2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
All 11 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 50–59% 60–69% 70–79% 90>%	Republican 50–59% 60–69%

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] 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.

Overview[]

United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2018^[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Democratic	1,867,061	56.36%	4	7	+3
	Republican	1,408,701	42.52%	7	4	-3
	Libertarian	13,995	0.42%	0	0	-
	Independents/Write-In	23,157	0.70%	0	0	-
Totals		3,312,914	100.00%	11	11	—

By district[]

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:^[3]

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[]

Republican Rob Wittman had represented Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007. He was re-elected in 2016 with 60% of the vote. Wittman was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary[]

Vangie Williams defeated both Edwin Santana and John Suddarth in the Democratic primary with 39.97% of the vote. With her win, she became the first woman of color to ever win a primary for Congressional office throughout Virginia.^[4]

Candidates[]

Edwin Santana, former Marine
Vangie Williams, Strategic Planner
John Suddarth

^[5]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vangie Williams	11,008	39.97
	Democratic	Edwin Santana	9,059	32.90
	Democratic	John Suddarth	7,471	27.13
Total votes			27,538	100.0

Republican primary[]

Rob Wittman, incumbent

General election[]

Endorsements[]

Vangie Williams

U.S. Senators

Tim Kaine, U.S Senator (D-VA)^[7]
Mark Warner, U.S Senator (D-VA)

U.S. Representatives

John Lewis, U.S Representative (D-GA-5)
Bobby Scott, U.S Representative (D-VA-3)
Don Beyer, U.S Representative (D-VA-8)
Gerry Connolly, U.S Representative (D-VA-11)

State officials

Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia
Mark Herring, Attorney General of Virginia

State senate

Rosalyn Dance, State Senator (D-16)

State delegates

Elizabeth Guzman, State Delegate (D-31)
Marcus Simon, State Delegate (D-53)
Jennifer Carroll Foy, State Delegate (D-2)
Luke Torian, State Delegate (D-52)

Individuals

Khizr Khan, Gold Star father

Organizations

Liberal Women of Chesterfield County

Debates[]

Complete video of debate, October 22, 2018

Results[]

Virginia's 1st congressional district, 2018^[8]
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[]

Republican incumbent Scott Taylor was in a race targeted by the DCCC. This was one of only two GOP held seats that voted for Democrat Ralph Northam in 2017. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee supported Elaine Luria, a United States Naval Commander for the nomination.^[9]

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,^[10] 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.^[11]

Shaun Brown submitted 2,163 petition signatures which actually went through the verification process. 1,030 of those were considered valid.^[10] Democrats asked the Virginia State Board of Elections to remove Brown from the ballot for falling short of the 1,000 signatures required,^[12] and filed suit.^[13] They also asked Attorney General of Virginia Mark Herring to investigate.^[14]

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.^[15]

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^[16]—ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked 11–1.^[17] In a new trial the following October, Brown was convicted of fraud conspiracy, two counts of wire fraud and theft of government property.^[18] In March, 2019 Brown was sentenced to 3 years in prison.^[19]

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.^[20]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Elaine Luria, United States Naval Commander
Karen Mallard, teacher

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elaine Luria	17,552	62.33
	Democratic	Karen Mallard	10,610	37.67
Total votes			28,162	100.0

Results by county-level division

Republican primary[]

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.^[22]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Taylor (incumbent)	28,515	76.05
	Republican	Mary Jones	8,982	23.95
Total votes			37,497	100.0

General election[]

Endorsements[]

Elaine Luria

State officials

Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia^[24]
Justin Fairfax Lieutenant Governor of Virginia^[25]

U.S Representatives

Donald McEachin, U.S Representative (D-VA-4)^[26]
Bobby Scott, U.S Representative (D-VA-3)

State Senators

Lionell Spruill, State Senator (D-5)
Lynwood Lewis, State Senator (D-6)
Mamie Locke, State Senator (D-2)

State Delegates

Joe Lindsey, State Delegate (D-90)
Jeion Ward, State Delegate (D-92)
Steve Heretick, State Delegate (D-79)
Mike Mullin, State Delegate (D-93)

Scott Taylor

Organizations

Virginia Society for Human Life^[27]

Polling[]

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

Results[]

Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 2018^[8]
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[]

Democratic incumbent Bobby Scott ran unopposed,^[28] as no Republican candidates filed for the district.

