Ernest Porter

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Ernest Porter

Democratic Party

Ernest Porter was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Virginia. Porter withdrew from the race prior to the filing deadline.

Elections

2018

See also: Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Virginia District 2

Elaine Luria defeated incumbent Scott Taylor in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elaine Luria (D)	51.1	139,571
		Scott Taylor (R)	48.8	133,458
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	371

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 273,400
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shaun Brown (Independent)
• Padraig-Eoin Dalrymple (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2

Elaine Luria defeated Karen Mallard in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Elaine Luria	62.3	17,552
		Karen Mallard	37.7	10,610

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 28,162
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ernest Porter (D)
• David Nygaard (D)
• Garry Hubbard (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2

Incumbent Scott Taylor defeated Mary Jones in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on June 12, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Scott Taylor	76.0	28,515
		Mary Jones	24.0	8,982

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 37,497
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See also

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• United States House of Representatives
• Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
• Virginia's 2nd Congressional District

Footnotes

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Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tim Kaine (D)

Mark Warner (D)

Representatives

District 1

Rob Wittman (R)

District 2

Jennifer Kiggans (R)

District 3

Bobby Scott (D)

District 4

Jennifer McClellan (D)

District 5

John McGuire (R)

District 6

Benjamin Lee Cline (R)

District 7

Eugene Vindman (D)

District 8

Donald Sternoff Beyer (D)

District 9

H. Morgan Griffith (R)

District 10

Suhas Subramanyam (D)

District 11

James Walkinshaw (D)

Democratic Party (8)

Republican Party (5)