2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
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Elections in Virginia |
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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.
Statewide results
Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
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No. | % | No. | +/– | % | |||
Democratic | 11 | 1,867,061 | 56.69% | 7 | 3 | 63.64% | |
Republican | 10 | 1,408,701 | 42.77% | 4 | 3 | 36.36% | |
Libertarian | 3 | 13,995 | 0.42% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
Write-in | 11 | 4,050 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.0% | ||
Total | 35 | 3,293,807 | 100% | 11 | 100% |
By district
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:[2]
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
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County and independent city results Wittman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Williams: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Rob Wittman, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.
Republican primary
Wittman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Candidates
Nominee
- Rob Wittman, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Vangie Williams, strategic planner, professional genealogist, historian, and professional speaker[3]
Eliminated in primary
- Edwin Santana, former Marine[4]
- John Suddarth, army veteran and businessman
Withdrawn
- Ryan Sawyers, Prince William County School Board Chair[5]
Results
Vangie Williams defeated both Edwin Santana and John Suddarth in the Democratic primary becoming the first woman of color to ever win a primary for Congressional office throughout Virginia.[6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Vangie Williams | 11,008 | 40.0 | |
Democratic | Edwin Santana | 9,059 | 32.9 | |
Democratic | John Suddarth | 7,471 | 27.1 | |
Total votes | 27,538 | 100.0 |
General election
Endorsements
U.S. Senators
- Tim Kaine, U.S Senator (D-VA)[8][better source needed]
- 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)
Statewide 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)
Organizations
Individuals
- Khizr Khan, Gold Star father
Debate
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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Rob Wittman | Vangie Williams | |||||
1 | Oct. 22, 2018 | University of Mary Washington | [9] | P | P |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rob Wittman (incumbent) | 183,250 | 55.2 | |
Democratic | Vangie Williams | 148,464 | 44.7 | |
Write-in | 387 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 332,101 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 2
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County and independent city results Luria: 50–60% 70–80% Taylor: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Scott Taylor, who had represented the district since 2016, ran for re-election. He was elected with 61% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+3. This was one of only two GOP held seats that voted for Democrat Ralph Northam in 2017.
Republican primary
Campaign
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.[11]
Candidates
Nominee
- Scott Taylor, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Mary Jones, former James City County Supervisor
Endorsements
Organizations
- Americans for Legal Immigration
Individuals
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Scott Taylor (incumbent) | 28,515 | 76.1 | |
Republican | Mary Jones | 8,982 | 23.9 | |
Total votes | 37,497 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
Campaign
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee supported Elaine Luria, a United States Naval Commander for the nomination.[14]
Candidates
Nominee
- Elaine Luria, United States Naval Commander
Eliminated in primary
- Karen Mallard, teacher
Declined
- Shaun Brown, community activist and nominee for this seat in 2016
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elaine Luria | 17,552 | 62.3 | |
Democratic | Karen Mallard | 10,610 | 37.7 | |
Total votes | 28,162 | 100.0 |
Independents
Candidates
Withdrawn
- Shaun Brown, community activist and Democratic nominee for this seat in 2016
- Padraig-Eoin Dalrymple, entrepreneur
General election
Campaign
Brown signature fraud
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,[16] 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.[17]
Shaun Brown submitted 2,163 petition signatures which actually went through the verification process. 1,030 of those were considered valid.[16] Democrats asked the Virginia State Board of Elections to remove Brown from the ballot for falling short of the 1,000 signatures required,[18] and filed suit.[19] They also asked Attorney General of Virginia Mark Herring to investigate.[20]
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.[21]
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[22]—ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked 11–1.[23] In a new trial the following October, Brown was convicted of fraud conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud and theft of government property.[24] In March, 2019 Brown was sentenced to 3 years in prison.[25]
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.[26]
Endorsements
Organizations
Individuals
U.S Representatives
- Donald McEachin, U.S Representative (D-VA-4)[28]
- Bobby Scott, U.S Representative (D-VA-3)
Statewide officials
- Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia[29]
- Justin Fairfax, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia[30]
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)
Debate
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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Scott Taylor | Elaine Luria | |||||
1 | Oct. 23, 2018 | Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce |
Bob Hollsworth | [31] | P | P |
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)[32] | November 2–4, 2018 | 710 | – | 47% | 47% | 6% |
NYT Upshot/Siena College[33] | October 18–22, 2018 | 508 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 42% | 13% |
Christopher Newport University[34] | October 3–12, 2018 | 798 | ± 4.0% | 50% | 43% | 7% |
NYT Upshot/Siena College[35] | September 26 – October 1, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 49% | 41% | 10% |
Change Research (D)[36] | September 26–28, 2018 | 758 | – | 46% | 46% | – |
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D-Luria)[37] | September 5–8, 2018 | 404 | ± 5.0% | 43% | 51% | – |
Public Policy Polling (D)[38] | April 16–17, 2018 | 609 | ± 4.0% | 48% | 42% | 10% |
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[39] | Tossup | November 5, 2018 |
Inside Elections[40] | Tilt R | November 5, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] | Lean D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
RCP[42] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
Daily Kos[43] | Tossup | November 5, 2018 |
538[44] | Lean R | November 7, 2018 |
CNN[45] | Tossup | October 31, 2018 |
Politico[46] | Tossup | November 4, 2018 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Elaine Luria | 139,571 | 51.1 | |||
Republican | Scott Taylor (incumbent) | 133,458 | 48.8 | |||
Write-in | 371 | 0.1 | ||||
Total votes | 273,400 | 100.0 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 3
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County and independent city results Scott: 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+16.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
No Republicans filed
General election
Scott ran unopposed as no Republican candidates filed for the district.[47]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bobby Scott (incumbent) | 198,615 | 91.2 | |
Write-in | 19,107 | 8.8 | ||
Total votes | 217,772 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 4
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County and independent city results McEachin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% McAdams: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democrat Donald McEachin, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+10.
