The Green Papers: Virginia 2016 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 14 June 2016
✓ General Election / Special Election CD 7: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Tuesday 14 June 2016 - Primary . Polling hours 6:00a-7:00p EDT (1000-2300 UTC).
Tuesday 8 November 2016 - General Election / Special Election CD 7 . Polling hours 6:00a-7:00p EST (1100-0000 UTC).
 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:8,037,736 (2.59% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:13(2.42% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:11(2.53% of 435)
Capital:Richmond
 

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Virginia 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


Parties may decide to select their candidate by convention or by primary.

Virginia law states that there will be no primary in races "when less than two candidates declare" [Code of Virginia § 24.2-526].

Parties may choose to nominate by convention rather than by primary election. The deadline to notify the State Board of Elections of the adoption of the primary election is TBD February 2016.

  • The Democratic Party has scheduled conventions onTBD.
  • The Republican Party has scheduled a conventions on TBD.

Candidate Lists and Primaries to be held from the Virginia Department of Elections.
June 14, 2016 Primaries from the Virginia Department of Elections.

14 June 2016 Primary results from
Returns from the Virginia Department of Elections.
AP
Politico.


8 November 2016 returns from the Virginia Department of Elections.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 13 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2016
 Candidate list (5, 17 write-ins)
  Elected Democratic 1,981,473 49.75% former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton
for Vice President: Virginia Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine
(13 Electoral Votes)
FEC P00003392; 28 Nov 16; Tot $583,217,328; Dsb $582,378,679
  Candidate Republican 1,769,443 44.43% Donald John Trump, Sr.
for Vice President: Indiana Governor Michael R. "Mike" Pence
FEC P80001571; 28 Nov 16; Tot $341,062,859; Dsb $333,457,857
  Candidate Libertarian 118,274 2.97% former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson
for Vice President: former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William F. "Bill" Weld
FEC P20002671; 28 Nov 16; Tot $11,670,597; Dsb $11,505,633
  Candidate Independent 54,054 1.36% David Evan "Evan" McMullin
for Vice President: Nathan Daniel Johnson
FEC P60022654; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,634,839; Dsb $1,618,074
  Candidate Scattering 31,870 0.80% Write In
  Candidate Green 27,638 0.69% Jill E. Stein
for Vice President: Ajamu Baraka
FEC P20003984; 28 Nov 16; Tot $9,485,845; Dsb $5,315,546
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Robert Lewis "Bob" Buchanan
for Vice President: Jason Alexander Washington
FEC P60020757
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution)     Darrell Lane Castle
for Vice President: Scott N. Bradley
FEC P60021102; 28 Nov 16; Tot $71,876; Dsb $67,084
  Candidate Write-in     Scott Ralston Cubbler
for Vice President: Michael Rodriguez
FEC P60023207; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,157; Dsb $1,274
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic)     Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra
for Vice President: Michael Alan Steinberg
FEC P60016342; 31 Dec 16; Tot $8,075,960; Dsb $8,074,914
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Cherunda Lynn Fox
for Vice President: Roger Matthew Kushner
FEC P60005303; 28 Oct 16; Tot $36,288; Dsb $36,288
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     Benjamin "Ben" Hartnell
for Vice President: Dave Marshall
  Candidate Write-in; (America's Party)     Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling
for Vice President: Steven Bernard "Steve" Schulin
FEC P20005260
  Candidate Write-in; (Veterans Party of America)     Christopher Robert "Chris" Keniston
for Vice President: Deacon Newell Taylor
FEC P60009917
  Candidate Write-in; (Kotlikoff for President)     Laurence J. "Larry" Kotlikoff
for Vice President: Edward Emery "Ed" Leamer
FEC P20004511
  Candidate Write-in; (American Solidarity)     Michael Andrew "Mike" Maturen
for Vice President: Juan Antonio Muñoz
FEC P60022787
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     Michael Brandon Puskar
for Vice President: Heidi M. Pope
FEC P60022043; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,325; Dsb $1,319
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic)     Luis Alberto Ramos, Jr.
FEC P20002481
  Candidate Write-in     Robert D. Rice
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith
for Vice President: Daniel Lee White
FEC P60020781
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated)     Kora Roberta Katz Vakil
FEC P60023611
  Candidate Write-in     Barbara Joan Whitaker
Total 3,982,752 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 114th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
former DNC Chair.
22 July 2016: Selected as Vice President by Hillary Clinton.
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine
FEC S2VA00142

