 6
The 6th district was an open seat in 2018, after the Republican incumbent, Bob Goodlatte, representative from the 6th district since 1993, announced his retirement in November 2017.[40][41]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jennifer Lewis | 8,202 | 47.67 | |
Democratic | Peter Volosin | 4,678 | 27.19 | |
Democratic | Charlotte Moore | 3,175 | 18.45 | |
Democratic | Sergio Coppola | 1,150 | 6.68 | |
Total votes | 17,205 | 100.0 |
Republican convention
Republican delegates decided to hold a party convention instead of the primary to choose their nominee. Eight Republicans ran in the convention in this district, where State Delegate Ben Cline was chosen as the GOP nominee.
Candidates
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ben Cline | 167,957 | 59.7 | |
Democratic | Jennifer Lewis | 113,133 | 40.2 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 287 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 281,377 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 7
After Dave Brat upset the former House Majority leader, Eric Cantor, in 2014, Brat won reelection in 2016 with 57% of the vote. Helen Alli originally was going to run as a Democrat but failed to turn in enough signatures; she then was nominated by the Whigs but again failed to turn in enough signatures; finally running as a write-in candidate.[44]
Candidates
- Abigail Spanberger, former CIA operations officer[45][46]
- Dan Ward, former U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler pilot[47]
- Joseph B. Walton[48]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Abigail Spanberger | 33,210 | 72.68 | |
Democratic | Daniel Ward | 12,483 | 27.32 | |
Total votes | 45,693 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- David Brat, incumbent
Debates
- Complete video of debate, October 15, 2018
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dave Brat (R) |
Abigail Spanberger (D) |
Joe Walton (L) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NYT Upshot/Siena College | October 30 – November 4, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.6% | 46% | 44% | 2% | 9% |
Christopher Newport University | October 18–27, 2018 | 871 | ± 4.2% | 45% | 46% | 4% | 3% |
Monmouth University | September 15–24, 2018 | 329 LV | ± 5.4% | 47% | 47% | <1% | 6% |
400 RV | ± 4.9% | 42% | 47% | 2% | 9% | ||
Normington, Petts & Associates (D) | September 18–20, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 47% | 47% | – | 6% |
NYT Upshot/Siena College | September 10–11, 2018 | 501 | ± 5.0% | 47% | 43% | – | 9% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Abigail Spanberger | 176,079 | 50.3 | |||
Republican | Dave Brat (incumbent) | 169,295 | 48.4 | |||
Libertarian | Joe Walton | 4,216 | 1.2 | |||
n/a | Write-ins | 155 | 0.1 | |||
Total votes | 349,745 | 100.0 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 8
In the 8th district, Democrat Don Beyer had served since the 2014 election. Beyer won reelection in 2016 with 68% of the vote.
Democratic primary
- Don Beyer, incumbent
Republican primary
- Thomas Oh, federal contractor
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Don Beyer (incumbent) | 247,137 | 76.1 | |
Republican | Thomas Oh | 76,899 | 23.7 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 712 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 324,748 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
In the 9th district, Republican Morgan Griffith had two Democratic opponents, Anthony Flaccavento and Justin Santopietro, and a Whig opponent, Scott Blankenship,[50] in this strongly Republican district.[51]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony Flaccavento | 10,756 | 78.64 | |
Democratic | Justin Santopietro | 2,921 | 21.36 | |
Total votes | 13,677 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Morgan Griffith, incumbent
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Morgan Griffith (R) |
Anthony Flaccavento (D) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thirty-Ninth Street Strategies (D-Flaccavento) | June 24–28, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 48% | 41% | 4% | 7% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Morgan Griffith (incumbent) | 160,933 | 65.2 | |
Democratic | Anthony Flaccavento | 85,833 | 34.7 | |
n/a | Write-ins | 214 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 246,980 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 10