Democratic primary
McEachin ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[48]
Candidates
Nominee
- Donald McEachin, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Ryan McAdams, pastor
Eliminated in primary
- Shion Fenty, fashion designer
Withdrawn
- David Leon
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ryan McAdams | 17,513 | 72.6 | |
Republican | Shion Fenty | 6,621 | 27.4 | |
Total votes | 24,134 | 100.0 |
General election
Endorsements
U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Mike Pence, Vice President[50]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Donald McEachin (incumbent) | 187,642 | 62.6 | |
Republican | Ryan McAdams | 107,706 | 35.9 | |
Libertarian | Pete Wells | 4,233 | 1.4 | |
Write-in | 273 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 299,854 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 5
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Riggleman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Cockburn: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Tom Garrett, who had represented the district since 2017, did not run for re-election. He was elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+6.
Republican convention
Garrett announced on May 28, 2018, that he would not run for reelection due to his struggle with alcoholism.[51] Instead of a traditional primary to elect the Democratic and Republican nominees, party delegates voted to hold district conventions instead.
The Republican convention was held on June 2, 2018, less than one week after Garrett 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.[52]
Candidates
Nominee
- Denver Riggleman, distillery owner[53]
Eliminated at the convention
- Cynthia Dunbar, national GOP committee member
- Joe Whited, veteran
- Michael Del Rosso, technology executive
- Martha Boneta, farmer
- Michael Webert, state delegate
Democratic convention
The Democratic convention was held on May 5, 2018. The party delegates chose Leslie Cockburn as the Democratic nominee.[54]
Candidates
Nominee
- Leslie Cockburn, investigative journalist
Eliminated at the convention
- Roger Dean "RD" Huffstetler, Marine veteran[55]
- Andrew Sneathern, former Albemarle County assistant attorney[56]
General election
Endorsements
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Debates
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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Denver Riggleman | Leslie Cockburn | |||||
1 | Sep. 28, 2018 | Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy University of Virginia Center for Effective Lawmaking University of Virginia College Republicans University of Virginia University Democrats |
Craig Volden Gerald Warburg |
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2 | Oct. 8, 2018 | Piedmont Virginia Community College | Tyler Hawn | [59] | P | P |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Denver Riggleman (R) |
Leslie Cockburn (D) |
Undecided |
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NYT Upshot/Siena College[60] | October 16–22, 2018 | 501 | ± 4.6% | 45% | 46% | 10% |
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[39] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
Inside Elections[40] | Likely R | November 5, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
RCP[42] | Tossup | November 5, 2018 |
Daily Kos[43] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 |
538[44] | Tossup | November 7, 2018 |
CNN[45] | Lean R | October 31, 2018 |
Politico[46] | Lean R | November 4, 2018 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Denver Riggleman | 165,339 | 53.2 | |
Democratic | Leslie Cockburn | 145,040 | 46.7 | |
Write-in | 547 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 310,926 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6
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County and independent city results Cline: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Lewis: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Bob Goodlatte, who had represented the district since 1993, did not run for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+13.
