Candidates with no general election opposition in 2013 state legislative elections

2013 Competitiveness Overview
Primary competition (state comparison)
Incumbents with no challenges at all in 2013 Incumbents defeated • Victorious challengers • Primary competitiveness
Major party challengers (state comparison)
List of candidates with no competition
Open seats (state comparisons)
Long-serving senators • Long-serving reps
Chart Comparing 2013 Results
Comparisons Between Years
Competitiveness Index • Absolute Index
2013 State Legislative Elections
Competitiveness Studies from Other Years
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A total of 220 seats of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats were up for election in the November 5, 2013 state legislative elections.

This included:

• 40 (2.0%) of the country's 1,972 state senate seats.
• 180 (3.3%) of the country's 5,411 state house seats.

This page is a list of these four groups:

Democratic candidates for state senate with no Republican Party opponent
Democratic candidates for state representative with no Republican Party opponent
Republican candidates for state senate with no Democratic Party opponent
Republican candidates for state representative with no Democratic Party opponent

State senate elections

See also: State senate elections, 2013

Unopposed Democrats

1. Raymond Lesniak

Unopposed Republicans

1. Anthony Bucco

State house elections

See also: State house elections, 2013

Unopposed Democrats

1. Jeion Ward
2. Algie Howell
3. Johnny Joannou
4. Lionell Spruill
5. Joseph Morrissey
6. Roz Dance
7. Ken Plum
8. Onzlee Ware
9. Mark Sickles
10. Bob Brink
11. Lynwood Lewis
12. Daun Sessoms Hester
13. Patrick Hope
14. Luke Torian
15. Alfonso Lopez
16. Charniele Herring
17. Betsy Carr
18. Delores McQuinn
19. David Toscano

Unopposed Republicans

1. Chris Peace
2. Brenda Pogge
3. John O'Bannon
4. C. Todd Gilbert (Virginia)
5. Tony Wilt
6. Israel O'Quinn
7. Tommy Wright (Virginia)
8. Bobby Orrock
9. Keith Hodges
10. A. Benton Chafin
11. Ben Cline
12. Steve Landes
13. Kirk Cox
14. Manoli Loupassi
15. Riley Ingram
16. Chris Jones (Virginia)
17. Charles Poindexter
18. Bill Howell
19. Rob Bell (Virginia)
20. Jimmie Massie

State legislatures

Legislatures

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Features of state legislatures

How vacancies are filled in state legislatures • States with a full-time legislature • State legislatures with term limits • Comparison of state legislative salaries • When state legislators assume office after a general election • Population represented by state legislators • State constitutional articles governing state legislatures • State legislative sessions • Resign-to-run law • State legislature candidate requirements by state • Official names of state legislatures • State legislative chambers that use multi-member districts • Factors Affecting Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections

State senates

Length of terms of state senators • State senators • Partisan composition of state senates • State senators sorted by year first elected

State houses

Length of terms of state representatives • State representatives • Partisan composition of state houses • State representatives sorted by year first elected

Leadership positions

President of the Senate • President Pro Tempore • Senate Majority Leader • Senate Minority Leader • House Majority Leader • House Minority Leader • State Speaker of the House

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