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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from the state of Virginia, one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other states' elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Primary elections took place on June 12.[1]

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
← 2016 November 6, 2018 2020 →
All 11 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 4 7
Seats won 7 4
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 3
Popular vote 1,867,061 1,408,701
Percentage 56.69% 42.77%
Swing Increase 7.52% Decrease 5.97%
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold

The state congressional delegation flipped from a 7–4 Republican majority to a 7–4 Democratic majority. Democrats last held a majority of seats in the state in 2010.

Statewide results

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Party Candidates Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Democratic 11 1,867,061 56.69% 7  3 63.64%
Republican 10 1,408,701 42.77% 4  3 36.36%
Libertarian 3 13,995 0.42% 0   0.0%
Write-in 11 4,050 0.12% 0   0.0%
Total 35 3,293,807 100% 11   100%
Statewide popular vote
Democratic
 
 56.69%
Republican
 
 42.77%
Libertarian
 
 0.42%
Write-in
 
 0.12%
House seats
Democratic
 
 63.64%
Republican
 
 36.36%

By district

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Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:[2]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 148,464 44.70% 183,250 55.18% 387 0.12% 332,101 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 139,571 51.05% 133,458 48.81% 371 0.14% 273,400 100.0% Democratic gain
District 3 198,615 91.22% 0 0.00% 19,107 8.78% 217,722 100.0% Democratic hold
District 4 187,642 62.58% 107,706 35.92% 4,506 1.50% 299,854 100.0% Democratic hold
District 5 145,040 46.65% 165,339 53.18% 547 0.18% 310,926 100.0% Republican hold
District 6 113,133 40.21% 167,957 59.69% 287 0.10% 281,377 100.0% Republican hold
District 7 176,079 50.34% 169,295 48.40% 4,429 1.27% 349,803 100.0% Democratic gain
District 8 247,137 76.10% 76,899 23.68% 712 0.22% 324,748 100.0% Democratic hold
District 9 85,833 34.75% 160,933 65.16% 214 0.09% 246,980 100.0% Republican hold
District 10 206,356 56.11% 160,841 43.73% 598 0.16% 367,795 100.0% Democratic gain
District 11 219,191 71.11% 83,023 26.93% 6,036 1.96% 308,250 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 1,867,061 56.36% 1,408,701 42.52% 37,194 1.12% 3,312,956 100.0%

District 1

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2018 Virginia's 1st congressional district election
 
← 2016
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Nominee Rob Wittman Vangie Williams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 183,250 148,464
Percentage 55.2% 44.7%
 
County and independent city results
Wittman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Williams:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Rob Wittman
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Rob Wittman
Republican

See also: Virginia's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Rob Wittman, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

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Wittman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Vangie Williams, strategic planner, professional genealogist, historian, and professional speaker[3]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Edwin Santana, former Marine[4]
  • John Suddarth, army veteran and businessman
Withdrawn
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Results

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Vangie Williams defeated both Edwin Santana and John Suddarth in the Democratic primary becoming the first woman of color to ever win a primary for Congressional office throughout Virginia.[6]

Democratic primary results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Vangie Williams 11,008 40.0
Democratic Edwin Santana 9,059 32.9
Democratic John Suddarth 7,471 27.1
Total votes 27,538 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Vangie Williams (D)

U.S. Senators

U.S. Representatives

Statewide officials

State senate

State delegates

Organizations

Individuals

Debate

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2018 Virginia's 2nd congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Rob Wittman Vangie Williams
1 Oct. 22, 2018 University of Mary Washington [9] P P

Results

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Virginia's 1st congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Wittman (incumbent) 183,250 55.2
Democratic Vangie Williams 148,464 44.7
Write-in 387 0.1
Total votes 332,101 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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2018 Virginia's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Elaine Luria Scott Taylor
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 139,571 133,458
Percentage 51.1% 48.8%
 
County and independent city results
Luria:      50–60%      70–80%
Taylor:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Scott Taylor
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Elaine Luria
Democratic

See also: Virginia's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Scott Taylor, who had represented the district since 2016, ran for re-election. He was elected with 61% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+3. This was one of only two GOP held seats that voted for Democrat Ralph Northam in 2017.

