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Shadi Ayyas
Shadi Ayyas (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 10th Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 21, 2022.
Ayyas was a 2020 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Virginia. Ayyas withdrew prior to the Democratic primary.[1]
Ayyas was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 10th Congressional District of Virginia.[2] Ayyas withdrew prior to the filing deadline.[3]
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included Virginia's 10th in its list of battleground districts for 2018.[4] Although incumbent Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) won her re-election bid in 2016 by six points, this swing district backed Hillary Clinton (D) over Donald Trump (R) in the 2016 presidential election by 10 points.[5]
Biography
Ayyas practices medicine primarily in Winchester, Virginia, and previously served as a physician to diplomats, their families, and U.S. Marines abroad. He also worked as hydrogeologist.[6]
Elections
2022
See also: Virginia's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 10
Incumbent Jennifer Wexton defeated Hung Cao in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Wexton (D) | 53.2 | 157,405 |
 | Hung Cao (R)  | 46.7 | 138,163 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 572 | ||
| Total votes: 296,140 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jennifer Wexton advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 10.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shadi Ayyas (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for U.S. House Virginia District 10
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Hung Cao in round 9 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 15,168 |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clay Percle (R)
- Paul Lott (R)
- Adam Gizinski (R)
2020
See also: Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 13 Republican convention)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 5
Bob Good defeated Cameron Webb in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bob Good (R) | 52.4 | 210,988 |
 | Cameron Webb (D) | 47.3 | 190,315 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,014 | ||
| Total votes: 402,317 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5
Cameron Webb defeated Claire Russo, Roger Dean Huffstetler, and John Lesinski in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cameron Webb | 66.6 | 35,965 |
 | Claire Russo | 18.2 | 9,833 | |
 | Roger Dean Huffstetler | 9.9 | 5,337 | |
 | John Lesinski | 5.4 | 2,902 | |
| Total votes: 54,037 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kim Daugherty (D)
- Shadi Ayyas (D)
Republican convention
Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 5
Bob Good defeated incumbent Denver Lee Riggleman III in the Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 5 on June 13, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Good (R) | 59.8 | 1,517 |
 | Denver Lee Riggleman III (R) | 40.2 | 1,020 | |
| Total votes: 2,537 | |||
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2018
The filing deadline was on March 29, 2018, and the primary election took place on June 12, 2018.
| Virginia's 10th Congressional District, Comstock vs. Wexton | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Poll sponsor |  Comstock |
 Wexton | Other/Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Washington Post/Schar School October 25-28, 2018 | N/A | 43% | 54% | 3% | +/-6.5 | 446 | |||||||||||||
| Washington Post/Schar School October 15-21, 2018 | N/A | 43% | 56% | 1% | +/-6.5 | 430 | |||||||||||||
| New York Times/Siena October 11-15, 2018 | N/A | 41% | 48% | 11% | +/-4.8 | 484 | |||||||||||||
| Global Strategy Group October 7-9, 2018 | Giffords PAC | 39% | 49% | 12% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||
| McLaughlin & Associates October 6-8, 2018 | Comstock | 48% | 47% | 5% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||
| Wason Center for Public Policy September 23-October 2, 2018 | N/A | 44% | 51% | 5% | +/-4.1 | 794 | |||||||||||||
| Monmouth University September 26-30, 2018 | N/A | 44% | 50% | 6% | +/-5.1 | 374 | |||||||||||||
| Monmouth University June 21-24, 2018 | N/A | 39% | 49% | 12% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 42.63% | 50.5% | 6.88% | +/-5.21 | 466 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shadi Ayyas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Shadi Ayyas did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Twitter, "Ayyasshadi," March 30, 2020
- ↑ Elect Dr. Ayyas, "Home," accessed February 12, 2018
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Certified Candidates and Ballot Order for June 12, 2018 Primary Elections," accessed April 10, 2018
- ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "One Year Out: Offensive Battlefield Brimming With Opport," November 9, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Presidential Election Results by Congressional District," accessed January 11, 2018
- ↑ Elect Dr. Ayyas, "About," accessed March 12, 2018
