2018 Virginia elections
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During the 2018 election year in Virginia several local, state, and federal elections were held. On May 1, several of Virginia's cities and towns held mayoral, city council, and school board elections. Primary elections for Congress were held on June 12.
The general election was on November 6, 2018, for all 11 of Virginia's House of Representative seats, as well as the Class 1 Senate seat. will also be held that day. The seat, being vacated by Greg Habeeb, is being sought by Republican Roanoke County Supervisor Joe McNamara and Radford University associate director Democrat .[1]
Special elections were held January 16 for Chilhowie town council, on February 6 for Leesburg town council, and on July 24 for Isle of Wight County sheriff.[2]
Federal elections[]
United States Senate[]
On November 6, Virginians re-elected their Class 1 senator Tim Kaine, who will serve from 2019 until 2025. He was challenged by Republican Corey Stewart and Libertarian Matt Waters. The Commonwealth's Green and Constitution parties did not run candidates.
| 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Tim Kaine (incumbent) | 1,910,370 | 57.0% | |
| Republican | Corey Stewart | 1,374,313 | 41.0% | |
| Libertarian | Matt Waters | 61,565 | 1.84% | |
| Independent (Write-in) | 5,125 | 0.15% | ||
| Totals | 3,351,373 | |||
| Voter turnout (Voting age population) | ||||
| Source:[3] | ||||
House of Representatives[]
Virginians will elect their representatives who will serve from 2019 until 2021. Nine of the 11 incumbent Representatives are running for re-election. The Republican Party is defending seven seats, five of which are incumbents, and the Democratic Party is defending four seats, all of whom are incumbents. Ten of the 11 districts feature at least two candidates running, while three districts have third party candidates running.
| District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Change {{{change}}} | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republican | Rob Wittman | Running | Republican | Rob Wittman | 183,153 | 55.18 | {{{change}}} | ||
| Democratic | 148,355 | 44.70 | {{{change}}} | |||||||
| 2 | Republican | Scott Taylor | Running | Republican | Scott Taylor | {{{change}}} | ||||
| Democratic | Elaine Luria | {{{change}}} | ||||||||
| Independent | Shaun Brown | {{{change}}} | ||||||||
| 3 | Democratic | Bobby Scott | Running | Democratic | Bobby Scott | {{{change}}} | ||||
| Write-in | {{{change}}} | |||||||||
| 4 | Democratic | Donald McEachin | Running | Democratic | Donald McEachin | {{{change}}} | ||||
| Republican | Ryan McAdams | {{{change}}} | ||||||||
| Libertarian | Peter Wells | {{{change}}} | ||||||||
| 5 | Republican | Tom Garrett | Resigned | Republican | Denver Riggleman | {{{change}}} | ||||
| Democratic | Leslie Cockburn | {{{change}}} | ||||||||
| 6 | Republican | Bob Goodlatte | Retired | Republican | Ben Cline | {{{change}}} | ||||
| Democratic | Jennifer Lewis | {{{change}}} | ||||||||
| 7 | Republican | Dave Brat | Running | Republican | Dave Brat | {{{change}}} | ||||
| Democratic | Abigail Spanberger | {{{change}}} | ||||||||
| Libertarian | Joe Walton | {{{change}}} | ||||||||
| 8 | Democratic | Don Beyer | Running | Democratic | Don Beyer | {{{change}}} | ||||
| Republican | {{{change}}} | |||||||||
| 9 | Republican | Morgan Griffith | Running | Republican | Morgan Griffith | {{{change}}} | ||||
| Democratic | {{{change}}} | |||||||||
| 10 | Republican | Barbara Comstock | Running | Republican | Barbara Comstock | {{{change}}} | ||||
| Democratic | Jennifer Wexton | {{{change}}} | ||||||||
| 11 | Democratic | Gerry Connolly | Running | Democratic | Gerry Connolly | {{{change}}} | ||||
| Republican | {{{change}}} | |||||||||
| Libertarian | {{{change}}} | |||||||||
Ballot measures[]
There are two state constitutional amendments on the ballot. Both proposed ballot amendments received nearly universal, bipartisan support in the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate.
