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Tony Goodwin
Tony Goodwin (Republican Party) ran for election to the Virginia State Senate to represent District 18. He lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Goodwin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Tony Goodwin was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. His career experience includes working as a real estate professional.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia State Senate District 18
Incumbent Louise Lucas defeated Tony Goodwin in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 18 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Louise Lucas (D) | 58.9 | 28,668 |
 | Tony Goodwin (R)  | 40.7 | 19,828 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 203 | ||
| Total votes: 48,699 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 18
Incumbent Louise Lucas defeated incumbent Lionell Spruill in the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 18 on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Louise Lucas | 53.1 | 9,614 |
 | Lionell Spruill | 46.9 | 8,484 | |
| Total votes: 18,098 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 18
Tony Goodwin defeated Merle Rutledge in the Republican primary for Virginia State Senate District 18 on June 10, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Goodwin | 87.9 | 175 |
 | Merle Rutledge | 12.1 | 24 | |
| Total votes: 199 | |||
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Endorsements
Goodwin received the following endorsements.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Tony Goodwin completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Goodwin's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Virginia deserves A Goodwin for State Senate
- Together, we can fix this.
- A true believer in a a strong region that will be competitive
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 7, 2023