Class 2 Democratic Senator Mark Robert Warner
First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Mark Robert Warner
FEC S6VA00093

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe
First elected: 2013
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2017
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair
 Candidate list (5)
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor Ralph S. Northam
24 February 2015: Announced candidacy.
  Candidate Republican     Ed Gillespie
former Republican National Committee Chairman
  Candidate Republican     Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey A, Stewart
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Frank W. Wagner
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Robert J. "Rob" Wittman
12 December 2015: Announced.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Ralph S. Northam
First elected: 2013
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2017
Open Seat - 24 February 2015: Candidate for Governor in 2017.
 Candidate list (5)
  Candidate Democratic     Justin Fairfax
  Candidate Democratic     Gene Rossi
  Candidate Republican     state Delegate Glenn R. Davis, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Bryce E. Reeves
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel

114th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
8 Republican (5 Renominated, 2 Open, 1 Lost / No longer running);
3 Democratic (3 Renominated)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman Robert J. "Rob" Wittman
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected in a special election (re: the death of Congressman Jo Ann S. Davis): 11 December 2007
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 14 June 2016 Primary.
Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Convention. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
 Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress
  Elected Republican 230,213 59.86% Congressman Robert J. "Rob" Wittman
FEC H8VA01147; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,043,123; Dsb $984,474
  Candidate Democratic 140,785 36.61% Bowling Green Town Councilman Matthew "Matt" Rowe
FEC H6VA01174; 31 Dec 16; Tot $47,597; Dsb $46,847
  Candidate Independent 12,866 3.35% Glenda Gail "Gail" Parker
FEC H0VA01185
  Candidate Scattering 737 0.19% Write In
Total 384,601 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Open
Republican Congressman Edward Scott "Scott" Rigell
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Open Seat - 14 January 2016: Announced retirement.
Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress
  Elected Republican 190,475 61.33% state Delegate Scott W. Taylor
FEC H0VA02118; 28 Nov 16; Tot $794,060; Dsb $731,873
  Candidate Democratic 119,440 38.46% Shaun Denise "Kool Beans" Brown
FEC H6VA02115; 28 Nov 16; Tot $32,896; Dsb $34,039
  Candidate Scattering 652 0.21% Write In
Total 310,567 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 1992
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 14 June 2016 Primary.
Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Convention.
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress
  Elected Democratic 208,337 66.70% Congressman Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott
FEC H6VA01117; 28 Nov 16; Tot $768,624; Dsb $738,587
  Candidate Republican 103,289 33.07% Martin L. "Marty" Williams
FEC H6VA03089; 28 Nov 16; Tot $74,329; Dsb $70,494
  Candidate Scattering 714 0.23% Write In
Total 312,340 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Lost
Republican Congressman J. Randy Forbes
2001 June 19: Elected in a special election to replace the seat vacated by the death of Norman Sisisky.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Lost Primary / No Longer Running - as of 14 June 2016 Primary.
8 February 2016: Congressman Forbes is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2.
Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress
  Elected Democratic 200,136 57.73% state Senator Aston Donald "Donald" McEachin
FEC H6VA04061; 28 Nov 16; Tot $790,926; Dsb $485,970
  Candidate Republican 145,731 42.04% Henrico County Sheriff Michael Leo "Mike" Wade
FEC H6VA07130; 28 Nov 16; Tot $136,543; Dsb $136,110
  Candidate Scattering 789 0.23% Write In
Total 346,656 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
Open
Republican Congressman Robert Hurt
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Open Seat - 23 December 2015: Retiring.
Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Convention. Republicans will nominate by Convention.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 115th Congress
  Elected Republican 207,758 58.24% state Senator Thomas Alexander "Tom" Garrett, Jr.
FEC H6VA05142; 28 Nov 16; Tot $624,446; Dsb $612,525
  Candidate Democratic 148,339 41.58% Albemarle County Supervisor Jane DeSimone Dittmar
FEC H6VA05118; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,388,597; Dsb $1,340,719
  Candidate Scattering 659 0.18% Write In
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent Greens)     Ken Hildebrandt
Total 356,756 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman Robert William "Bob" Goodlatte
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 1992
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 14 June 2016 Primary

Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Convention. Republicans will nominate by Primary.