Republican primary

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Campaign

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Taylor was challenged in the Republican primary by former James City County Supervisor Mary Jones, who attacked Rep. Taylor for his moderate stances and because she believed he hadn't backed President Donald Trump's proposals strongly enough.[11]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Endorsements

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Mary Jones

Organizations

  • Americans for Legal Immigration
Scott Taylor

Individuals

Results

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Republican primary results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Taylor (incumbent) 28,515 76.1
Republican Mary Jones 8,982 23.9
Total votes 37,497 100.0

Democratic primary

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Campaign

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The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee supported Elaine Luria, a United States Naval Commander for the nomination.[14]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Karen Mallard, teacher
Declined
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  • Shaun Brown, community activist and nominee for this seat in 2016

Results

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Democratic primary results[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elaine Luria 17,552 62.3
Democratic Karen Mallard 10,610 37.7
Total votes 28,162 100.0

Independents

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Candidates

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Withdrawn
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  • Shaun Brown, community activist and Democratic nominee for this seat in 2016
  • Padraig-Eoin Dalrymple, entrepreneur

General election

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Campaign

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Brown signature fraud
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Roanoke Commonwealth's Attorney Donald Caldwell had been appointed as a special prosecutor to investigate claims that Taylor's aides forged signatures, including those of Delegate Glenn Davis and his wife,[16] on Shaun Brown's petitions to make the ballot as an independent candidate. Taylor had already cut ties with his campaign manager when these irregularities came to light and promised to cooperate with the investigation, and said that the irregularities in the petitions should have no bearing on Brown's right to be on the ballot.[17]

Shaun Brown submitted 2,163 petition signatures which actually went through the verification process. 1,030 of those were considered valid.[16] Democrats asked the Virginia State Board of Elections to remove Brown from the ballot for falling short of the 1,000 signatures required,[18] and filed suit.[19] They also asked Attorney General of Virginia Mark Herring to investigate.[20]

A review of the signatures also revealed that more than 50 Virginia Beach sheriff's employees had signed petition forms at work to get Brown on the ballot during the closing days of the petition drive, when petitioners were scrambling to meet the deadline.[21]

Brown was accused by federal prosecutors of lying to the Federal Election Commission about donating $700,000 to her campaign and bilking the government by falsifying the number of meals her nonprofit fed to needy children, but her trial—in which Brown testified in her own defense and was subjected to a lengthy cross-examination[22]—ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked 11–1.[23] In a new trial the following October, Brown was convicted of fraud conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud and theft of government property.[24] In March, 2019 Brown was sentenced to 3 years in prison.[25]

In September, circuit judge Gregory Rupe ordered Brown off the ballot. Brown subsequently appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court but justices declined to hear her case. The Virginia Attorney General's office argued that it was too late for her to appear on the ballot.[26]

Endorsements

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Scott Taylor (R)

Organizations

Individuals

Elaine Luria (D)

U.S Representatives

Statewide officials

State Senators

State Delegates

Debate

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2018 Virginia's 2nd congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Scott Taylor Elaine Luria
1 Oct. 23, 2018 Hampton Roads
Chamber of Commerce 		Bob Hollsworth [31] P P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Scott
Taylor (R) 		Elaine
Luria (D) 		Undecided
Change Research (D)[32] November 2–4, 2018 710 – 47% 47% 6%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[33] October 18–22, 2018 508 ± 4.6% 45% 42% 13%
Christopher Newport University[34] October 3–12, 2018 798 ± 4.0% 50% 43% 7%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[35] September 26 – October 1, 2018 500 ± 4.5% 49% 41% 10%
Change Research (D)[36] September 26–28, 2018 758 – 46% 46% –
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D-Luria)[37] September 5–8, 2018 404 ± 5.0% 43% 51% –
Public Policy Polling (D)[38] April 16–17, 2018 609 ± 4.0% 48% 42% 10%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[39] Tossup November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[40] Tilt R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] Lean D (flip) November 5, 2018
RCP[42] Lean R November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[43] Tossup November 5, 2018
538[44] Lean R November 7, 2018
CNN[45] Tossup October 31, 2018
Politico[46] Tossup November 4, 2018

