Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 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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| Virginia's 2nd Congressional District |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 26, 2020 |
| Primary: June 23, 2020 General: November 3, 2020 Pre-election incumbent: Elaine Luria (Democrat) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Virginia |
| Race ratings |
Inside Elections: Likely Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Democratic |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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| See also |
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Incumbent Elaine Luria (D) defeated challengers Scott Taylor (R) and David Foster (I) in the general election in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District on November 3, 2020.
The race was one of 56 U.S. House rematches from 2018. Luria was elected to the seat in 2018, defeating then-incumbent Taylor 51% to 49%. Taylor won election to the House after a round of redistricting in 2016, defeating Rep. Randy Forbes (R) in the Republican primary and winning the general election 61% to 39%. At the presidential level, Donald Trump (R) won the district by a margin of 3.4 percentage points in 2016, surpassing Mitt Romney's (R) 2.3 percentage point margin in 2012. The district was one of 31 nationwide that Donald Trump (R) won in 2016 and a Democratic candidate won in 2018. Both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee included the district on their target lists for 2020.[1][2]
The outcome of this race affected partisan control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 117th Congress. All 435 seats in the House were up for election. At the time of the election, Democrats had a 232 to 198 majority over Republicans. The Libertarian Party had one seat. Four seats were vacant. Democrats defended 30 districts Donald Trump (R) won in 2016. Republicans defended five districts Hillary Clinton (D) won in 2016.
This race was one of 89 congressional races that were decided by 10 percent or less in 2020.
For more information about the Republican primary, click here.
For more information about the Democratic primary, click here.
Post-election analysis
The table below compares the vote totals in the 2020 presidential election and 2020 U.S. House election for this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.
| Presidential and congressional election results, Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, 2020 | ||
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| Race | Presidential | U.S. House |
| Democratic candidate |
51.4 | 51.6 |
| Republican candidate |
46.7 | 45.8 |
| Difference | 4.7 | 5.8 |
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.[3]
- 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.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 2
Incumbent Elaine Luria defeated Scott Taylor and David Bruce Foster in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Elaine Luria (D) | 51.6 | 185,733 |
 | Scott Taylor (R) | 45.8 | 165,031 | |
 | David Bruce Foster (Independent)  | 2.5 | 9,170 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 343 | ||
| Total votes: 360,277 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Elaine Luria advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Mota (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2
Scott Taylor defeated Ben Loyola and Jarome Bell in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Taylor | 48.5 | 25,478 |
 | Ben Loyola | 29.4 | 15,420 | |
 | Jarome Bell | 22.1 | 11,616 | |
| Total votes: 52,514 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andy Baan (R)
Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office:
U.S. House (Assumed office: 2019)
Biography: Luria graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with a degree in physics in 1997. She served 20 years as a surface warfare officer and nuclear engineer and deployed six times. Luria retired from the Navy in 2017 and opened a small business selling paintable mermaid and dolphin figures.
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Sources: Elaine Luria 2020 campaign website, "Home," accessed September 15, 2020, Elaine Luria 2020 campaign website, "Congresswoman Elaine Luria’s Re-Election Campaign Releases Digital Ad on Scott Taylor’s Election Fraud Investigation," August 21, 2020; Elaine Luria 2020 campaign website, "Meet Elaine," accessed September 15, 2020, LinkedIn, "Elaine Luria," accessed September 15, 2020
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Virginia District 2 in 2020.
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- U.S. House (2017-2019)
- Virginia House of Delegates (2014-2017)
Biography: After graduating from high school, Taylor joined the U.S. Navy, eventually qualifying as a Navy SEAL. In 2005, Taylor was wounded in combat while serving in Iraq and served out the remainder of his enlistment as a marksmanship and reconnaissance instructor. He later worked as a security consultant and studied international relations at Harvard University through the GI Bill, obtaining his bachelor's degree in 2014 and his master's in 2020.
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Sources: Scott Taylor 2020 campaign website, "Home," accessed September 15, 2020, Scott Taylor 2020 campaign website, "About Scott," accessed September 15, 2020, Facebook, "Together, We Can Accomplish Anything," July 24, 2020, Facebook, "Where is Elaine Luria?" August 22, 2020; Scott Taylor 2020 campaign website, "About Scott," accessed September 15, 2020, LinkedIn, "Scott Taylor," accessed September 15, 2020
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Virginia District 2 in 2020.
Party: Independent
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "David B. Foster is a Patriot Warrior who came to the realization in November 2019 that our Congress has been at war with We the People since the 2016 Election. Our Constitutional Republic is in Jeopardy for its very survival. After researching to get on the ballot as an Independent Conservative I began my signature drive in mid January. Through hard work and perseverance I qualified in May for the General Election Ballot. This David Vs. 2 Goliaths grassroots campaign strategy has been well received within the district voter base. I'm self funding my campaign and asking everyone to share my website and social media platforms with all of their contacts."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Virginia District 2 in 2020.
