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Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
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The 2nd Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Scott Rigell (R) did not seek re-election in 2016. Scott Taylor (R) defeated Shaun Brown (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Taylor defeated District 4 incumbent Randy Forbes and Pat Cardwell in the Republican primary on June 14, 2016. Forbes chose to seek re-election to the open 2nd District after redistricting flipped his district from safely Republican to a safely Democratic seat.[4][5]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Virginia utilizes an open primary process in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Scott Rigell (R), who was first elected in 2010. On January 14, 2016, Rigell announced that he would not seek re-election in 2016.[8]
Virginia's 2nd Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state and includes Accomack and Northampton counties along with Virginia Beach city and portions of Hampton, Newport News, and Norfolk cities.[9]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Scott Taylor |
61.3% | 190,475 | |
| Democratic | Shaun Brown | 38.5% | 119,440 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 652 | |
| Total Votes | 310,567 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Scott Taylor |
52.6% | 21,406 | ||
| Randy Forbes Incumbent | 40.6% | 16,552 | ||
| Pat Cardwell | 6.8% | 2,773 | ||
| Total Votes | 40,731 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections |
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Candidates
Note: In Virginia, each party in each congressional district can choose whether to hold a primary or a convention to select its nominee for the general election. In Virginia's 2nd District, Shaun Brown is the Democratic nominee. The Republican nominee was decided in the primary election.[10]
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General election candidates: Scott Taylor   Shaun Brown |
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Primary candidates:[11] |
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Democratic |
Republican Randy Forbes - U.S. Rep.[14] Pat Cardwell[15] |
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Not running: |
Endorsements
Randy Forbes
For a full list of endorsements click here
- Rep. Scott Rigell (VA-2)
- Rep. Rob Wittman (VA-1)
Scott Taylor
- Sheriff Ken Stolle[16]
Media
Randy Forbes
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District history
2014
Incumbent Scott Rigell (R) won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. He defeated Suzanne Patrick (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Scott Rigell Incumbent |
58.7% | 101,558 | |
| Democratic | Suzanne Patrick | 41.1% | 71,178 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 324 | |
| Total Votes | 173,060 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
2012
The 2nd Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Scott Rigell won re-election in the district.[17]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Paul Hirschbiel | 46.1% | 142,548 | |
| Republican | Scott Rigell Incumbent |
53.8% | 166,231 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.1% | 443 | |
| Total Votes | 309,222 | |||
| Source: Virginia State Board of Elections, "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Virginia elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Virginia in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| March 31, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for primary candidates | |
| April 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| June 6, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| June 14, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| June 14, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for general election candidates | |
| July 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| September 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| October 17, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| October 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| January 17, 2017 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| Sources: Virginia Department of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Elections Candidacy Requirements," accessed January 11, 2016 Virginia Department of Elections, "2016 Candidate Reporting Deadlines," accessed January 11, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Virginia elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed September 23, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Virginia Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed September 8, 2016
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections,"Casting a Ballot," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "GOP Rep. Scott Rigell retiring," January 14, 2016
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "June 14, 2016 Primaries to be held," accessed April 7, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Democratic candidate for the June 14, 2016, Primary," accessed April 6, 2016
- ↑ The Virginia Gazette, "Race to replace Rigell begins," January 15, 2016
- ↑ The Virginian-Pilot, "Randy Forbes switching districts in 2016 congressional election," February 8, 2016
- ↑ Pat Cardwell for Congress, "Home," accessed March 28, 2016
- ↑ Bearing Drift, "Taylor gets Sheriff Stolle’s Endorsement," April 13, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Virginia"
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