2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

2012 Virginia's 1st congressional district election

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Candidate Rob Wittman Adam Cook Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 200,845 147,036 Percentage 56.3% 41.2%

County and independent city results Wittman:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Cook:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Rob Wittman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rob Wittman Republican

Republican Rob Wittman, who has represented the 1st District since December 2007, ran for re-election.^[2]

• Rob Wittman, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Adam Cook, lawyer and Air Force reservist^[3]

Gail Parker is the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.

External links

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

2012 Virginia's 2nd congressional district election

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Candidate Scott Rigell Paul Hirschbiel Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 166,231 142,548 Percentage 53.8% 46.1%

County and independent city results Rigell:      50–60% Hirschbiel:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Scott Rigell Republican Elected U.S. Representative Scott Rigell Republican

Republican Scott Rigell, who represented the 2nd District since January 2011, ran for re-election.^[14]

• Scott Rigell, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Paul Hirschbiel, businessman^[15]

• Glenn Nye, former U.S. Representative^[16]

External links

Paul Hirschbiel

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

2012 Virginia's 3rd congressional district election

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Candidate Bobby Scott Dean J. Longo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 259,199 58,931 Percentage 81.3% 18.5%

County and independent city results Scott:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Longo:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bobby Scott Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bobby Scott Democratic

Democrat Bobby Scott, who has represented the 3rd District since 1993, ran for re-election.^[28]

• Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Dean Longo, businessman and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel^[29]

2012 Virginia's 4th congressional district election

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Candidate Randy Forbes Ella Ward Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 199,292 150,190 Percentage 56.9% 42.9%

County and independent city results Forbes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Ward:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Randy Forbes Republican Elected U.S. Representative Randy Forbes Republican

Republican Randy Forbes, who has represented the 4th District since 2001, ran for re-election.

• Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Bonnie Girard, businesswoman^[33]

• Ella Ward, Chesapeake City Council member^[35]

• Joe Elliott, minister from Surry.^[33]

2012 Virginia's 5th congressional district election

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Candidate Robert Hurt John W. Douglass Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 193,009 149,214 Percentage 55.4% 42.9%

County and independent city results Hurt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Douglass:      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Robert Hurt Republican Elected U.S. Representative Robert Hurt Republican

Republican Robert Hurt, who has represented the 5th District since January 2011, ran for re-election.^[39]

• Robert Hurt, incumbent U.S. Representative

John Douglass defeated Peyton Williams in a series of caucuses for the Democratic nomination.^[40]

• John Douglass, retired United States Air Force brigadier general and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy

• Peyton Williams, defense systems engineer and retired Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel^[41]

• Tom Perriello, former U.S. Representative^[42]

Kenneth J. Hildebrandt was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.^[43]

2012 Virginia's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Bob Goodlatte Andy Schmookler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 211,278 111,949 Percentage 65.2% 34.6%

County and independent city results Goodlatte:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Schmookler:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bob Goodlatte Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte Republican

Republican Bob Goodlatte, who has represented the 6th District since 1993, ran for re-election.

• Bob Goodlatte, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Karen Kwiatkowski, farmer and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel^[50]

• Andy Schmookler, author and radio talk show host^[51]

External links

• Point/Counterpoint: Meet your congressional candidates: 6th district, Roanoke Times, September 23, 2012

2012 Virginia's 7th congressional district election

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Candidate Eric Cantor Wayne Powell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 222,983 158,012 Percentage 58.4% 41.4%

County and independent city results Cantor:      50–60%      60–70% Powell:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Eric Cantor Republican Elected U.S. Representative Eric Cantor Republican

Republican Eric Cantor, the U.S. House Majority Leader who has represented the 7th District since 2001, ran for re-election.

• Eric Cantor, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Floyd Bayne, Independent Green candidate for this seat in 2010^[52]

• Wayne Powell, lawyer and former Army officer

• David Hunsicker, real estate businessman and Vietnam War veteran^[53][52]

Vivek Jain, a medical doctor affiliated with the Occupy movement, ran as an independent.

• Complete video of debate, October 1, 2012

External links

• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets'

Floyd Bayne

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission

Wayne Powell

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

2012 Virginia's 8th congressional district election

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Candidate Jim Moran Jay Patrick Murray Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 226,847 107,370 Percentage 64.6% 30.6%

County and independent city results Moran:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Moran Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jim Moran Democratic

Democrat Jim Moran, who has represented the 8th District since 1991, ran for re-election.

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.^[56]

Moran won the primary against Shuttleworth by a sizable margin.

• Jim Moran, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Bruce Shuttleworth, business consultant and former Navy pilot^[57][58]

• Will Radle, a financial advisor^[59][60]

• Jay Patrick Murray, retired army colonel nominee for this seat in 2010^[61]

Janet Murphy was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.

Jason Howell, accountant and author, ran as an Independent.^[62]

2012 Virginia's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Morgan Griffith Anthony Flaccavento Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 184,882 116,400 Percentage 61.3% 38.6%

County and independent city results Griffith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Flaccavento:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Morgan Griffith Republican Elected U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith Republican

Republican Morgan Griffith, who has represented the 9th District since January 2011, ran for re-election.^[67]

• Morgan Griffith, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Anthony Flaccavento, farmer and sustainability consultant

• Jeremiah Heaton, Independent candidate for this seat in 2010^[68]
• Jim Werth, psychology professor at Radford University,^[69]

External links

Anthony Flaccavento

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

2012 Virginia's 10th congressional district election

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Candidate Frank Wolf Kristin Cabral Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 214,038 142,024 Percentage 58.8% 38.8%

County and independent city results Wolf:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Cabral:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Frank Wolf Republican Elected U.S. Representative Frank Wolf Republican

Republican Frank Wolf, who has represented the 10th District since 1981, ran for re-election.^[71]

• Frank Wolf, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Kristin Cabral, attorney^[72]

• John Douglass, retired United States Air Force brigadier general and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy^[73] (running in the 5th district)^[74]

• Jeff Barnett, retired Air Force colonel and nominee for this seat in 2010.^[75]

Kevin Chisholm, an independent and practicing engineer, also qualified for the ballot as an independent candidate.

External links

Kristin Cabral

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

Kevin Chisholm

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

2012 Virginia's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Gerry Connolly Christopher Perkins Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 202,606 117,902 Percentage 61.0% 35.5%

County and independent city results Connolly:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Gerry Connolly Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly Democratic

Democrat Gerry Connolly, who has represented the 11th District since 2009, ran for re-election.^[76] Connolly won the 2010 election by just 981 votes (0.4%).

• Gerry Connolly, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Christopher Perkins, retired army colonel

• Ken Vaughn, traffic engineer^[77]

• Keith Fimian, property inspection company founder and nominee for this seat in 2008 & 2010^[78]

• 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