Polls
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Campaign finance
The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Elaine Luria | Democratic Party | $6,691,507 | $6,556,704 | $142,175 | As of December 31, 2020 |
| Scott Taylor | Republican Party | $2,517,871 | $2,511,989 | $22,613 | As of December 31, 2020 |
| David Bruce Foster | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2020. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
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District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+3, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Virginia's 2nd Congressional District the 212th most Republican nationally.[5]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.93. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.93 points toward that party.[6]
Race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[7]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[8][9][10]
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| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Likely Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | Lean Democratic | |||||
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Noteworthy endorsements
This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. It also includes a bulleted list of links to official lists of endorsements for any candidates who published that information on their campaign websites. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please click here.
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| President Donald Trump (R)[11] | ✔ | |||||
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| Former President Barack Obama (D)[12] | ✔ | |||||
| Former Vice President Joe Biden (D)[13] | ✔ | |||||
Timeline
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Campaign advertisements
This section shows advertisements released in this race. Ads released by campaigns and, if applicable, satellite groups are embedded or linked below. If you are aware of advertisements that should be included, please email us.
Elaine Luria
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Scott Taylor
Supporting Taylor
- Untitled Taylor ad, released September 15, 2020
- Together, We Can Accomplish Anything, released July 24, 2020
Opposing Luria
- WheresElaine?, released September 2, 2020
- Where is Elaine Luria?, released August 22, 2020
- Elaine Luria is ineffective, absent, and unaccountable, released August 14, 2020
- Where is Elaine Luria? AWOL, March 23, 2020
Satellite group ads
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Campaign themes
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Elaine Luria
Luria's campaign website stated the following:
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Veterans As a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, I wrote and passed legislation that provided a critical pay raise for disabled veterans, pressed the VA to find ways to make jobs programs easier to use, cosponsored legislation to increase veteran access to employment programs, and cosponsored a bipartisan bill to allow veterans access to in-state tuition in any state they choose. And as a veteran, I was appalled by the mistake in the 2017 Tax Bill that was causing some Gold Star families to pay thousands of dollars in additional taxes on their survivor benefits. So, I worked with Republicans and Democrats to ensure those families received every cent they deserve. Health Care We still have work to do to ensure every American has access to the quality and affordable health care they deserve. That’s why during my time in Congress I’ve fought against efforts to take health care away from Americans and their families. I have, and will continue to, stand up to the pharmaceutical lobby and work to lower prescription drug prices by making less expensive, generic drugs more quickly available to consumers, and require that health insurance providers cover patients with pre-existing conditions. I will continue to work to improve health care access and affordability and strengthen the ACA to ensure all Americans have access to affordable health coverage. Economy Since taking office, I have toured more than 50 local businesses in our district to hear directly from constituents about how Congress can cut through red tape, grow our regional economy, create jobs, and protect the middle class. I voted to increase the federal minimum wage which could give over 100,000 workers in our district the pay-raise they deserve, and I cosponsored the Paycheck Fairness Act because it is time women receive equal pay for equal work. As a small business owner, I know the struggles our business community faces and understand the challenges a company can face navigating the red tape in Washington. That’s why I have worked within the community to advocate for small businesses. When I meet with business leaders, I frequently hear that they have well-paying jobs that they cannot fill because they cannot find enough people with the relevant skillset. That is why I am working to support apprenticeship programs, career and technical education, and access to broadband so workers can attain the skills they need to advance their careers. And as a veteran, I was appalled by the mistake in the 2017 Tax Bill that was causing some Gold Star families to pay thousands of dollars in additional taxes on their survivor benefits. So, I introduced legislation with bipartisan support to ensure those families received every cent they deserve. Environment I am fighting to ensure all Americans breathe clean air and water and have access to pristine natural environments. Coastal Virginia, home to Chesapeake Bay, generates $33 billion for our economy and is one of our nation’s natural treasures. I’ve fought to ensure the cleanup efforts in The Bay continue to be fully funded to protect our economy and way of life. That’s why I introduced bipartisan legislation to secure $85 billion to advance our shared goals of a clean and healthy Bay. I am also helping lead the critical fight against drilling off the coast of Virginia. Offshore drilling threatens our national security and safety of our sailors and our tourism economy by spoiling our beautiful beaches and shorelines. I was proud to cosponsor bipartisan legislation to protect our precious coastline. National Security As a 20-year Navy veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, I know the challenges facing our men and women in uniform as they fight for freedom around the globe. I am committed to supporting policies that will improve life for active duty military, support military families, and ensure the Department of Defense spends your tax dollars as efficiently and effectively as possible. But a strong, well-funded military is only part of maintaining national security. I support diplomacy to resolve conflicts whenever possible. It is also important to support our allies, such as Israel, to protect U.S. interests around the world. I am also fighting for Gold Star Families – those who have made the greatest sacrifice imaginable by losing an immediate relative in combat or to a service connected disability. Seniors One of my top priorities is working to strengthen Medicare and Social Security. Hardworking seniors who paid into Social Security and Medicare deserve retirement security and health care coverage. I’ve sponsored legislation to allow the government to negotiate with drug companies to keep our costs in check while providing seniors with the life-saving medicines they need. While Washington continues to vote to gut protections for people with pre-existing conditions, I’ve led the fight to protect Virginia’s historic Medicaid expansion. Our focus should be lowering health care costs and the price of prescription drugs – not taking health care away. Education Education begins well before K-12 schooling, that’s why as a mother and Congresswoman, I’m proud to support universal pre-K to build a strong foundation for young students to thrive. But this is not only an education issue it is an economic imperative for working and military families. In Congress, I was proud to support the Rebuild America’s Schools Act that provides direct federal spending for school modernizations, renovations, and repairs, with priority given to public schools in underserved communities. I also advocated for the unique education needs of our military community. I helped secure $50 million to support districts with significant military child enrollment and for military children with severe disabilities. As your Congresswoman, I’ll continue promoting expansion of career and technical education because while college might not be for everyone, a path to the middle class must be. That’s why I also support adequate student loan forgiveness so students who want to go to college can. No student should be deterred from seeking higher education because of the cost.