Democratic primary[]

Bobby Scott, incumbent

General election[]

Results[]

Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 2018^[8]
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[]

After the 4th district was redrawn by the courts for the 2016 elections, Democratic incumbent Donald McEachin was elected and ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.^[29]

Democratic primary[]

Donald McEachin, incumbent

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Ryan McAdams, pastor
Shion Fenty, fashion designer

Results[]

Republican primary results^[30]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan McAdams	17,513	72.57
	Republican	Shion Fenty	6,621	27.43
Total votes			24,134	100.0

General election[]

Endorsements[]

Ryan McAdams

Federal officials

Mike Pence, Vice President^[31]

Results[]

Virginia's 4th congressional district, 2018^[8]
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[]

Incumbent Tom Garrett Jr., first elected in 2016, announced on May 28, 2018 that he would not run for reelection due to his struggle with alcoholism.^[32] Instead of a traditional primary to elect the Democratic and Republican nominees, party delegates voted to hold district conventions instead.

Democratic convention[]

The Democratic convention was held on May 5, 2018. The party delegates chose Leslie Cockburn as the Democratic nominee.^[33]

Candidates[]

Leslie Cockburn, investigative journalist
Roger Dean "RD" Huffstetler, Marine veteran^[34]
Andrew Sneathern, former Albemarle County assistant attorney^[35]

Republican convention[]

The Republican convention was held on June 2, 2018, less than one week after incumbent Tom Garrett Jr. 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.^[36]

Candidates[]

Denver Riggleman, distillery owner^[37]
Cynthia Dunbar, national GOP committeewoman
Joe Whited, veteran
Michael Del Rosso, technology executive
Martha Boneta, farmer
Michael Webert, state delegate

General election[]

Debates[]

Complete video of debate, October 8, 2018

Endorsements[]

Denver Riggleman

Federal officials

Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States^[38]

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Denver Riggleman (R)	Leslie Cockburn (D)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 16–22, 2018	501	± 4.6%	45%	46%	10%
TargetPoint (R)	October 14–16, 2018	406	–	48%	43%	–

Results[]

Virginia's 5th congressional district, 2018^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Denver Riggleman	165,339	53.2
	Democratic	Leslie Cockburn	145,040	46.6
	Write-in		547	0.2
Total votes			310,926	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6[]

The 6th district was an open seat in 2018, after the Republican incumbent, Bob Goodlatte, representative from the 6th district since 1993, announced his retirement in November 2017.^[39]^[40]

Democratic primary[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[41]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Lewis	8,202	47.67
	Democratic	Peter Volosin	4,678	27.19
	Democratic	Charlotte Moore	3,175	18.45
	Democratic	Sergio Coppola	1,150	6.68
Total votes			17,205	100.0

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[]

Ben Cline, state delegate
Chaz Haywood
Douglas Wright
Cynthia Dunbar
Ed Justo
Kathryn Lewis
Elliot Pope
Mike Desjadon^[42]

General election[]

Results[]

Virginia's 6th congressional district, 2018^[8]
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[]

After Dave Brat upset the former House Majority leader, Eric Cantor, in 2014, Brat won reelection in 2016 with 57% of the vote. Helen Alli originally was going to run as a Democrat but failed to turn in enough signatures; she then was nominated by the Whigs but again failed to turn in enough signatures; finally running as a write-in candidate.^[43]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Abigail Spanberger, former CIA operations officer^[44]^[45]
Dan Ward, former U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler pilot^[46]
Joseph B. Walton^[47]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[48]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abigail Spanberger	33,210	72.68
	Democratic	Daniel Ward	12,483	27.32
Total votes			45,693	100.0

Republican primary[]

David Brat, incumbent

General election[]

Debates[]

Complete video of debate, October 15, 2018

Polling[]

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

Results[]

Virginia's 7th congressional district, 2018^[8]
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[]

In the 8th district, Democrat Don Beyer had served since the 2014 election. Beyer won reelection in 2016 with 68% of the vote.

Democratic primary[]

Don Beyer, incumbent

Republican primary[]

Thomas Oh, federal contractor

General election[]

Results[]

Virginia's 8th congressional district, 2018^[8]
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[]

In the 9th district, Republican Morgan Griffith had two Democratic opponents, Anthony Flaccavento and Justin Santopietro, and a Whig opponent, Scott Blankenship,^[49] in this strongly Republican district.^[50]

Democratic primary[]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[51]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Flaccavento	10,756	78.64
	Democratic	Justin Santopietro	2,921	21.36
Total votes			13,677	100.0

Republican primary[]

Morgan Griffith, incumbent

General election[]

Polling[]

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

Results[]

Virginia's 9th congressional district, 2018^[8]
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[]

In the 10th district, 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.^[52] Republicans believed, however, that given that Comstock was an excellent fundraiser and fierce campaigner, she would be able to keep the seat.^[53] 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.^[54]

