United States Senate election in Virginia (June 12, 2018 Republican primary)
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Cook Political Report: Solid D[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2] Inside Elections: Solid D[3] |
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As of March 2018, 5 Republicans are running for the seat. This page focuses on the Republican primary. For an overview of the election in general, click here. Attorney Corey Stewart, the only Republican senatorial candidate in Virginia to raise money—$190,000—through the third quarter of 2017, received 12 percent support in a September 2017 Republican primary poll from the University of Mary Washington. He was placed in a hypothetical race against U.S. Reps. Dave Brat and Scott Taylor, neither of whom had declared entry in the race, as of March 2018.[4] Although Stewart served as Virginia co-chair of President Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, it is unclear whether Trump would support his candidacy. Stewart was removed from the position on October 10, 2016, after participating in a protest in front of the Republican National Committee (RNC) headquarters aimed at encouraging the RNC to support Trump's candidacy. The Trump campaign had distanced itself from the protest out of concern that the event would increase tensions between the Republican establishment and the campaign.[5]
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Candidates
Note: The following list of potential and declared candidates is unofficial. It will be updated after the candidate filing deadline has passed and the official list of candidates becomes available. Please contact us if you notice a candidate who declared for this office missing from the list or a candidate who withdrew still listed. Incumbents are assumed to be running for re-election unless they have announced otherwise.
Republicans
- Nick Freitas, state delegate[6]
- E.W. Jackson[7]
- Bert Mizusawa[8]
- Ivan Raiklin[9]
- Corey Stewart[10]
- Ron Wallace[11]
Polls
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| Poll | Scott Taylor (R) | Corey Stewart (R) | Dave Brat (R) | Other | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||
| University of Mary Washington September 5-12, 2017 | 20% | 12% | 10% | 58% | +/-3.8 | 1,000 | |||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. 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 contributions
The table below contains data from FEC Quarterly October 2017 reports. It includes only candidates who reported at least $10,000 in campaign contributions as of September 30, 2017.[12]
Republicans
See also
- United States Senate election in Virginia, 2018
- United States Senate election in Virginia (June 12, 2018 Democratic primary)
- United States Senate elections, 2018
- United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2018
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2018 Senate Race Ratings," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2018 Senate," accessed August 30, 2017
- ↑ Inside Elections, "Senate Ratings," accessed October 6, 2017
- ↑ University of Mary Washington, "Virginia Survey Fall 2017," September 20, 2017
- ↑ The Washington Post, "You’re Fired: Trump campaign dumps Virginia state chair Corey Stewart," October 10, 2016
- ↑ Nick4Senate, "Nick Freitas for U.S. Senate," accessed January 12, 2018
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Firebrand E.W. Jackson jumps into GOP race for U.S. Senate in Va., attacks Corey Stewart," December 11, 2017
- ↑ Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Bert Mizusawa, retired major general and former Trump adviser, to run for U.S. Senate in Va.," February 13, 2018
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "RAIKLIN, IVAN ERIC," accessed November 17, 2017
- ↑ The Washington Post, " After near miss in Va. governor’s race, Corey Stewart says he will challenge Sen. Tim Kaine in 2018," July 13, 2017
- ↑ Facebook, "Ron Wallace for U.S. Senate," accessed June 29, 2017
- ↑ FEC, "Federal Election Commission," accessed November 5, 2017
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