United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2016

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United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2016
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia will be held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 11 U.S. Representatives from the state of Virginia, one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries will be held on June 14.

2016 Virginia Redistricting

This image shows the 2016 court-ordered VA Congressional districts.

The Virginia Legislature's 2012 redistricting was found unconstitutional and replaced with a court-ordered redistricting on January 16 2016. [1][2][3][4][5]


District 1

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See also: Virginia's 1st congressional district

Republican Rob Wittman has represented Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007. He was re-elected in 2014 with 63% of the vote.

Wittman has announced that he intends to run for governor in 2017, but will still run for re-election in 2016.[6]

Democratic nomination

A convention was scheduled for May 21 to select a nominee, with a filing deadline of May 7.[7] Bowling Green Town Councilman Matt Rowe was the only candidate to file before the deadline, and was thus automatically nominated.[8]

District 2

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See also: Virginia's 2nd congressional district

Republican Scott Rigell is the incumbent of the 2nd district, which has a PVI of R+2. Rigell was first elected in 2010. Rigell declined to seek re-election.[9] The district encompasses Virginia Beach and surrounding areas.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Potential
Declined

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential
  • Paul Hirschbiel, nominee in 2012[13]
  • Andria McClellan, businesswoman, State Senate candidate in 2013 and Norfolk City Council candidate in 2016[13]
  • Jody Wagner, former State Treasurer, former State Secretary of Finance, nominee in 2000 and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2009[13]
Declined

District 3

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See also: Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Democrat Bobby Scott has represented Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993. He was re-elected in 2014 with 94% of the vote.

Republican primary

Marty Williams, a retired police sergeant and chair of the Chesapeake Planning Commission, is running.[20]

District 4

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See also: Virginia's 4th congressional district

Republican Randy Forbes, first elected in 2001, is the incumbent of the 4th district, but will seek re-election in the 2nd district. The 4th district, which has a PVI of R+4, consists of the southern suburbs of Richmond and the western suburbs of the Hampton Roads area.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Mike Wade, Henrico County Sheriff[21]
Potential
Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential
Declined

District 5

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See also: Virginia's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Robert Hurt, first elected in 2010, is retiring in 2016.[28] The 5th district, which has a PVI of R+5, is the largest district in the state and stretches from Virginia's southern border to the suburbs of Washington, D.C..

Republican nomination

The Republican party will select a nominee at a convention on May 14, with a filing deadline of March 31.[29][30]

Candidates

Declared
  • Michael Del Rosso, technology executive[31]
  • Thomas Garrett, Jr., State Senator[32]
  • Jim McKelvey, real estate developer, candidate in 2010 and State Delegate candidate in 2013[33]
  • Joe Whited, congressional intelligence advisor[34]
Withdrawn
  • Andrew Griffin, former congressional staffer[35][36]

Democratic primary

The Democratic party had scheduled a convention on May 7 to select a nominee.[37] Jane Dittmar, the former Chair of the Albermarle County Board of Supervisors, was the only candidate to file by the filing deadline and so has been declared the Democratic nominee.[30]

Candidates

Declared
Withdrawn
  • Ericke Cage, former congressional aide[37][39]
Declined

District 6

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See also: Virginia's 6th congressional district

Republican Bob Goodlatte has represented Virginia's 6th congressional district since 1993. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote.

Republican primary

Harry Griego, a pilot and Air Force veteran who made a 2015 primary challenge of State Delegate Chris Head, is challenging Goodlatte for the Republican nomination.[42]

Democratic primary

In 2014, Democratic candidate Bruce Elder, a Staunton City Councilman, had to end his campaign after being diagnosed with cancer.[43] Democrats did not field any candidates to challenge Goodlatte for that year's election.[44] No candidates have announced for 2016, but Chris Hurst, a reporter for WDBJ in Roanoke who was the boyfriend of murdered reporter Alison Parker, has reportedly met with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to discuss a potential campaign for this district.[45]

District 7

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See also: Virginia's 8th congressional district

Republican Dave Brat has represented Virginia's 7th congressional district since 2014. He was elected in 2014 with 61% of the vote.

Republican nomination

The Republican party will select a nominee at a convention in May.[46]

District 8

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See also: Virginia's 8th congressional district

Democrat Don Beyer has represented Virginia's 8th congressional district since 2015. He was elected in 2014 with 63% of the vote.

Republican nomination

The Republican party selected a nominee at a convention on May 7.[47]

Two candidates sought the Republican nomination: Charles Hernick, an environmental consultant, and Mike Webb, a retired Army officer.[48][49] Hernick defeated Webb to become the nominee.[50][51]

District 9

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See also: Virginia's 9th congressional district

Republican Morgan Griffith has represented Virginia's 9th congressional district since 2011. He won re-election to a third term in 2014 with 72% of the vote.

Democratic primary

The Democratic party selected retired Army veteran Derek Kitts as the nominee in a May 21 convention. He defeated Bill Bunch, a farmer and retired postal worker.[52] Roanoke Mayor David Bowers considered running but ultimately declined.[53]

District 10

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See also: Virginia's 10th congressional district

Republican Barbara Comstock is the incumbent in the 10th district. In 2015, Comstock succeeded Republican Frank Wolf, who served for 17 terms before choosing to not seek re-election 2014. The 10th district, which has a PVI of R+2, consists of the northernmost portions of the state. Comstock is running for re-election.[54]

Comstock is expected to face LuAnn Bennett, a real estate executive and ex-wife of former Congressman Jim Moran of the neighboring 8th District.[55] Due to the competitiveness of the district and the ability of both candidates to raise large amounts of money, the race is expected to be one of the most heavily contested in the country.[56] Democratic strategist Ellen Qualls said the 10th District is "essentially the swingiest district in the swingiest state."[56]

In the first three weeks of her campaign, Bennett raised $281,000, while Comstock has raised $2 million overall since January 2015.[56][57]

District 11

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See also: Virginia's 11th congressional district

Democrat Gerry Connolly has represented Virginia's 11th congressional district since 2009. He was re-elected in 2014 with 57% of the vote.

Republican nomination

The Republican party declined to nominate a candidate at the district convention on May 14.[58][59]

References

  1. ↑ http://redistricting.dls.virginia.gov/2010/court-ordered-redistricting.aspx
  2. ↑ http://redistricting.dls.virginia.gov/2010/Data/Court%20Ordered%20Redistricting/2016%2001%2007%20Personnhuballah%20v%20Alcorn%20Civil%20Action%20No.%203-13cv678.pdf
  3. ↑ http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/273764-supreme-court-weighs-legality-of-virginia-redistricting
  4. ↑ http://www.rollcall.com/news/supreme_court_allows_virginia_redistricting_to_stand_in_2016-245689-1.html
  5. ↑ http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/article_0ad5053b-6818-5d7e-b96e-c9ce02ad45cb.html
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