The 6th district was an open seat in 2018, after Goodlatte announced his retirement in November 2017.[61][62]
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
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Mike Desjadon[64]
- Cynthia Dunbar, national GOP committee member
- Chaz Haywood, Rockingham County Clerk of Court[65]
- Ed Justo, lawyer[66]
- Kathryn Lewis, small business owner[66]
- Elliot Pope, businessman[64]
- Douglas Wright, dentist and U.S. Navy veteran[64]
Withdrawn
- Chan Park
Declined
- Bob Goodlatte, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jennifer Lewis, hospital liaison
Eliminated in primary
- Sergio Coppola
- Charlotte Moore, former Roanoke County supervisor[67]
- Peter Volosin, regional planner
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jennifer Lewis | 8,202 | 47.7 | |
Democratic | Peter Volosin | 4,678 | 27.2 | |
Democratic | Charlotte Moore | 3,175 | 18.5 | |
Democratic | Sergio Coppola | 1,150 | 6.68 | |
Total votes | 17,205 | 100.0 |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ben Cline | 167,957 | 59.7 | |
Democratic | Jennifer Lewis | 113,133 | 40.2 | |
Write-in | 287 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 281,377 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
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Spanberger: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Brat: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Dave Brat, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+6.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- David Brat, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Abigail Spanberger, former CIA operations officer[69][70]
Eliminated in primary
- Dan Ward, former U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler pilot[71]
Withdrawn
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Abigail Spanberger | 33,210 | 72.7 | |
Democratic | Daniel Ward | 12,483 | 27.3 | |
Total votes | 45,693 | 100.0 |
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Helen Alli originally was going to run as a Democrat but failed to turn in enough signatures; she then was nominated by the Modern Whig Party but again failed to turn in enough signatures; finally running as a write-in candidate.[77]
Debate
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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Dave Brat | Abigail Spanberger | |||||
1 | Oct. 15, 2018 | Culpeper Media Network | Jonathan Krawchuk | [78] | P | P |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Dave Brat (R) |
Abigail Spanberger (D) |
Joe Walton (L) |
Undecided |
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NYT Upshot/Siena College[79] | October 30 – November 4, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.6% | 46% | 44% | 2% | 9% |
Christopher Newport University[80] | October 18–27, 2018 | 871 | ± 4.2% | 45% | 46% | 4% | 3% |
Monmouth University[81] | September 15–24, 2018 | 329 LV | ± 5.4% | 47% | 47% | <1% | 6% |
400 RV | ± 4.9% | 42% | 47% | 2% | 9% | ||
Normington, Petts & Associates (D)[82] | September 18–20, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 47% | 47% | – | 6% |
NYT Upshot/Siena College[83] | September 10–11, 2018 | 501 | ± 5.0% | 47% | 43% | – | 9% |
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[39] | Tossup | November 5, 2018 |
Inside Elections[40] | Tossup | November 5, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] | Lean D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
RCP[42] | Tossup | November 5, 2018 |
Daily Kos[43] | Tossup | November 5, 2018 |
538[44] | Tossup | November 7, 2018 |
CNN[45] | Tossup | October 31, 2018 |
Politico[46] | Tossup | November 4, 2018 |
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 | |||
Write-in | 155 | 0.1 | ||||
Total votes | 349,745 | 100.0 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 8
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County and independent city results Beyer: 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democrat Don Beyer, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+21.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Don Beyer, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Thomas Oh, federal contractor
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Don Beyer (incumbent) | 247,137 | 76.1 | |
Republican | Thomas Oh | 76,899 | 23.7 | |
Write-in | 712 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 324,748 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 9
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County and independent city results Griffith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Flaccavento: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Morgan Griffith, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+19.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Morgan Griffith, incumbent U.S. Representative[84]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Justin Santopietro[85]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Anthony Flaccavento | 10,756 | 78.6 | |
Democratic | Justin Santopietro | 2,921 | 21.4 | |
Total votes | 13,677 | 100.0 |
Independents
Candidates
- Scott Blankenship[87]
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Morgan Griffith (R) |
Anthony Flaccavento (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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Thirty-Ninth Street Strategies (D-Flaccavento)[88] | June 24–28, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 48% | 41% | 4% | 7% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Morgan Griffith (incumbent) | 160,933 | 65.2 | |
Democratic | Anthony Flaccavento | 85,833 | 34.7 | |
Write-in | 214 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 246,980 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 10
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County and independent city results Wexton: 50–60% 60–70% Comstock: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Barbara Comstock, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+1.