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Result not yet known | ||
| Total votes | — | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Result not yet known | ||
| Total votes | — | 100.00 |
Municipal elections[]
Board of Supervisors elections[]
City mayoral elections[]
The following towns in Virginia held mayoral elections. Most mayoral elections were held on May 1, 2018.[6] City elections in Virginia are officially nonpartisan, parties are only shown if their affiliated party is known.
| Town | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax[7] | Independent | David L. Meyer | Won | Independent | David L. Meyer | 2,167 | 94.48% | ||
| Write-in | Write-in | 153 | 5.52% | ||||||
| Franklin[8] | Nonpartisan | Frank Rabil | Won | Nonpartisan | Frank Rabil | 821 | 76.59% | ||
| Write-in | Write-in | 251 | 23.41% | ||||||
| Newport News[9] | Democratic | McKinley L. Price | Won | Democratic | McKinley L. Price | 9,399 | 55.61% | ||
| Democratic | Santiel Creekmore | 921 | 5.45% | ||||||
| Green | Dominique Green | 2,017 | 11.93% | ||||||
| Democratic | Marcellus Harris III | 4,501 | 26.63% | ||||||
| Write-in | Write-in | 63 | 0.38% | ||||||
| Radford[10] | Republican | Bruce Brown | Retiring | Democratic | David Horton | 1,402 | 53.82% | ||
| Republican | Keith Marshall | 1,198 | 45.99% | ||||||
| Write-in | Write-in | 5 | 0.19% | ||||||
Town mayoral elections[]
The following towns in Virginia held mayoral elections. Most mayoral elections were held on May 1, 2018.[6] Town elections in Virginia are officially nonpartisan, parties are only shown if their affiliated party is known.
| Town | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accomac[11] | Nonpartisan | Richard Wallace | Won | Nonpartisan | Richard Wallace | 21 | 84.00% | ||
| Write-in | Write-in | 4 | 16.00% | ||||||
| Appomattox[12] | Nonpartisan | Paul D. Harvey | Won | Nonpartisan | Paul D. Harvey | 65 | 100% | ||
| Write-in | Write-in | 0 | 0% | ||||||
| Belle Haven[13] | Nonpartisan | Marion F. Long | Retiring | Nonpartisan | George H. Ludlow Jr. | 36 | 94.74% | ||
| Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 5.26% | ||||||
| Blackstone[14] | Nonpartisan | Billy Coleburn | Won | Nonpartisan | Billy Coleburn | 458 | 71.90% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Carolyn Davis | 179 | 28.10% | ||||||
| Boydton[15] | Nonpartisan | Tommy Coleman[16] | Won | Nonpartisan | Johnny Kirkland | 62 | 96.88% | ||
| Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 3.13% | ||||||
| Boykins[17] | Nonpartisan | R. Spier Edwards Jr.[18] | Lost | Nonpartisan | Danny Ray Bolton | 57 | 39.31% | ||
| Nonpartisan | R. Spier Edwards Jr. | 47 | 32.41% | ||||||
| Nonpartisan | Jerry Rice | 41 | 28.28% | ||||||
| Cape Charles[19] | Nonpartisan | George Proto[20] | Retired | Nonpartisan | Smitty Dize Jr. | 269 | 67.59% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Terry G. Carney | 128 | 32.16% | ||||||
| Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.25% | ||||||
References[]
- ^ Friedenberger, Amy (8 August 2018). "Race to replace Del. Greg Habeeb will be contested as Democrat Carter Turner files". Roanoke Times.
- ^ "Candidate Lists & Referendums". Virginia Department of Elections.
- ^ "2018 November General". https://www.elections.virginia.gov/. External link in |website= (help)[verification needed]
- ^ Lewis Jr., Lynwood (March 30, 2018). "SB 219 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for flooding remediation, abatement, etc". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ Miyares, Jason (March 23, 2018). "HB 71 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for spouse of disabled veteran". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 May Town General Elections". results.elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results - 2018 May City General - Fairfax". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results - 2018 May City General - Franklin". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Election Results - 2018 May City General - Newport News". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results - 2018 May City General - Radford". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Accomac". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Appomattox". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Belle Haven". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Blackstone". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Boydton". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Contests develop around Mecklenburg for town offices". sovanow.com. March 14, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Boykins". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Boykins, Virginia: A small town with a big heart" (PDF). Cooperative Living. August 1, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Cape Charles". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
- ^ Vaughn, Carol (March 9, 2018). "Va. Shore elections: Contested mayor races in three towns". delmarvanow.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
Mayor George Proto announced earlier he would not seek election to another term.
External links[]
- 2018 Virginia elections
- 2018 elections in the United States by state