United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2016

United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2016
Virginia
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
All eleven Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 8 3
Elections in Virginia

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.

District 1

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.[1]

Demcoratic primary

A convention will be held on May 21 to select a nominee, with a filing deadline of May 7.[2] Bowling Green Town Councilman Matt Rowe is running.[3]

District 2

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.[4] The district encompasses Virginia Beach and surrounding areas.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Potential
Declined

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential
Declined

District 3

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.[15]

District 4

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
Potential
Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Potential
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District 5

Incumbent Republican Robert Hurt, first elected in 2010, is retiring in 2016.[23] 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 primary

The Republican party will select a nominee at a convention on May 14, with a filing deadline of March 31.[24][25]

Candidates

Declared
Withdrawn

Democratic primary

The Democratic party had scheduled a convention on May 7 to select a nominee.[32] 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.[25]

Candidates

Declared
Withdrawn
Declined

District 6

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.[37]

Democratic primary

In 2014, Democratic candidate Bruce Elder, a Staunton City Councilman, had to end his campaign after being diagnosed with cancer.[38] Democrats did not field any candidates to challenge Goodlatte for that year's election.[39] 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.[40]

District 7

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

Republican primary

The Republican party will select a nominee at a convention in May.[41]

District 8

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

Republican primary

The Republican party will select a nominee at a convention on May 7.[42]

Charles Hernick, an environmental consultant, and Mike Webb, a retired Army officer, are running for the Republican nomination.[43][44]

District 9

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 will select a nominee at a convention in May.[45]

Derek Kitts, a retired Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient, and Bill Bunch, a farmer and retired postal worker, are running for the Democratic nomination.[45][46] Roanoke Mayor David Bowers is considering running.[47]

District 10

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.[48]

Comstock is expected to face LuAnn Bennett, a real estate executive and ex-wife of former Congressman Jim Moran of the neighboring 8th District.[49] 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.[50] Democratic strategist Ellen Qualls said the 10th District is "essentially the swingiest district in the swingiest state."[50]

In the first three weeks of her campaign, Bennett raised $281,000, while Comstock has raised $2 million overall since January 2015.[50][51]

District 11

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

Republican primary

The Republican party will select a nominee at a convention on May 14.[52]