 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress
  Elected Republican 225,471 66.63% Congressman Robert William "Bob" Goodlatte
FEC H2VA06115; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,792,439; Dsb $1,952,155
  Candidate Democratic 112,170 33.15% Kai E. Degner
FEC H6VA06157; 28 Nov 16; Tot $157,182; Dsb $151,581
  Candidate Scattering 768 0.23% Write In
Total 338,409 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman David Alan "Dave" Brat
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected in the concurrent general and special elections [re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Eric Ivan Cantor (Republican)]: 4 November 2014.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - Renominated - 14 June 2016 Primary.
Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Convention. Republicans will nominate by Convention.
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress
  Elected Republican 218,057 57.51% Congressman David Alan "Dave" Brat
FEC H4VA07143; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,269,195; Dsb $1,123,759
  Candidate Democratic 160,159 42.24% Eileen McNeil Bedell
FEC H6VA07148; 28 Nov 16; Tot $236,474; Dsb $255,427
  Candidate Scattering 947 0.25% Write In
Total 379,163 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 8
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Donald Sternoff "Don" Beyer, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 14 June 2016 Primary.
Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Convention.
 Candidate list (3, 2 write-ins) - 115th Congress
  Elected Democratic 246,653 68.39% Congressman Donald Sternoff "Don" Beyer, Jr.
FEC H4VA08224; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,104,974; Dsb $1,422,397
  Candidate Republican 98,387 27.28% Charles Alan Hernick
FEC H6VA08237; 28 Nov 16; Tot $81,179; Dsb $79,767
  Candidate Independent 14,664 4.07% Julio Gracia
FEC H6VA08245
  Candidate Scattering 972 0.27% Write In
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Michael David "Mike" Webb
FEC H6VA08229; 30 Jun 16; Tot $13,185; Dsb $11,585
Total 360,676 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 9
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman H. Morgan "Morgan" Griffith
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 14 June 2016 Primary.
Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Convention. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
 Candidate list (3, 2 write-ins) - 115th Congress
  Elected Republican 212,838 68.59% Congressman H. Morgan "Morgan" Griffith
FEC H0VA09055; 28 Nov 16; Tot $835,421; Dsb $861,641
  Candidate Democratic 87,877 28.32% Derek Wayne Kitts
FEC H6VA09086; 28 Nov 16; Tot $103,693; Dsb $103,692
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic) 9,050 2.92% Janice Allen Boyd
FEC H6VA09094
  Candidate Scattering 549 0.18% Write In
  Candidate Write-in     John Wimbish
Total 310,314 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 10
Seat up for regular election
Republican Congressman Barbara Jean Comstock
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 14 June 2016 Primary.
Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Convention. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
 Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 115th Congress
  Elected Republican 210,791 52.69% Congressman Barbara Jean Comstock
FEC H4VA10089; 28 Nov 16; Tot $5,294,467; Dsb $5,296,730
  Candidate Democratic 187,712 46.92% LuAnn L. Bennett
FEC H6VA10209; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,847,754; Dsb $2,846,361
  Candidate Scattering 1,580 0.39% Write In
  Candidate Write-in; (Libertarian)     J.D. Thorpe
Total 400,083 100.00%  

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 11
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Congressman Gerald Edward "Gerry" Connolly
• Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016
First elected: 2008
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
Renominated - 14 June 2016 Primary.
Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Convention.
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress
  Elected Democratic 247,818 87.88% Congressman Gerald Edward "Gerry" Connolly
FEC H8VA11062; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,015,567; Dsb $1,108,241
  Candidate Scattering 34,185 12.12% Write In
Total 282,003 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017

  Democratic Attorney General Mark R. Herring
First elected: 2013
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2017
 Candidate list (4)
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General Mark R. Herring
2 September 2015: Announced he will run for re-election in 2017.
  Candidate Republican     John Adams
  Candidate Republican     Delegate Robert B. "Rob" Bell
  Candidate Republican     Chuck Smith
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 21 candidates
  Republican: 8 incumbents, 22 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
  America's Party: 1 candidate
  American Solidarity: 1 candidate
  Independent Greens (affiliate of Independence): 1 candidate
  Kotlikoff for President: 1 candidate
  Veterans Party of America: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 7 candidates
  Unaffiliated: 3 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 12 candidates
  Write-in: 20 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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