2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
8
3
Seats won
8
3
Seat change
Popular vote
1,876,760
1,806,025
Percentage
50.17%
48.28%
Swing
3.99%
6.67%
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
Democratic
60–70%
80–90%
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 will 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, 2012[ 1]
Party
Votes
Percentage
Seats Before
Seats 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
2012 Virginia's 1st congressional district election
County and independent city resultsWittman: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% Cook: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Republican Rob Wittman , who has represented the 1st District since December 2007, ran for re-election.[ 2]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Independent Greens primary
Gail Parker is the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia .
General election
Endorsements
Adam Cook (D)
U.S. Senators
Labor unions
Organizations
Results
External links
District 2
2012 Virginia's 2nd congressional district election
County and independent city resultsRigell: 50–60% Hirschbiel: 50–60%
Republican Scott Rigell , who represented the 2nd District since January 2011, ran for re-election.[ 14]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Paul Hirschbiel, businessman[ 15]
Declined
General election
Endorsements
Paul Hirschbiel (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Polling
Predictions
Results
External links
Paul Hirschbiel
District 3
2012 Virginia's 3rd congressional district election
County and independent city results Scott: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Longo: 50–60%
Democrat Bobby Scott , who has represented the 3rd District since 1993, ran for re-election.[ 31]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Bobby Scott (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Results
District 4
2012 Virginia's 4th congressional district election
County and independent city results Forbes: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Ward: 50–60%
Republican Randy Forbes , who has represented the 4th District since 2001, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Bonnie Girard, businesswoman[ 36]
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Joe Elliott, minister from Surry.[ 36]
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Ella Ward (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Results
District 5
2012 Virginia's 5th congressional district election
County and independent city results Hurt: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Douglass: 50–60% 70–80%
Republican Robert Hurt , who has represented the 5th District since January 2011, ran for re-election.[ 42]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Democratic primary
John Douglass defeated Peyton Williams in a series of caucuses for the Democratic nomination.[ 43]
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Independent Greens primary
Kenneth J. Hildebrandt was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia .[ 46]
General election
Endorsements
John Douglass (D)
Executive branch officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Individuals
Predictions
Results
District 6
2012 Virginia's 6th congressional district election
County and independent city results Goodlatte: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Schmookler: 50–60%
Republican Bob Goodlatte , who has represented the 6th District since 1993, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Primary results
County and independent city results 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
General election
Endorsements
Andy Schmookler (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Results
External links
District 7
2012 Virginia's 7th congressional district election
County and independent city results Cantor: 50–60% 60–70% Powell: 50–60%
Republican Eric Cantor , the U.S. House Majority Leader who has represented the 7th District since 2001, ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Withdrawn
Independents
Vivek Jain, a medical doctor affiliated with the Occupy movement , ran as an independent.
General election
Endorsements
Wayne Powell (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Debates
Results
External links
Floyd Bayne
Wayne Powell
District 8
2012 Virginia's 8th congressional district election
County and independent city resultsMoran: 60–70%
Democrat Jim Moran , who has 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.[ 59]
Moran won the primary against Shuttleworth by a sizable margin.
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Independent Greens primary
Janet Murphy was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia .
Independents
Jason Howell, accountant and author, ran as an Independent .[ 65]
General election
Endorsements
Jim Moran (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Results
District 9
2012 Virginia's 9th congressional district election
County and independent city results Griffith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Flaccavento: 50–60%
Republican Morgan Griffith , who has represented the 9th District since January 2011, ran for re-election.[ 70]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Anthony Flaccavento, farmer and sustainability consultant
Withdrawn
General election
Endorsements
Morgan Griffith (R)
Labor unions
Organizations
Anthony Flaccavento (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Results
External links
Anthony Flaccavento
District 10
2012 Virginia's 10th congressional district election
County and independent city results Wolf: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Cabral: 50–60%
Republican Frank Wolf , who has represented the 10th District since 1981, ran for re-election.[ 74]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Kristin Cabral, attorney[ 75]
Withdrawn
Declined
Jeff Barnett, retired Air Force colonel and nominee for this seat in 2010 .[ 78]
Independents
Kevin Chisholm, an independent and practicing engineer, also qualified for the ballot as an independent candidate.
General election
Endorsements
Kristin Cabral (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Results
External links
Kristin Cabral
Kevin Chisholm
District 11
2012 Virginia's 11th congressional district election
County and independent city results Connolly: 50–60% 60–70%
Democrat Gerry Connolly , who has represented the 11th District since 2009, ran for re-election.[ 79] Connolly won the 2010 election by just 981 votes (0.4%).
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Gerry Connolly (D)
Labor unions
Organizations
Results
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External links
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District 1
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