Results

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Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elaine Luria 139,571 51.1
Republican Scott Taylor (incumbent) 133,458 48.8
Write-in 371 0.1
Total votes 273,400 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 3

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2018 Virginia's 3rd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Bobby Scott Write-ins
Party Democratic Write-In
Popular vote 198,615 19,107
Percentage 91.2% 8.8%
 
County and independent city results
Scott:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
U.S. Representative before election

Bobby Scott
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Bobby Scott
Democratic

See also: Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+16.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Republican primary

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No Republicans filed

General election

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Scott ran unopposed as no Republican candidates filed for the district.[47]

Results

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Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bobby Scott (incumbent) 198,615 91.2
Write-in 19,107 8.8
Total votes 217,772 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4

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2018 Virginia's 4th congressional district election
 
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2020 →
     
Nominee Donald McEachin Ryan McAdams
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 187,642 107,706
Percentage 62.6% 35.9%
 
County and independent city results
McEachin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
McAdams:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Donald McEachin
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Donald McEachin
Democratic

See also: Virginia's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Donald McEachin, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+10.

Democratic primary

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McEachin ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[48]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Ryan McAdams, pastor
Eliminated in primary
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  • Shion Fenty, fashion designer
Withdrawn
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  • David Leon

Results

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Republican primary results[49]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan McAdams 17,513 72.6
Republican Shion Fenty 6,621 27.4
Total votes 24,134 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Ryan McAdams

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Results

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Virginia's 4th congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald McEachin (incumbent) 187,642 62.6
Republican Ryan McAdams 107,706 35.9
Libertarian Pete Wells 4,233 1.4
Write-in 273 0.1
Total votes 299,854 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5

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2018 Virginia's 5th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Denver Riggleman Leslie Cockburn
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 165,339 145,040
Percentage 53.2% 46.7%
 
 
Riggleman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Cockburn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
U.S. Representative before election

Tom Garrett
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Denver Riggleman
Republican

See also: Virginia's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Tom Garrett, who had represented the district since 2017, did not run for re-election. He was elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+6.

Republican convention

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Garrett announced on May 28, 2018, that he would not run for reelection due to his struggle with alcoholism.[51] Instead of a traditional primary to elect the Democratic and Republican nominees, party delegates voted to hold district conventions instead.

The Republican convention was held on June 2, 2018, less than one week after Garrett announced he would not seek reelection. Denver Riggleman edged out Cynthia Dunbar, who had just lost the Republican nomination in the 6th district just weeks before, in the final round of voting to get the Republican nomination.[52]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated at the convention
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  • Cynthia Dunbar, national GOP committee member
  • Joe Whited, veteran
  • Michael Del Rosso, technology executive
  • Martha Boneta, farmer
  • Michael Webert, state delegate

Democratic convention

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The Democratic convention was held on May 5, 2018. The party delegates chose Leslie Cockburn as the Democratic nominee.[54]

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated at the convention
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General election

