United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 15
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Sept. 18
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (postmarked); Nov. 6 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Virginia took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected 11 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 11 congressional districts.
| Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
|---|---|---|
In Virginia, political parties decide for themselves whether to nominate their candidates via primary or convention. Seven congressional districts chose to hold conventions instead of primaries. In the 9th District, the Democratic Party held a convention on May 2, 2020.[1] In the 8th District, a Republican Party convention was scheduled for May 30, 2020.[2] In the 5th District, a Republican Party convention was scheduled for June 13, 2020.[3] In the 10th and 11th Districts, Republican Party conventions were scheduled for June 20, 2020.[4][5] In the 4th District, a Republican Party convention was scheduled for June 27, 2020.[6] In the 7th District, a Republican Party convention was scheduled for July 18, 2020.[7]
Virginia's 4th, 5th, 7th, 10th, and 11th District Republican Committees voted to change the date of their conventions due to concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic. The District 4, 5, and 7 conventions were originally scheduled for April 25, 2020, and the District 10 and 11 conventions were scheduled for May 30, 2020.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Virginia modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Drop-boxes to return absentee and mail-in ballots were used for the general election. The witness requirement for absentee voting was suspended, and all absentee and mail-in ballots had prepaid return postage.
- Voter registration: The state's voter registration deadline was extended from October 13, 2020, to October 15, 2020.[16]
- Candidate filing procedures: Petition signature requirements for unaffiliated and minor-party candidates for federal office in Virginia were reduced as follows: 2,500 signatures for presidential candidates; 3,500 signatures for U.S. Senate candidates; and 350 signatures for U.S. House candidates. The filing deadline for unaffiliated and minor-party congressional candidates was extended to August 1.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Democratic Party held seven of the 11 congressional seats from Virginia.
| Members of the U.S. House from Virginia -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 7 | 7 | |
| Republican Party | 4 | 4 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the 11 congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Rob Wittman |  Republican |
1 |
| Elaine Luria |  Democratic |
2 |
| Bobby Scott | Democratic |
3 |
| Donald McEachin | Democratic |
4 |
| Denver Riggleman | Republican |
5 |
| Ben Cline | Republican |
6 |
| Abigail Spanberger | Democratic |
7 |
| Don Beyer | Democratic |
8 |
| Morgan Griffith | Republican |
9 |
| Jennifer Wexton | Democratic |
10 |
| Gerald Connolly | Democratic |
11 |
Voting in Virginia
- See also: Voting in Virginia
Click the links below for more information on Virginia elections in 2020:
Battleground races
Ballotpedia identified the following Virginia elections as battlegrounds:
- Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
- Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
- Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
- Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 13 Republican convention)
- Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2020
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Robert J. Wittman (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Qasim Rashid (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Shawn Ponterio (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Robert J. Wittman (Incumbent) ✔
District 2
General election candidates
- Elaine Luria (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Scott Taylor (Republican Party)
- David Bruce Foster (Independent)
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This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Elaine Luria (Incumbent) ✔
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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District 3
General election candidates
- Robert C. Scott (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- John Collick (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Kyle Roberts (Independent)
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This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Robert C. Scott (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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District 4
General election candidates
- Aston Donald McEachin (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Leon Benjamin Sr. (Republican Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Democratic primary candidates
- Aston Donald McEachin (Incumbent) ✔
- R. Cazel Levine
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Republican convention candidates
Did not make the ballot:
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District 5
General election candidates
- Cameron Webb (Democratic Party)
- Bob Good (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Republican convention candidates
- Denver Lee Riggleman III (Incumbent)
- Bob Good ✔
District 6
General election candidates
- Benjamin Lee Cline (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Nicholas Betts (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Aaron Luciani (Independent)
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Democratic convention candidates
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Democratic primary candidates
The Democratic Party primary was canceled.
