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United States House elections in Virginia (June 12, 2018 Republican primaries)

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2018 U.S. House Elections in Virginia
Primary Date
June 12, 2018
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The 2018 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Virginia took place on November 6, 2018. Voters elected 11 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. This page focuses on the Republican Party primary election that took place in each district on June 12, 2018.


Candidates

See also: Statistics on U.S. Congress candidates, 2018

District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 3

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

District 4

Republican Party Republican primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:

District 5

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:


Did not make the ballot:

District 6

Republican Party Republican convention candidates

Note: The 6th Congressional District Republican Committee held a nominating convention on May 19, 2018.[1]

Declined to run
Withdrew

District 7

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 8

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

District 9

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 10

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

District 11

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Candidate Connection = candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 133 Virginia counties—3.8 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Buckingham County, Virginia 11.28% 2.43% 0.87%
Caroline County, Virginia 5.02% 8.24% 11.97%
Essex County, Virginia 2.14% 7.30% 10.35%
Nelson County, Virginia 5.59% 2.72% 9.15%
Westmoreland County, Virginia 7.14% 6.95% 10.24%

Note: Although it is highlighted in the map above, the city of Chesapeake is not considered a county and not included in our calculations as such.

In the 2016 presidential election, Virginia was a battleground state. Hillary Clinton (D) won Virginia with 49.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 44.4 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Virginia voted Democratic three times (2008, 2012, and 2016) and Republican two times (2000 and 2004).

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The News Virginian, "Cline wins Republican nomination for 6th congressional district seat," May 19, 2018
  2. ↑ WHSV 3, "Delegate Ben Cline announces run for Goodlatte's seat in Congress," November 9, 2017
  3. ↑ WHSV 3, "Cynthia Dunbar running for Goodlatte's seat in Congress," November 9, 2017
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 WHSV, "Eight Republicans seek 6th district nomination," January 18, 2018
  5. ↑ News Leader, "Harrisonburg Republican joins 6th District race," November 21, 2017
  6. ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, January 3, 2018
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 The News & Advance, "More GOP candidates emerge in contest for Goodlatte's 6th District seat," January 3, 2018
  8. ↑ Congressman Bob Goodlatte, "Goodlatte: It’s An Honor to Serve You," November 9, 2017
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