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Endorsements

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Denver Riggleman

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Debates

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2018 Virginia's 5th congressional district debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Denver Riggleman Leslie Cockburn
1 Sep. 28, 2018 Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
University of Virginia Center for Effective Lawmaking
University of Virginia College Republicans
University of Virginia University Democrats 		Craig Volden
Gerald Warburg 		[58] P P
2 Oct. 8, 2018 Piedmont Virginia Community College Tyler Hawn [59] P P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Denver
Riggleman (R) 		Leslie
Cockburn (D) 		Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College[60] October 16–22, 2018 501 ± 4.6% 45% 46% 10%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[39] Lean R November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[40] Likely R November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] Lean R November 5, 2018
RCP[42] Tossup November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[43] Lean R November 5, 2018
538[44] Tossup November 7, 2018
CNN[45] Lean R October 31, 2018
Politico[46] Lean R November 4, 2018

Results

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Virginia's 5th congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Denver Riggleman 165,339 53.2
Democratic Leslie Cockburn 145,040 46.7
Write-in 547 0.2
Total votes 310,926 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

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2018 Virginia's 6th congressional district election
 
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2020 →
     
Nominee Ben Cline Jennifer Lewis
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 167,957 113,133
Percentage 59.7% 40.2%
 
County and independent city results
Cline:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Lewis:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Bob Goodlatte
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ben Cline
Republican

See also: Virginia's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Bob Goodlatte, who had represented the district since 1993, did not run for re-election. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+13.

The 6th district was an open seat in 2018, after Goodlatte announced his retirement in November 2017.[61][62]

Republican convention

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Republican delegates decided to hold a party convention instead of the primary to choose their nominee. Eight Republicans ran in the convention in this district, where State Delegate Ben Cline was chosen as the GOP nominee.

Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
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  • Chan Park
Declined
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Jennifer Lewis, hospital liaison
Eliminated in primary
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  • Sergio Coppola
  • Charlotte Moore, former Roanoke County supervisor[67]
  • Peter Volosin, regional planner

Results

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Democratic primary results[68]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Lewis 8,202 47.7
Democratic Peter Volosin 4,678 27.2
Democratic Charlotte Moore 3,175 18.5
Democratic Sergio Coppola 1,150 6.68
Total votes 17,205 100.0

General election

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Results

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Virginia's 6th congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ben Cline 167,957 59.7
Democratic Jennifer Lewis 113,133 40.2
Write-in 287 0.1
Total votes 281,377 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

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2018 Virginia's 7th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Abigail Spanberger Dave Brat
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 176,079 169,295
Percentage 50.3% 48.4%
 
 
Spanberger:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Brat:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Dave Brat
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Abigail Spanberger
Democratic

See also: Virginia's 7th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Dave Brat, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+6.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
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  • Helen Alli, army veteran and small business owner[72]
  • Janelle Noble
  • Joseph B. Walton[73]

Results

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County results
  Spanberger
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  Ward
  •   50–60%
Democratic primary results[74]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Abigail Spanberger 33,210 72.7
Democratic Daniel Ward 12,483 27.3
Total votes 45,693 100.0

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Joe Walton, former chair of the Powhatan Board of Supervisors,[75][76]

General election

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Helen Alli originally was going to run as a Democrat but failed to turn in enough signatures; she then was nominated by the Modern Whig Party but again failed to turn in enough signatures; finally running as a write-in candidate.[77]

Debate

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2018 Virginia's 7th congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Dave Brat Abigail Spanberger
1 Oct. 15, 2018 Culpeper Media Network Jonathan Krawchuk [78] P P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Dave
Brat (R) 		Abigail
Spanberger (D) 		Joe
Walton (L) 		Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College[79] October 30 – November 4, 2018 500 ± 4.6% 46% 44% 2% 9%
Christopher Newport University[80] October 18–27, 2018 871 ± 4.2% 45% 46% 4% 3%
Monmouth University[81] September 15–24, 2018 329 LV ± 5.4% 47% 47% <1% 6%
400 RV ± 4.9% 42% 47% 2% 9%
Normington, Petts & Associates (D)[82] September 18–20, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 47% 47% – 6%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[83] September 10–11, 2018 501 ± 5.0% 47% 43% – 9%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[39] Tossup November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[40] Tossup November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] Lean D (flip) November 5, 2018
RCP[42] Tossup November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[43] Tossup November 5, 2018
538[44] Tossup November 7, 2018
CNN[45] Tossup October 31, 2018
Politico[46] Tossup November 4, 2018

