2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia


The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 11 United States [House of Representatives|U.S. representatives] from Virginia, one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected would serve in the 113th [United States Congress|113th Congress] from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election.

District 1

Republican Rob Wittman, who had represented the 1st District since December 2007, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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Independent Greens primary

Gail Parker was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.

General election

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District 2

Republican Scott Rigell, who had represented the 2nd District since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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General election

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Paul Hirschbiel
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District 3

Democrat Bobby Scott, who had represented the 3rd District since 1993, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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District 4

Republican Randy Forbes, who had represented the 4th District since 2001, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Nominee
  • Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. representative
    Eliminated in primary
  • Bonnie Girard, businesswoman

Democratic primary

Candidates

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District 5

Republican Robert Hurt, who had represented the 5th District since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

John Douglass defeated Peyton Williams in a series of caucuses for the Democratic nomination.

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Independent Greens primary

Kenneth J. Hildebrandt was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.

District 6

Republican Bob Goodlatte, who had represented the 6th District since 1993, ran for re-election.

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Democratic primary

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General election

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District 7

Republican Eric Cantor, the Leaders of the [United States House of Representatives|U.S. House Majority Leader] who had represented the 7th District since 2001, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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  • Wayne Powell, lawyer and former Army officer
    Withdrawn
  • David Hunsicker, real estate businessman and Vietnam War veteran

Independents

Vivek Jain, a medical doctor affiliated with the Occupy movement, ran as an independent.

General election

Debates

  • , October 1, 2012

Results

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Floyd Bayne
Wayne Powell
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District 8

Democrat Jim Moran, who had represented the 8th District since 1991, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

A controversy erupted when the Democratic Party of Virginia disqualified Moran's primary challenger, Shuttleworth, saying he had fallen 17 signatures short of the 1,000 threshold required. Shuttleworth filed a federal lawsuit; the party then changed course without explanation and allowed Shuttleworth on the ballot.
Moran won the primary against Shuttleworth by a sizable margin.

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Republican primary

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Independent Greens primary

Janet Murphy was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.

Independents

Jason Howell, accountant and author, ran as an Independent.

District 9

Republican Morgan Griffith, who had represented the 9th District since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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General election

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Anthony Flaccavento
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District 10

Republican Frank Wolf, who had represented the 10th District since 1981, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

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Independents

Kevin Chisholm, an independent and practicing engineer, also qualified for the ballot as an independent candidate.

General election

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Kristin Cabral
Kevin Chisholm
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District 11

Democrat Gerry Connolly, who had represented the 11th District since 2009, ran for re-election. Connolly won the 2010 election by just 981 votes.

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Republican primary

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