In the 10th district, six Democratic candidates, encouraged by the fact that Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock's district voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S Presidential Election, submitted the required number of signatures to run for that seat.[53] Republicans believed, however, that given that Comstock was an excellent fundraiser and fierce campaigner, she would be able to keep the seat.[54] April polling was favorable to a generic Democrat against Comstock, although Comstock performed much better in polling when her name was on the ballot against a named Democratic opponent.[55]
Patriarchist libertarian Nathan Larson filed to run as an independent,[56] but then withdrew his candidacy on August 13 and endorsed Wexton, calling her "the accelerationist choice";[57] Wexton, through a spokesman, declined the endorsement.[58] Comstock tweeted, "It is good news for all voters in the 10th District that Nathan Larson, a convicted felon who served time in prison for threatening to kill the President and is an admitted pedophile, an admitted rapist, white supremacist, and misogynist, is now off the ballot in the 10th Congressional District."[59]
Candidates
- Jennifer Wexton, state senator[60]
- Lindsey Davis Stover, senior advisor to Barack Obama's Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki[61]
- Daniel Helmer, army veteran[62]
- Alison Friedman, former State Department official[63]
- Julia Biggins, scientist[64]
- Paul Pelletier, federal prosecutor[65]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jennifer Wexton | 22,405 | 41.89 | |
Democratic | Alison Friedman | 12,283 | 22.96 | |
Democratic | Lindsey Davis Stover | 8,567 | 16.02 | |
Democratic | Dan Helmer | 6,712 | 12.55 | |
Democratic | Paul Pelletier | 2,010 | 3.76 | |
Democratic | Julia Biggins | 1,513 | 2.83 | |
Total votes | 53,490 | 100.0 |
Candidates
- Barbara Comstock, incumbent congresswoman
- Shak Hill, combat pilot[67]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Barbara Comstock (incumbent) | 28,287 | 60.70 | |
Republican | Shak Hill | 18,311 | 39.30 | |
Total votes | 46,598 | 100.0 |
Debates
- Complete video of debate, September 21, 2018
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Barbara Comstock (R) |
Jennifer Wexton (D) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington Post/Schar School | October 25–28, 2018 | 446 | ± 6.5% | 43% | 54% | 1% | 2% |
Washington Post/Schar School | October 15–21, 2018 | 430 | ± 6.5% | 43% | 56% | – | 1% |
TargetPoint (R) | October 14–16, 2018 | 421 | – | 47% | 47% | – | – |
NYT Upshot/Siena College | October 11–15, 2018 | 484 | ± 4.8% | 41% | 48% | – | 11% |
Global Strategy Group (D) | October 7–9, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 39% | 49% | – | – |
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Comstock) | October 6–8, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 48% | 47% | – | 5% |
Washington Post/Schar School | September 19 – October 5, 2018 | 866 | ± 4.0% | 43% | 55% | – | 2% |
Christopher Newport University | September 23 – October 2, 2018 | 794 | ± 4.1% | 44% | 51% | – | 5% |
Monmouth University | September 26–30, 2018 | 374 | ± 5.1% | 44% | 50% | <1% | 5% |
Monmouth University | June 21–24, 2018 | 338 LV | ± 5.3% | 41% | 50% | 3% | 6% |
400 RV | ± 4.9% | 39% | 49% | 2% | 10% | ||
DCCC (D) | March 20–21, 2018 | 400 | – | 43% | 46% | – | – |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jennifer Wexton | 206,356 | 56.1 | ||
Republican | Barbara Comstock (incumbent) | 160,841 | 43.7 | ||
n/a | Write-ins | 598 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 367,795 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 11
In the 11th district, Democratic incumbent Gerry Connolly, who ran unopposed in 2016, faced no primary challengers. However, he faced Republican U.S. Army veteran Jeff Dove in the general election. Also running was Libertarian Stevan Porter.[69]
Democratic primary
- Gerry Connolly, incumbent
Republican primary
- Jeff Dove, veteran
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gerry Connolly (incumbent) | 219,191 | 71.1 | ||
Republican | Jeff Dove | 83,023 | 26.9 | ||
Libertarian | Stevan Porter | 5,546 | 1.8 | ||
n/a | Write-ins | 506 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 308,266 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
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