Patriarchist libertarian Nathan Larson filed to run as an independent,^[55] but then withdrew his candidacy on August 13 and endorsed Wexton, calling her "the accelerationist choice";^[56] Wexton, through a spokesman, declined the endorsement.^[57] 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."^[58]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Jennifer Wexton, state senator^[59]
Lindsey Davis Stover, senior advisor to Barack Obama's Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki^[60]
Daniel Helmer, army veteran^[61]
Alison Friedman, former State Department official^[62]
Julia Biggins, scientist^[63]
Paul Pelletier, federal prosecutor^[64]

Results[]

Democratic primary results^[65]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Wexton	22,405	41.89
	Democratic	Alison Friedman	12,283	22.96
	Democratic	Lindsey Davis Stover	8,567	16.02
	Democratic	Dan Helmer	6,712	12.55
	Democratic	Paul Pelletier	2,010	3.76
	Democratic	Julia Biggins	1,513	2.83
Total votes			53,490	100.0

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Barbara Comstock, incumbent congresswoman
Shak Hill, combat pilot^[66]

Results[]

Republican primary results^[67]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Comstock (incumbent)	28,287	60.70
	Republican	Shak Hill	18,311	39.30
Total votes			46,598	100.0

General election[]

Debates[]

Complete video of debate, September 21, 2018

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Barbara Comstock (R)	Jennifer Wexton (D)	Other	Undecided
Washington Post/Schar School	October 25–28, 2018	446	± 6.5%	43%	54%	1%	2%
Washington Post/Schar School	October 15–21, 2018	430	± 6.5%	43%	56%	–	1%
TargetPoint (R)	October 14–16, 2018	421	–	47%	47%	–	–
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 11–15, 2018	484	± 4.8%	41%	48%	–	11%
Global Strategy Group (D)	October 7–9, 2018	400	± 4.9%	39%	49%	–	–
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Comstock)	October 6–8, 2018	400	± 4.9%	48%	47%	–	5%
Washington Post/Schar School	September 19 – October 5, 2018	866	± 4.0%	43%	55%	–	2%
Christopher Newport University	September 23 – October 2, 2018	794	± 4.1%	44%	51%	–	5%
Monmouth University	September 26–30, 2018	374	± 5.1%	44%	50%	<1%	5%
Monmouth University	June 21–24, 2018	338 LV	± 5.3%	41%	50%	3%	6%
Monmouth University	June 21–24, 2018	400 RV	± 4.9%	39%	49%	2%	10%
DCCC (D)	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)	October 4–7, 2017	669	± 3.8%	39%	48%	—	13%

Results[]

Virginia's 10th congressional district, 2018^[8]
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[]

In the 11th district, Democratic incumbent Gerry Connolly, who ran unopposed in 2016, faced no primary challengers. However, he faced Republican U.S. Army veteran Jeff Dove in the general election. Also running was Libertarian Stevan Porter.^[68]

Democratic primary[]

Gerry Connolly, incumbent

Republican primary[]

Jeff Dove, veteran

General election[]

Results[]

Virginia's 11th congressional district, 2018^[8]
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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^ Portnoy, Jenna (November 9, 2017). "Goodlatte of Virginia retiring from Congress after 13 terms". The Washington Post. Washington, DC. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
^ "2018 June Democratic Primary". Results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "US House of Representatives District 6". VPAP.
^ Champion, Allison Brophy (June 28, 2018). "Alli now running as write-in candidate in 7th District". Culpeper Star-Exponent.
^ Michael Tackett (August 28, 2018). "C.I.A. Officer-Turned-Candidate Says PAC Obtained Her Security Application". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
^ "Getting Out the Vote for Abigail Spanberger in Purple Virginia". The New Yorker. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.
^ Wilson, Patrick (May 12, 2018). "Dan Ward flew military jets and later became the top Marine at the State Department". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
^ "Certified Candidates in Ballot Order for November 6, 2018 General Election" (PDF). Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
^ "2018 June Democratic Primary". Results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "Virginia Whigs Endorse Blankenship for Congress". Virginia Modern Whig Party. February 13, 2018.
^ "US House of Representatives District 9". VPAP.
^ "2018 June Democratic Primary". Results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ "State Senator Jennifer Wexton Announces Run for Congress - Blue Virginia". bluevirginia.us. April 20, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
^ Martin, Jeanine (April 19, 2017). "Another Challenger to Barbara Comstock". thebullelephant.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
^ Koma, Alex (April 4, 2018). "Democrats see opportunity in latest 10th District polling". Inside Nova.
^ Fichera, Angelo (June 5, 2018). "Pedophile Advocate, But Not GOP Candidate".
^ Larson, Nathan (August 13, 2018). "So, it appears I'm officially withdrawing from the race tomorrow". Nathan Larson for Congress.
^ Palermo, Jill (August 13, 2018). "Controversial candidate Nathan Larson drops his bid for Congress". Fauquier Times.
^ @BarbaraComstock (August 13, 2018). "It is good news" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Jenna Portnoy (April 20, 2017). "Democrat Jennifer Wexton says she will challenge Rep. Barbara Comstock". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
^ Jenna Portnoy (April 18, 2017). "Former Obama administration official seeks to challenge Rep. Comstock in N.Va". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
^ "Second Fairfax County Democrat launches campaign to challenge Comstock". LoudounTimes.com. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
^ Mucha, Sarah (February 19, 2018). "Alison Friedman Is Running for Congress in Virginia". Teen Vogue.
^ "Julia Biggins - Virginia US HD 10". Thunderdome Politics.
^ Kroll, Andy (November 6, 2017). "This Ex-Prosecutor Is One of 2018's Most Intriguing Candidates". Mother Jones.
^ "2018 June Democratic Primary". Results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
^ Portnoy, Jenna (August 6, 2017). "It's not just Democrats. Rep. Barbara Comstock also faces a challenge from the right". Retrieved December 19, 2017 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
^ "2018 June Republican Primary". Results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
^ "Iraq War Vet Jeff Dove Will Seek GOP Nomination in VA's 11th Congressional District". fairfaxfreecitizen.com. April 25, 2017. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

