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| House: 435 seats | Senate: 33 seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOP | Dems | Total | GOP | Dems | Total | |
| Confirmed primary challenges | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Possible primary challenges | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Open seats* | 16 | 21 | 41 | 3 | 6 | 102 |
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2012 election
Race status [edit race status]
Incumbent Scott Rigell Incumbent running? Yes Primary challenge? No primary challenge for incumbent. Cook Political Report Partisan Voting Index R+5 Cook Political Report Race Classification Likely Republican Candidates [edit candidate list]
Links to names in blue have existing profiles, red links need someone to start one.Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Scott Rigell Republican Confirmed candidate FEC Source July 31, 2011 Glenn Nye Democratic Out of race FEC Source July 31, 2011 2010 Candidate & Fmr Congressman Paul Hirschbiel Democratic Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source July 31, 2011 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results [edit election results]
2012 primary winners 2012 general election winner Scott Rigell, Paul Hirschbiel TBD
2010 election
Candidates
Name Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Glenn Nye Democratic Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source April 4, 2009 Chuck Smith Republican Out Media Story Source December 28, 2009 Thelma Drake Republican Out Media Story Source May 16, 2009 Former Congresswoman & 2008 Candidate Ken Stolle Republican Out VA SOS Source June 29, 2010 Did Not File Jeff McWaters Republican Out VA SOS Source June 29, 2010 Did Not File Will Sessoms Republican Out VA SOS Source June 29, 2010 Did Not File Ron Villanueva Republican Out VA SOS Source June 29, 2010 Did Not File Richard Maddox Republican Out VA SOS Source June 26, 2010 Did Not File Kenny Golden Independent Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source July 16, 2010 Scott Rigell Republican Confirmed candidate Campaign Website Source July 12, 2009 Bradley Rees Republican Out Campaign Website Source June 29, 2010 Withdrew Ed Maulbeck Republican Out VA SOS Source June 29, 2010 Lost Primary Ben Loyola Republican Out VA SOS Source June 29, 2010 Lost Primary Bert Mizusawa Republican Out VA SOS Source August 28, 2010 Lost Primary Thomas Wirges Republican Out VA SOS Source November 28, 2009 Did Not File Scott Taylor Republican Out Campaign Website Source June 28, 2010 Lost Primary Jessica Sandlin Republican Out VA SOS Source June 29, 2010 Lost Primary (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2010 primary election winners 2010 general election winner Glenn Nye, Scott Rigell Scott Rigell
2008 election
Incumbent: Thelma Drake
CandidatesName Party Status Reference URL Reference date Reference note Thelma Drake Republican Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 9, 2009 Glenn Nye Democratic Confirmed candidate (source needed) March 9, 2009 (Candidate classification criteria)
Results2008 primary election winners 2008 general election winner Thelma Drake, Glenn Nye Glenn Nye 2008 Presidential election results
Republican Democratic 2000 55% George W. Bush 43% Al Gore 2004 58% George W. Bush 42% John Kerry 2008 49% John McCain 51% Barack Obama
Articles and resources
See also
- Index for all the Virginia congressional districts and candidates.
- The full House 2012 elections report.
- The RaceTracker homepage.
External articles
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