References

  1. ↑ Portnoy, Jenna (December 12, 2015). "GOP congressman Rob Wittman prepares to jump into Va. governor’s race". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Call to Convention 2016" (PDF). Virginia's First Congressional District Committee. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ Feld, Lowell (March 10, 2016). "Announced and Possible Virginia Congressional, Statewide Candidates for 2016 and 2017". Blue Virginia. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ Weiner, Rachel (14 January 2016). "Rep. Scott Rigell retiring in 2017". Washington Post. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Bartel, Bill (January 15, 2016). "Virginia Beach attorney launches bid to replace Rigell in Congress". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Bartel, Bill (February 8, 2016). "Randy Forbes switching districts in 2016 congressional election". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ Bartel, Bill (January 16, 2016). "Del. Scott Taylor announces bid for 2nd District congressional seat". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pathé, Simone (January 14, 2016). "Virginia’s Scott Rigell Not Running for Re-election". Roll Call. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  9. ↑ Davis, Glenn (January 19, 2016). "I never thought about looking at #VA02 and have no intention of it.". Twitter. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Toscano, James (February 1, 2016). "BREAKING: @BillDeSteph endorses @Scotttaylorva for #VA02. Makes pitch for veterans.". Twitter. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  11. ↑ Ress, Dave (January 17, 2016). "Open seat, redistricting, little time: Rigell's departure sets off scramble". Daily Press. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  12. ↑ Gonzales, Nathan L. (January 14, 2016). "Rigell Retirement Shifts Seat Out of Safe for GOP". Roll Call. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  13. ↑ Fredericks, John (January 19, 2016). "Delegate Chris Stolle: I am NOT running for Congress!". Twitter. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  14. ↑ Ress, Dave (March 25, 2016). "Virginia Politics: And the 2nd District Democrats are ...?". Daily Press. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  15. ↑ Bartel, Bill (March 25, 2016). "Chesapeake city planner to run against U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  16. ↑ Nolan, Jim (March 2, 2016). "Henrico Sheriff Wade to run for Congress in redrawn 4th District". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  17. ↑ Fredericks, John (February 8, 2016). "John Fredericks’ Odds on Virginia’s 2nd and 4th Districts". The Bull Elephant. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  18. ↑ Wilmore, J.C. (March 14, 2016). "Donald McEachin to announce Congressional run tomorrow". The Richmonder. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  19. ↑ Hafner, Katherine (March 10, 2016). "Chesapeake's Ella Ward running for Forbes' congressional seat in 4th district". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  20. 1 2 Cain, Andrew (February 8, 2016). "Forbes leaving 4th District to run for Congress in 2nd District". Roll Call. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  21. 1 2 3 Pathé, Simone (December 7, 2015). "Democrats Interested in Virginia’s Fuzzy 4th District Bide Their Time". Roll Call. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  22. ↑ Nolan, Jim (January 5, 2016). ".@GovernorVA right-hand man @LevarStoney tells Dem bigs he is not interested in running for Congress in redrawn VA-4th". Twitter. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  23. ↑ Weiner, Rachel (December 22, 2015). "Va. GOP congressman Robert Hurt retiring at the end of 2016, Republicans say". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  24. ↑ "GOP to use convention to pick 5th District candidate". The Daily Progress. February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  25. 1 2 Suarez, Chris (February 29, 2016). "Dittmar officially becomes only Democrat in race for the 5th". The News & Advance. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  26. ↑ Suarez, Chris (January 4, 2016). "Third Republican announces for Hurt’s seat". The Daily Progress. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  27. ↑ Cain, Andrew (December 23, 2015). "Hurt confirms plan to retire, Garrett declares for seat". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
  28. ↑ Dix, Katrina (December 28, 2015). "Jim McKelvey announces run for Fifth District seat". The News & Advance. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  29. ↑ Rohr, Alex (January 25, 2016). "National intelligence advisor enters race for 5th House of Representative seat". The News & Advance. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  30. ↑ Seal, Dean (February 4, 2016). "Lynchburg man becomes 5th GOP candidate for Hurt’s seat". The Daily Progress. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  31. ↑ Rohr, Alex (March 31, 2016). "Griffin ends bid for 5th District Republican nomination". The News & Advance. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
  32. 1 2 Metcalfe, Trevor (January 25, 2016). "Ericke Cage drops out of 5th District race". Danville Register & Bee. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  33. ↑ "Dittmar to run against Hurt in 5th District". The Daily Progress. September 16, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Halifax native to make bid for Congress". The Gazette-Virginian. April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  35. ↑ Collins, Paul (January 1, 2016). "Armstrong ‘not considering’ run for Congress". Martinsville Bulletin. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  36. ↑ Cain, Andrew (January 19, 2016). "Todd Haymore won't run for Rep. Robert Hurt's seat". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  37. ↑ Petska, Alicia (January 5, 2016). "Challengers emerge for Congressmen Bob Goodlatte, Morgan Griffith". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  38. ↑ "Bruce Elder ends congressional campaign: Fighting cancer". Augusta Free Press. February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  39. ↑ Ponton, Brendan (May 14, 2014). "Democrats Not Challenging Goodlatte in 6th District". WHSV-TV. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  40. ↑ Pergram, Chad (December 17, 2015). "Boyfriend of murdered TV reporter floats House bid". Fox News. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  41. ↑ Albertson, Steve (January 31, 2016). "7th District GOP chooses convention for Congressional seat nomination". The Bull Elephant. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  42. ↑ "2016 Congressional nominee will be selected by convention". Virginia's 8th District Republican Committee. January 18, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  43. ↑ "New GOP Congressional Hopeful: An International Environmental Consultant". ARLNow. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  44. ↑ "Arlington Republican Emerges to Challenge Rep. Don Beyer in 2016". ARLNow. December 23, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  45. 1 2 Gangloff, Mike (January 27, 2016). "Purple Heart recipient enters 9th District race". The Roanoke Times. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  46. ↑ Talbert, Jim (December 31, 2015). "Tazewell man seeking Democratic nomination for Congress". Southwest Virginia Today. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  47. ↑ Lucas, Rachel (January 6, 2016). "Roanoke Mayor David Bowers to consider run for Congress in 9th district". WSLS-TV. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  48. ↑ "Virginia’s Rep. Barbara Comstock has raised $1 million for reelection Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google Plus Share via Email More Options Resize Text Print Article Comments 20". Washington Post. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  49. ↑ LuAnn Bennett declares congressional bid against Barbara Comstock
  50. 1 2 3 Outrunning Bellwethers and Coattails in a Swing State
  51. ↑ Barbara Comstock challenger LuAnn Bennett raises $281,000 in three weeks
  52. ↑ "11th Congressional District Republican Committee Press Release Regarding Call to Convention". Facebook. January 26, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.

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