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[17] Green, Kevin (August 2, 2018). "Attorney: Mistrial declared in Shaun Brown's fraud trial". WAVY.

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[32] Vozzella, Laura; Portnoy, Jenna (May 28, 2018). "Rep. Garrett announces he is an alcoholic and will not seek reelection". Retrieved June 6, 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.

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[35] Hammel, Tyler (April 13, 2018). "Candidates expound on their desire to unseat Garrett". The Daily Progress.

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[38] Donald J. Trump. ".@Denver4VA of the 5th District in Virginia is a popular guy who really knows how to get the job done! Really big help with Tax Cuts, the Military and our great Vets. He has my Total Endorsement!". Twitter.

[39] Forman, Carmen (November 9, 2017). "After nearly a quarter century in D.C., Rep. Bob Goodlatte of Roanoke County will not seek re-election". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, VA. Retrieved November 9, 2017.

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[41] "2018 June Democratic Primary". Results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[42] "US House of Representatives District 6". VPAP.

[43] Champion, Allison Brophy (June 28, 2018). "Alli now running as write-in candidate in 7th District". Culpeper Star-Exponent.

[44] Michael Tackett (August 28, 2018). "C.I.A. Officer-Turned-Candidate Says PAC Obtained Her Security Application". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

[45] "Getting Out the Vote for Abigail Spanberger in Purple Virginia". The New Yorker. October 30, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2018.

[46] Wilson, Patrick (May 12, 2018). "Dan Ward flew military jets and later became the top Marine at the State Department". Richmond Times-Dispatch.

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[49] "Virginia Whigs Endorse Blankenship for Congress". Virginia Modern Whig Party. February 13, 2018.

[50] "US House of Representatives District 9". VPAP.

[51] "2018 June Democratic Primary". Results.elections.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2018.

[52] "State Senator Jennifer Wexton Announces Run for Congress - Blue Virginia". bluevirginia.us. April 20, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.

[53] Martin, Jeanine (April 19, 2017). "Another Challenger to Barbara Comstock". thebullelephant.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.

[54] Koma, Alex (April 4, 2018). "Democrats see opportunity in latest 10th District polling". Inside Nova.

[55] Fichera, Angelo (June 5, 2018). "Pedophile Advocate, But Not GOP Candidate".

[56] Larson, Nathan (August 13, 2018). "So, it appears I'm officially withdrawing from the race tomorrow". Nathan Larson for Congress.

[57] Palermo, Jill (August 13, 2018). "Controversial candidate Nathan Larson drops his bid for Congress". Fauquier Times.

[58] @BarbaraComstock (August 13, 2018). "It is good news" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[59] Jenna Portnoy (April 20, 2017). "Democrat Jennifer Wexton says she will challenge Rep. Barbara Comstock". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

[60] Jenna Portnoy (April 18, 2017). "Former Obama administration official seeks to challenge Rep. Comstock in N.Va". washingtonpost.com. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

[61] "Second Fairfax County Democrat launches campaign to challenge Comstock". LoudounTimes.com. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017.

[62] Mucha, Sarah (February 19, 2018). "Alison Friedman Is Running for Congress in Virginia". Teen Vogue.

[63] "Julia Biggins - Virginia US HD 10". Thunderdome Politics.

[64] Kroll, Andy (November 6, 2017). "This Ex-Prosecutor Is One of 2018's Most Intriguing Candidates". Mother Jones.

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