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Benjamin Lee Cline (Incumbent) ✔
Minor Party primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 7
General election candidates
- Abigail Spanberger (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Nick Freitas (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Abigail Spanberger (Incumbent) ✔
Republican convention candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 8
General election candidates
- Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Jeff Jordan (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Andrew Straw (Independent)
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This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Donald Sternoff Beyer Jr. (Incumbent) ✔
Republican convention candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 9
General election candidates
- H. Morgan Griffith (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Cameron Dickerson (Independent) (Write-in)
Democratic convention candidates
The Democratic Party convention was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- H. Morgan Griffith (Incumbent) ✔
District 10
General election candidates
- Jennifer Wexton (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Aliscia Andrews (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- Jennifer Wexton (Incumbent) ✔
Republican convention candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 11
General election candidates
- Gerald Edward Connolly (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Manga Anantatmula (Republican Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- Stevan Porter (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Gerald Edward Connolly (Incumbent) ✔
- Zainab Mohsini
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Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Virginia in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Virginia, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Virginia | 1st Congressional District | Qualified party | 1,000 | Fixed number | $3,480.00 | 2% of annual salary | 3/26/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 2nd Congressional District | Qualified party | 1,000 | Fixed number | $3,480.00 | 2% of annual salary | 3/26/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 3rd Congressional District | Qualified party | 1,000 | Fixed number | $3,480.00 | 2% of annual salary | 3/26/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 4th Congressional District | Qualified party | 1,000 | Fixed number | $3,480.00 | 2% of annual salary | 3/26/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 5th Congressional District | Qualified party | 1,000 | Fixed number | $3,480.00 | 2% of annual salary | 3/26/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 6th Congressional District | Qualified party | 1,000 | Fixed number | $3,480.00 | 2% of annual salary | 3/26/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 7th Congressional District | Qualified party | 1,000 | Fixed number | $3,480.00 | 2% of annual salary | 3/26/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 8th Congressional District | Qualified party | 1,000 | Fixed number | $3,480.00 | 2% of annual salary | 3/26/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 9th Congressional District | Qualified party | 1,000 | Fixed number | $3,480.00 | 2% of annual salary | 3/26/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 10th Congressional District | Qualified party | 1,000 | Fixed number | $3,480.00 | 2% of annual salary | 3/26/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 11th Congressional District | Qualified party | 1,000 | Fixed number | $3,480.00 | 2% of annual salary | 3/26/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 10th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 350 | Fixed number (reduced by court order) | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 11th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 350 | Fixed number (reduced by court order) | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 350 | Fixed number (reduced by court order) | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 350 | Fixed number (reduced by court order) | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 3rd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 350 | Fixed number (reduced by court order) | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 4th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 350 | Fixed number (reduced by court order) | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 5th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 350 | Fixed number (reduced by court order) | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 6th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 350 | Fixed number (reduced by court order) | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 7th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 350 | Fixed number (reduced by court order) | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 8th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 350 | Fixed number (reduced by court order) | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 9th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 350 | Fixed number (reduced by court order) | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- United States Senate election in Virginia, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "VA 9th District Democratic Committee Event: 9th District Convention May 2, 2020," accessed April 6, 2020
- ↑ Virginia GOP, "Official Call: District Convention of the 8th Congressional District of the Republican Party of Virginia," accessed April 6, 2020
- ↑ The Roanoke Times, "Republicans set convention date to settle bitter battle between Rep. Denver Riggleman and Bob Good," May 12, 2020
- ↑ Virginia GOP, "Amended Call: District Convention of the Tenth Congressional District of the Republican Party of Virginia," accessed May 18, 2020
- ↑ Facebook, "VA 11th Congressional District Republicans on May 27, 2020," accessed June 1, 2020
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Congressional pre-election reporting dates (2020)," accessed May 20, 2020
- ↑ Richmon Times-Dispatch, "Republicans to decide Spanberger challenger at July 18 convention," May 14, 2020
- ↑ Virginia GOP, "Official Call: District Convention of the 4th Congressional District of the Republican Party of Virginia," accessed April 6, 2020
- ↑ Blue Virginia, "Virginia’s 7th District GOP Committee Votes to Change Convention Call From 4/25 to “To Be Determined”; Also Votes to Proceed with Lawsuit Re: Gov. Northam’s Ban on Gatherings of 10+ People," April 5, 2020
- ↑ The Roanoke Times, "Republicans postpone convention contest between Rep. Denver Riggleman, Bob Good," April 13, 2020
- ↑ Virginia GOP, "Fifth Congressional District Republican Party Official 2020 Convention Call," accessed April 6, 2020
- ↑ Virginia GOP, "Official Call: District Convention of the Seventh Congressional District of the Republican Party of Virginia," accessed April 6, 2020
- ↑ Marielle Bricker, "Email communication with Carey Allen, 4th Congressional District Republican Chairman," April 24, 2020
- ↑ Virginia GOP, "Official Call: District Convention of the Tenth Congressional District of the Republican Party of Virginia," accessed April 6, 2020
- ↑ Virginia GOP, "Official Call: District Convention of the 11th Congressional District of the Republican Party of Virginia," accessed April 6, 2020
- ↑ This change was not due to COVID-19. This deadline was extended after the state's voter registration website crashed.
