The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from Virginia, one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected would serve in the 113th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election.
Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2012Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of RepresentativesPartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/– Republican 1,876,760 50.17% 8 8 - Democratic 1,806,025 48.28% 3 3 - Independent Greens 21,712 0.58% 0 0 - Green 2,195 0.06% 0 0 - Independents/Write-In 33,762 0.90% 0 0 - Totals 3,740,455 100.00% 11 11 -
District 1
Republican Rob Wittman, who had represented the 1st District since December 2007, ran for re-election.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Rob Wittman, incumbent U.S. representative
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Adam Cook, lawyer and Air Force reservist
Independent Greens primary Gail Parker was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call, November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball , November 5, 2012 NY TimesHouse Race Ratings, The New York Times, November 4, 2012RCP, November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012
Results
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District 2
Republican Scott Rigell, who had represented the 2nd District since January 2011, ran for re-election.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Scott Rigell, incumbent U.S. representative
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Paul Hirschbiel, businessman
Declined Glenn Nye, former U.S. representative
General election Endorsements
Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferrorScottRigell (R)PaulHirschbiel (D)Undecided Muhlenberg College Institute of Public OpinionMuhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion October 1–2, 2012 766 ±3.5% 44% 32% 24% Public Opinion Strategies (R-Rigell)Public Opinion Strategies (R-Rigell) October 1–2, 2012 400 ±4.9% 54% 39% 15% Benenson Strategy Group (D-Hirschbiel)Benenson Strategy Group (D-Hirschbiel) September 20–23, 2012 400 ±4.9% 49% 40% 11%
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012
Results
External links Paul Hirschbiel
District 3
Democrat Bobby Scott, who had represented the 3rd District since 1993, ran for re-election.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. representative
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Dean Longo, businessman and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012
Results
District 4
Republican Randy Forbes, who had represented the 4th District since 2001, ran for re-election.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Bonnie Girard, businesswoman
Primary results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Ella Ward, Chesapeake City Council member
Eliminated in primary Joe Elliott, minister from Surry
Primary results
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012
Results
District 5
Republican Robert Hurt, who had represented the 5th District since January 2011, ran for re-election.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Robert Hurt, incumbent U.S. representative
Democratic primary John Douglass defeated Peyton Williams in a series of caucuses for the Democratic nomination.
Candidates Nominee John Douglass, retired United States Air Force brigadier general and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy
Eliminated in primary Peyton Williams, defense systems engineer and retired Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel
Declined Tom Perriello, former U.S. representative
Independent Greens primary Kenneth J. Hildebrandt was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012
Results
District 6
Republican Bob Goodlatte, who had represented the 6th District since 1993, ran for re-election.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Bob Goodlatte, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Karen Kwiatkowski, farmer and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel
Primary results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Andy Schmookler, author and radio talk show host
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012
Results
External links , Roanoke Times, September 23, 2012
District 7
Republican Eric Cantor, the U.S. House Majority Leader who had represented the 7th District since 2001, ran for re-election.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Eric Cantor, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Floyd Bayne, Independent Green candidate for this seat in 2010
Primary results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Wayne Powell, lawyer and former Army officer
Withdrawn David Hunsicker, real estate businessman and Vietnam War veteran
Independents Vivek Jain, a medical doctor affiliated with the Occupy movement, ran as an independent.
General election Endorsements
Debates Complete video of debate, October 1, 2012
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012
Results
External links Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets' Floyd Bayne
Wayne Powell
District 8
Democrat Jim Moran, who had represented the 8th District since 1991, ran for re-election.
Democratic primary A controversy erupted when the Democratic Party of Virginia disqualified Moran's primary challenger, Shuttleworth, saying he had fallen 17 signatures short of the 1,000 threshold required. Shuttleworth filed a federal lawsuit; the party then changed course without explanation and allowed Shuttleworth on the ballot.
Moran won the primary against Shuttleworth by a sizable margin.
Candidates Nominee Jim Moran, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary Bruce Shuttleworth, business consultant and former Navy pilot
Withdrawn Will Radle, a financial advisor
Primary results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jay Patrick Murray, retired army colonel nominee for this seat in 2010
Independent Greens primary Janet Murphy was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.
Independents Jason Howell, accountant and author, ran as an Independent.
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012
Results
District 9
Republican Morgan Griffith, who had represented the 9th District since January 2011, ran for re-election.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Morgan Griffith, incumbent U.S. representative
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Anthony Flaccavento, farmer and sustainability consultant
Withdrawn Jeremiah Heaton, Independent candidate for this seat in 2010 Jim Werth, psychology professor at Radford University
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012
Results
External links Anthony Flaccavento
District 10
Republican Frank Wolf, who had represented the 10th District since 1981, ran for re-election.
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Frank Wolf, incumbent U.S. representative
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Kristin Cabral, attorney
Withdrawn John Douglass, retired United States Air Force brigadier general and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy (running in the 5th district)
Declined Jeff Barnett, retired Air Force colonel and nominee for this seat in 2010.
Independents Kevin Chisholm, an independent and practicing engineer, also qualified for the ballot as an independent candidate.
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012
Results
External links Kristin Cabral
Kevin Chisholm
District 11
Democrat Gerry Connolly, who had represented the 11th District since 2009, ran for re-election. Connolly won the 2010 election by just 981 votes (0.4%).
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Gerry Connolly, incumbent U.S. representative
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Christopher Perkins, retired Army colonel
Eliminated in primary Ken Vaughn, traffic engineer
Declined Keith Fimian, property inspection company founder and nominee for this seat in 2008 & 2010
Primary results
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report November 5, 2012 Rothenberg November 2, 2012 Roll Call November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal Ball November 5, 2012 NY Times November 4, 2012RCP November 4, 2012The Hill November 4, 2012
Results
Notes
References
External links Virginia State Board of Elections Official candidate list United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2012 at Ballotpedia Virginia from OurCampaigns.com Virginia Congressional Races in 2012 from Open Secrets (campaign contributions) Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation