- Source: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
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.
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
= By district
=Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:
District 1
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
=Wittman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Rob Wittman, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Vangie Williams, strategic planner, professional genealogist, historian, and professional speaker
= Eliminated in primary =
Edwin Santana, former Marine
John Suddarth, army veteran and businessman
= Withdrawn =
Ryan Sawyers, Prince William County School Board Chair
Results
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.
= General election
=Endorsements
Debate
Results
District 2
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
=Campaign
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.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Scott Taylor, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Mary Jones, former James City County Supervisor
Endorsements
Results
= Democratic primary
=Campaign
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee supported Elaine Luria, a United States Naval Commander for the nomination.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Elaine Luria, United States Naval Commander
= Eliminated in primary =
Karen Mallard, teacher
= Declined =
Shaun Brown, community activist and nominee for this seat in 2016
Results
= Independents
=Candidates
= Withdrawn =
Shaun Brown, community activist and Democratic nominee for this seat in 2016
Padraig-Eoin Dalrymple, entrepreneur
= General election
=Campaign
= Brown signature fraud =
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, 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.
Shaun Brown submitted 2,163 petition signatures which actually went through the verification process. 1,030 of those were considered valid. Democrats asked the Virginia State Board of Elections to remove Brown from the ballot for falling short of the 1,000 signatures required, and filed suit. They also asked Attorney General of Virginia Mark Herring to investigate.
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.
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—ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked 11–1. In a new trial the following October, Brown was convicted of fraud conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud and theft of government property. In March, 2019 Brown was sentenced to 3 years in prison.
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.
Endorsements
Debate
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 3
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
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Republican primary
=No Republicans filed
= General election
=Scott ran unopposed as no Republican candidates filed for the district.
Results
District 4
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
=McEachin ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Donald McEachin, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Ryan McAdams, pastor
= Eliminated in primary =
Shion Fenty, fashion designer
= Withdrawn =
David Leon
Results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 5
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
=Garrett announced on May 28, 2018, that he would not run for reelection due to his struggle with alcoholism. 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.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Denver Riggleman, distillery owner
= Eliminated at the convention =
Cynthia Dunbar, national GOP committee member
Joe Whited, veteran
Michael Del Rosso, technology executive
Martha Boneta, farmer
Michael Webert, state delegate
= Democratic convention
=The Democratic convention was held on May 5, 2018. The party delegates chose Leslie Cockburn as the Democratic nominee.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Leslie Cockburn, investigative journalist
= Eliminated at the convention =
Roger Dean "RD" Huffstetler, Marine veteran
Andrew Sneathern, former Albemarle County assistant attorney
= General election
=Endorsements
Debates
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 6
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.
= Republican convention
=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
= Nominee =
Ben Cline, state delegate
= Eliminated in primary =
Mike Desjadon
Cynthia Dunbar, national GOP committee member
Chaz Haywood, Rockingham County Clerk of Court
Ed Justo, lawyer
Kathryn Lewis, small business owner
Elliot Pope, businessman
Douglas Wright, dentist and U.S. Navy veteran
= Withdrawn =
Chan Park
= Declined =
Bob Goodlatte, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Jennifer Lewis, hospital liaison
= Eliminated in primary =
Sergio Coppola
Charlotte Moore, former Roanoke County supervisor
Peter Volosin, regional planner
Results
= General election
=Results
District 7
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
=Candidates
= Nominee =
David Brat, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Abigail Spanberger, former CIA operations officer
= Eliminated in primary =
Dan Ward, former U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler pilot
= Withdrawn =
Helen Alli, army veteran and small business owner
Janelle Noble
Joseph B. Walton
Results
= Libertarian primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Joe Walton, former chair of the Powhatan Board of Supervisors,
= General election
=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.
Debate
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 8
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
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Don Beyer, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Thomas Oh, federal contractor
= General election
=Results
District 9
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
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Morgan Griffith, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Anthony Flaccavento, farmer, sustainability consultant and nominee for this seat in 2012
= Eliminated in primary =
Justin Santopietro
Results
= Independents
=Candidates
Scott Blankenship
= General election
=Polling
Results
District 10
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. Republicans believed, however, that given that Comstock was an excellent fundraiser and fierce campaigner, she would be able to keep the seat. 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.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Barbara Comstock, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Shak Hill, combat pilot
Results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Jennifer Wexton, state senator
= Eliminated in primary =
Lindsey Davis Stover, senior advisor to Barack Obama's Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
Dan Helmer, army veteran
Alison Friedman, former State Department official
Julia Biggins, scientist
Paul Pelletier, federal prosecutor
= Withdrawn =
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 =
Dorothy McAuliffe, attorney and former First Lady of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Results
= General election
=Campaign
Patriarchist libertarian Nathan Larson filed to run as an independent, but then withdrew his candidacy on August 13 and endorsed Wexton, calling her "the accelerationist choice"; Wexton, through a spokesman, declined the endorsement. 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."
Debate
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 11
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
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Gerry Connolly, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Withdrawn =
Jonathan Park
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Jeff Dove, U.S. Army veteran
= Libertarian primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Stevan Porter
= General election
=Results
See also
2018 Virginia elections
References
External links
Candidates at Vote Smart
Candidates at Ballotpedia
Campaign finance at FEC
Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
Official campaign websites for first district candidates
Vangie Williams (D) for Congress Archived September 8, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
Rob Wittman (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for second district candidates
Scott Taylor (R) for Congress Archived May 24, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
Elaine Luria (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for third district candidates
Bobby Scott (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for fourth district candidates
Ryan McAdams (R) for Congress Archived March 13, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
A. Donald McEachin (D) for Congress
Pete Wells (L) for Congress
Official campaign websites for fifth district candidates
Leslie Cockburn (D) for Congress
Denver Riggleman (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for sixth district candidates
Ben Cline (R) for Congress
Jennifer Lewis (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for seventh district candidates
Dave Brat (R) for Congress
Abigail Spanberger (D) for Congress
Joe Walton (L) for Congress
Official campaign websites for eighth district candidates
Don Beyer (D) for Congress
Thomas Oh (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates
Anthony Flaccavento (D) for Congress Archived December 22, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
Morgan Griffith (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for tenth district candidates
Barbara Comstock (R) for Congress
Jennifer Wexton (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites for eleventh district candidates
Gerry Connolly (D) for Congress
Jeff Dove (R) for Congress Archived November 14, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
Stevan Porter (L) for Congress
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