Results

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Virginia's 7th congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Abigail Spanberger 176,079 50.3
Republican Dave Brat (incumbent) 169,295 48.4
Libertarian Joe Walton 4,216 1.2
Write-in 155 0.1
Total votes 349,745 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

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2018 Virginia's 8th congressional district election
 
← 2016
2020 →
     
Nominee Don Beyer Thomas Oh
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 247,137 76,899
Percentage 76.1% 23.7%
 
County and independent city results
Beyer:      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Don Beyer
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Don Beyer
Democratic

See also: Virginia's 8th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Don Beyer, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+21.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Thomas Oh, federal contractor

General election

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Results

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Virginia's 8th congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Beyer (incumbent) 247,137 76.1
Republican Thomas Oh 76,899 23.7
Write-in 712 0.2
Total votes 324,748 100.0
Democratic hold

District 9

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2018 Virginia's 9th congressional district election
 
← 2016
2020 →
     
Nominee Morgan Griffith Anthony Flaccavento
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 160,933 85,833
Percentage 65.2% 34.7%
 
County and independent city results
Griffith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Flaccavento:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Morgan Griffith
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Morgan Griffith
Republican

See also: Virginia's 9th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Morgan Griffith, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+19.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Anthony Flaccavento, farmer, sustainability consultant and nominee for this seat in 2012[85]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Justin Santopietro[85]

Results

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Democratic primary results[86]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Flaccavento 10,756 78.6
Democratic Justin Santopietro 2,921 21.4
Total votes 13,677 100.0

Independents

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Candidates

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  • Scott Blankenship[87]

General election

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Morgan
Griffith (R) 		Anthony
Flaccavento (D) 		Other Undecided
Thirty-Ninth Street Strategies (D-Flaccavento)[88] June 24–28, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 48% 41% 4% 7%

Results

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Virginia's 9th congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Morgan Griffith (incumbent) 160,933 65.2
Democratic Anthony Flaccavento 85,833 34.7
Write-in 214 0.1
Total votes 246,980 100.0
Republican hold

District 10

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2018 Virginia's 10th congressional district election
 
← 2016
2020 →
     
Candidate Jennifer Wexton Barbara Comstock
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 206,356 160,841
Percentage 56.1% 43.7%
 
County and independent city results
Wexton:      50–60%      60–70%
Comstock:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. Representative before election

Barbara Comstock
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Jennifer Wexton
Democratic

Main article: 2018 Virginia's 10th congressional district election
See also: Virginia's 10th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Barbara Comstock, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+1.

Six Democratic candidates, encouraged by the fact that Republican incumbent Barbara Comstock's district voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, submitted the required number of signatures to run for that seat.[89] Republicans believed, however, that given that Comstock was an excellent fundraiser and fierce campaigner, she would be able to keep the seat.[90] April polling was favorable to a generic Democrat against Comstock, although Comstock performed much better in polling when her name was on the ballot against a named Democratic opponent.[91]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Shak Hill, combat pilot[92]

Results

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County and independent city results
  Comstock
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Hill
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results[93]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barbara Comstock (incumbent) 28,287 60.7
Republican Shak Hill 18,311 39.3
Total votes 46,598 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Lindsey Davis Stover, senior advisor to Barack Obama's Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki[95]
  • Dan Helmer, army veteran[96]
  • Alison Friedman, former State Department official[97]
  • Julia Biggins, scientist[98]
  • Paul Pelletier, federal prosecutor[99]
Withdrawn
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  • Kimberly Adams, teacher and former president of the Fairfax County Education Association
  • Shadi Ayyas, physician
  • David Hanson
  • Julien Modica, former president of the JMA Foundation
  • Michael Pomerleano, retired banker
  • Deep Sran, teacher, tech entrepreneur and lawyer
Declined
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Results