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.[89] Republicans believed, however, that given that Comstock was an excellent fundraiser and fierce campaigner, she would be able to keep the seat.[90] 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.[91]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Barbara Comstock, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Shak Hill, combat pilot[92]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Barbara Comstock (incumbent) | 28,287 | 60.7 | |
Republican | Shak Hill | 18,311 | 39.3 | |
Total votes | 46,598 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jennifer Wexton, state senator[94]
Eliminated in primary
- Lindsey Davis Stover, senior advisor to Barack Obama's Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki[95]
- Dan Helmer, army veteran[96]
- Alison Friedman, former State Department official[97]
- Julia Biggins, scientist[98]
- Paul Pelletier, federal prosecutor[99]
Withdrawn
- Kimberly Adams, teacher and former president of the Fairfax County Education Association
- Shadi Ayyas, physician
- David Hanson
- Julien Modica, former president of the JMA Foundation
- Michael Pomerleano, retired banker
- Deep Sran, teacher, tech entrepreneur and lawyer
Declined
- Dorothy McAuliffe, attorney and former First Lady of the Commonwealth of Virginia[100][101]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jennifer Wexton | 22,405 | 41.9 | |
Democratic | Alison Friedman | 12,283 | 23.0 | |
Democratic | Lindsey Davis Stover | 8,567 | 16.0 | |
Democratic | Dan Helmer | 6,712 | 12.5 | |
Democratic | Paul Pelletier | 2,010 | 3.8 | |
Democratic | Julia Biggins | 1,513 | 2.8 | |
Total votes | 53,490 | 100.0 |
General election
Campaign
Patriarchist libertarian Nathan Larson filed to run as an independent,[103] but then withdrew his candidacy on August 13 and endorsed Wexton, calling her "the accelerationist choice";[104] Wexton, through a spokesman, declined the endorsement.[105] 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."[106]
Debate
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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Barbara Comstock | Jennifer Wexton | |||||
1 | Sep. 21, 2018 | Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce |
[107] | P | P |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Barbara Comstock (R) |
Jennifer Wexton (D) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Washington Post/Schar School[108] | October 25–28, 2018 | 446 | ± 6.5% | 43% | 54% | 1% | 2% |
Washington Post/Schar School[109] | October 15–21, 2018 | 430 | ± 6.5% | 43% | 56% | – | 1% |
NYT Upshot/Siena College[110] | October 11–15, 2018 | 484 | ± 4.8% | 41% | 48% | – | 11% |
Global Strategy Group (D)[111] | October 7–9, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 39% | 49% | – | – |
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Comstock)[112] | October 6–8, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 48% | 47% | – | 5% |
Washington Post/Schar School[109] | September 19 – October 5, 2018 | 866 | ± 4.0% | 43% | 55% | – | 2% |
Christopher Newport University[113] | September 23 – October 2, 2018 | 794 | ± 4.1% | 44% | 51% | – | 5% |
Monmouth University[114] | September 26–30, 2018 | 374 | ± 5.1% | 44% | 50% | <1% | 5% |
Monmouth University[115] | June 21–24, 2018 | 338 LV | ± 5.3% | 41% | 50% | 3% | 6% |
400 RV | ± 4.9% | 39% | 49% | 2% | 10% | ||
DCCC (D)[116] | March 20–21, 2018 | 400 | – | 43% | 46% | – | – |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Barbara Comstock (R) |
"Democratic opponent" |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling (D)[117] | October 4–7, 2017 | 669 | ± 3.8% | 39% | 48% | — | 13% |
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
---|---|---|
The Cook Political Report[39] | Lean D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
Inside Elections[40] | Tilt D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] | Lean D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
RCP[42] | Lean D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
Daily Kos[43] | Lean D (flip) | November 5, 2018 |
538[44] | Likely D (flip) | November 7, 2018 |
CNN[45] | Lean D (flip) | October 31, 2018 |
Politico[46] | Lean D (flip) | November 4, 2018 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jennifer Wexton | 206,356 | 56.1 | ||
Republican | Barbara Comstock (incumbent) | 160,841 | 43.7 | ||
Write-in | 598 | 0.2 | |||
Total votes | 367,795 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |
District 11
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County and independent city results Connolly: 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democrat Gerry Connolly, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 88% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+15.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Gerry Connolly, incumbent U.S. Representative
Withdrawn
- Jonathan Park
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Jeff Dove, U.S. Army veteran[118]
Libertarian primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Stevan Porter
General election
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 | ||
Write-in | 506 | 0.2 | |||
Total votes | 308,266 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
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External links
- Candidates at Vote Smart
- Candidates at Ballotpedia
- Campaign finance at FEC
- Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
Official campaign websites for first district candidates
- Vangie Williams (D) for Congress Archived September 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Rob Wittman (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for second district candidates
- Scott Taylor (R) for Congress Archived May 24, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- Elaine Luria (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for third district candidates
Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates
- Ryan McAdams (R) for Congress Archived March 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
- A. Donald McEachin (D) for Congress
- Pete Wells (L) for Congress
Official campaign websites for fifth district candidates
Official campaign websites for sixth district candidates
Official campaign websites for seventh district candidates
Official campaign websites for eighth district candidates
Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates
- Anthony Flaccavento (D) for Congress Archived December 22, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Morgan Griffith (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for tenth district candidates
Official campaign websites for eleventh district candidates
- Gerry Connolly (D) for Congress
- Jeff Dove (R) for Congress Archived November 14, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
- Stevan Porter (L) for Congress