2011 Virginia House of Delegates election
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2011 was held on Tuesday, November 8. Before the election, the House of Delegates consisted of 58 Republicans, 39 Democrats, 2 Independents, with one vacant seat previously held by a Republican. Redistricting eliminated three seats: Southwestern Virginia's 2nd district, the Martinsville-area 10th district, and the Norfolk-based 87th district. These three seats were moved to Northern Virginia. Republicans gained seven seats from the Democrats and one seat from a retiring independent, making the House's composition 67 Republicans, 32 Democrats, and 1 Independent.
Thirteen incumbents chose not to seek another term in the House: Bud Phillips, Bill Carrico, Dave Nutter, Jim Shuler, Bill Cleaveland, Clay Athey, Adam Ebbin, Bill Janis, Watkins Abbitt, Jr., Paula Miller, Glenn Oder, Harvey Morgan, and Albert C. Pollard.
Three Delegates retired in order to seek State Senate seats: Bill Carrico opted to run for the open 40th district seat, Dave Nutter decided to challenge incumbent Democratic Senator John Edwards in the 21st district, and Adam Ebbin chose to run for the open 30th district seat. Del. Ward Armstrong decided to challenge Republican Del. Charles Poindexter in the 9th district rather than retire.
By House of Delegates district
Party abbreviations: D - Democratic Party, R - Republican Party, L - Libertarian Party, IG - Independent Green Party, I - Independent.| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | 2011 Result |
| [Virginia's Virginia's 2nd House of Delegates district|2nd House of Delegates district|2nd] | Bud Phillips | Democratic | 1989 | Retired ; Republican pickup | Mark Dudenhefer 56.0% Esteban Garces 43.8% |
| 3rd | Will Morefield | Republican | 2009 | Reelected | Will Morefield 59.7% Vern Presley 40.3% |
| 5th | Bill Carrico | Republican | 2001 | Elected to State Senate; Republican hold | Israel O'Quinn 69.3% Michael Osborne 30.4% |
| 9th | Charles Poindexter | Republican | 2007 | Reelected | Charles Poindexter 52.7% Ward Armstrong 47.2% |
| [Virginia's Virginia's 10th House of Delegates district|10th House of Delegates district|10th] | Ward Armstrong | Democratic | 1991 | Ran in 9th District ; Republican pickup | Randy Minchew 58.4% David Butler 41.6% |
| 12th | Jim Shuler | Democratic | 1993 | Retired; Republican pickup | Joseph Yost 51.6% Don Langrehr 48.3% |
| 13th | Bob Marshall | Republican | 1991 | Reelected | Bob Marshall 59.6% Carl Genthner 40.3% |
| 17th | Bill Cleaveland | Republican | 2009 | Retired; Republican hold | Chris Head 65.5% Freeda Cathcart 34.3% |
| 18th | Clay Athey | Republican | 2001 | Retired; Republican hold | Michael Webert 69.4% Bob Zwick 30.4% |
| 19th | Lacey E. Putney | Independent | 1961 | Reelected | Lacey E. Putney 41.6% Jerry Johnson 31.7% Lewis Medlin 26.6% |
| 20th | Dickie Bell | Republican | 2009 | Reelected | Dickie Bell 71.1% Laura Kleiner 28.8% |
| 21st | Ron Villanueva | Republican | 2009 | Reelected | Ron Villanueva 57.3% Adrianne Bennett 42.5% |
| 31st | Scott Lingamfelter | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Scott Lingamfelter 58.6% Roy Coffey 41.2% |
| 34th | Barbara Comstock | Republican | 2009 | Reelected | Barbara Comstock 54.8% Pam Danner 45.1% |
| 36th | Kenneth R. Plum | Democratic | 1981 | Reelected | Kenneth R. Plum 64.1% Mac Cannon 35.9% |
| 37th | David Bulova | Democratic | 2005 | Reelected | David Bulova 58.3% Brian Schoeneman 41.7% |
| 38th | Kaye Kory | Democratic | 2009 | Reelected | Kaye Kory 77.1% James Leslie 22.8% |
| 39th | Vivian E. Watts | Democratic | 1995 | Reelected | Vivian E. Watts 76.5% Dimitri Kolazas 23.1% |
| 40th | Tim Hugo | Republican | 2002 | Reelected | Tim Hugo 74.1% Dianne Blais 25.7% |
| 41st | Eileen Filler-Corn | Democratic | 2010 | Reelected | Eileen Filler-Corn 68.3% Michael Kane 31.5% |
| 42nd | Dave Albo | Republican | 1993 | Reelected | Dave Albo 62.1% Jack Dobbyn 37.8% |
| 44th | Scott Surovell | Democratic | 2009 | Reelected | Scott Surovell 59.4% John Barsa 39.1% Joseph Glean 1.5% |
| 48th | Bob Brink | Democratic | 1997 | Reelected | Bob Brink 68.4% Kathleen Mallard 24.3% Janet Murphy 6.9% |
| 52nd | Luke Torian | Democratic | 2009 | Reelected | Luke Torian 60.6% Cleveland Anderson 39.1% |
| 54th | Bobby Orrock | Republican | 1989 | Reelected | Bobby Orrock 73.2% Matthew David Simpson 25.0% |
| 57th | David Toscano | Democratic | 2005 | Reelected | David Toscano 80.4% Robert Smith 19.1% |
| 59th | Watkins Abbitt, Jr. | Independent | 1985 | Retired; Republican pickup | Matt Fariss 53.0% Connie Brennan 41.2% Linda Wall 5.6% |
| 64th | Bill Barlow | Democratic | 1991 | Defeated | Richard Morris 55.2% Bill Barlow 44.6% |
| 67th | James LeMunyon | Republican | 2009 | Reelected | James LeMunyon 59.2% Eric Clingan 40.7% |
| 74th | Joe Morrissey | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | Joe Morrissey 72.9% Dwayne Whitehead 26.8% |
| 75th | Roslyn Tyler | Democratic | 2005 | Reelected | Roslyn Tyler 65.9% Al Peschke 33.8% |
| 87th | Paula Miller | Democratic | 2004 | Retired ; Republican pickup | David Ramadan 49.9% Mike Kondratick 49.5% |
| 93rd | Robin Abbott | Democratic | 2009 | Defeated | Michael Watson 51.7% Robin Abbott 48.1% |
| 94th | vacant | David Yancey 59.9% Gary West 39.9% | |||
| 95th | Mamye BaCote | Democratic | 2003 | Reelected | Mamye BaCote 76.7% Glenn McGuire 22.7% |
| 98th | Harvey Morgan | Republican | 1979 | Retired; Republican hold | Keith Hodges 78.3% Andrew Shoukas 21.4% |
| 99th | Albert C. Pollard | Democratic | 2008 | Retired; Republican pickup | Margaret Ransone 69.1% Nicholas Smith 30.7% |
Seats that changed hands
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