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County and independent city results
  Wexton
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Davis Stover
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
Democratic primary results[102]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Wexton 22,405 41.9
Democratic Alison Friedman 12,283 23.0
Democratic Lindsey Davis Stover 8,567 16.0
Democratic Dan Helmer 6,712 12.5
Democratic Paul Pelletier 2,010 3.8
Democratic Julia Biggins 1,513 2.8
Total votes 53,490 100.0

General election

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Campaign

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Patriarchist libertarian Nathan Larson filed to run as an independent,[103] but then withdrew his candidacy on August 13 and endorsed Wexton, calling her "the accelerationist choice";[104] Wexton, through a spokesman, declined the endorsement.[105] Comstock tweeted, "It is good news for all voters in the 10th District that Nathan Larson, a convicted felon who served time in prison for threatening to kill the President and is an admitted pedophile, an admitted rapist, white supremacist, and misogynist, is now off the ballot in the 10th Congressional District."[106]

Debate

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2018 Virginia's 10th congressional district debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Barbara Comstock Jennifer Wexton
1 Sep. 21, 2018 Loudoun County
Chamber of Commerce 		[107] P P

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin
of error 		Barbara
Comstock (R) 		Jennifer
Wexton (D) 		Other Undecided
Washington Post/Schar School[108] October 25–28, 2018 446 ± 6.5% 43% 54% 1% 2%
Washington Post/Schar School[109] October 15–21, 2018 430 ± 6.5% 43% 56% – 1%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[110] October 11–15, 2018 484 ± 4.8% 41% 48% – 11%
Global Strategy Group (D)[111] October 7–9, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 39% 49% – –
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Comstock)[112] October 6–8, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 48% 47% – 5%
Washington Post/Schar School[109] September 19 – October 5, 2018 866 ± 4.0% 43% 55% – 2%
Christopher Newport University[113] September 23 – October 2, 2018 794 ± 4.1% 44% 51% – 5%
Monmouth University[114] September 26–30, 2018 374 ± 5.1% 44% 50% <1% 5%
Monmouth University[115] June 21–24, 2018 338 LV ± 5.3% 41% 50% 3% 6%
400 RV ± 4.9% 39% 49% 2% 10%
DCCC (D)[116] March 20–21, 2018 400 – 43% 46% – –
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Barbara
Comstock (R) 		"Democratic
opponent" 		Other Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[117] October 4–7, 2017 669 ± 3.8% 39% 48% — 13%

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[39] Lean D (flip) November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[40] Tilt D (flip) November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] Lean D (flip) November 5, 2018
RCP[42] Lean D (flip) November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[43] Lean D (flip) November 5, 2018
538[44] Likely D (flip) November 7, 2018
CNN[45] Lean D (flip) October 31, 2018
Politico[46] Lean D (flip) November 4, 2018

Results

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Virginia's 10th congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennifer Wexton 206,356 56.1
Republican Barbara Comstock (incumbent) 160,841 43.7
Write-in 598 0.2
Total votes 367,795 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

District 11

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2018 Virginia's 11th congressional district election
 
← 2016
2020 →
     
Nominee Gerry Connolly Jeff Dove
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 219,191 83,023
Percentage 71.1% 26.9%
 
County and independent city results
Connolly:      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Gerry Connolly
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Gerry Connolly
Democratic

See also: Virginia's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Gerry Connolly, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 88% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+15.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Withdrawn
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  • Jonathan Park

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Jeff Dove, U.S. Army veteran[118]

Libertarian primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Stevan Porter

General election

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Results

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Virginia's 11th congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerry Connolly (incumbent) 219,191 71.1
Republican Jeff Dove 83,023 26.9
Libertarian Stevan Porter 5,546 1.8
Write-in 506 0.2
Total votes 308,266 100.0
Democratic hold

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