I’ve led the charge to make Coastal Virginia a national and global leader in our clean energy future. For our district this is not a problem of tomorrow, it’s a threat today. I have laid out a bold vision for cutting greenhouse gas emissions while investing in the jobs and infrastructure of the future. As a nuclear engineer in the Navy, I saw firsthand that nuclear power, when deployed safely and responsibly, can play a key role in our green energy future. That’s why I introduced legislation to encourage innovation in nuclear technologies. I am also helping lead the critical fight against drilling off the coast of Virginia. Offshore drilling threatens our national security and safety of our sailors and our tourism economy by spoiling our beautiful beaches and shorelines. I was proud to cosponsor bipartisan legislation to protect our precious coastline. Infrastructure Our district, which is home to one of the largest ports on the East Coast, depends on improving our maritime infrastructure. That’s why I secured $15 million for operations and maintenance at Norfolk Harbor and led a bipartisan effort urging Congress to fund infrastructure projects in military communities. I am proud to have helped deliver needed funds for resiliency projects for communities battling sea level rise and recurrent flooding But our needs go beyond maritime infrastructure, roads, and bridges. Investments in broadband infrastructure are necessary to ensure that our rural communities stay connected in the ever-expanding global economy. Critical to those investments is protecting net-neutrality. I’m proud to have sponsored legislation to restore net neutrality so the farmers, entrepreneurs, and innovators of Coastal Virginia can stay competitive. Gun Violence As a former Navy Commander and now as a Member of Congress, I took an oath to protect this nation and its people, while simultaneously swearing to protect our Constitution. I believe that law-abiding citizens should be able to own guns and exercise their second amendment rights, but commonsense measures are necessary to keep our communities safe from preventable gun violence. I joined bipartisan commonsense reform efforts like requiring universal background checks and encouraging red flag laws, which can prevent an individual from purchasing or retaining their firearm for a certain period if they are determined to be a danger to themselves or others. But this issue took on even greater urgency after the mass shooting in Virginia Beach. Along with all members of the Virginia Beach community, I will forever remember and honor the individuals who were tragically taken from their families and loved ones.[15][16] |
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Scott Taylor
Taylor's campaign website stated the following:
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Scott was raised by his mother, a single parent, in a small town on the Eastern Shore. School, athletics, and early employment taught Taylor responsibility and strong work ethic — but most influential in building his character was his impactful mentorship from the Big Brothers, Big Sisters program. Scott began working on a farm at 11 years old and soon after was introduced to the Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program of America. His Big Brother changed Scott’s life and helped set Scott on a path to success. An accomplished wrestler in high school, after graduation Scott wanted to serve his country so he joined the Navy with the goal of becoming a U.S. Navy SEAL. Through these positive influences, Taylor overcame the considerable odds against him to become a Navy SEAL. After completing the six-month BUD/S training course in Coronado, California, Scott was assigned to SEAL Team 4 and served in the United States and Latin America, where he learned a fluency in Spanish. After 9/11, Taylor re-enlisted in the Navy. In 2005, Scott was sent to Baghdad/Ramadi as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Scott served as a Navy SEAL sniper. Scott was severely injured while on a combat mission and was Medevac’d out of Iraq to Germany, then eventually back to the States. He finished out his enlistment as a marksmanship and reconnaissance instructor. When Taylor returned stateside, he became a successful real estate developer, security consultant, and used the G.I. bill to receive his education. Scott used his G.I. Bill education benefits to earn holds both a Bachelor’s and Master’s in International Relations from Harvard University. He holds a Master’s Certificate in Government Contracting at Old Dominion University. As a security consultant, Scott would travel back and forth to Yemen over four years. There he protected critical infrastructure, American citizens, and negotiated on a regular basis with armed tribesman in the Arabian desert. Taylor again felt called to serve. In 2013, Scott won a hotly contested Republican primary and was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, representing families in the 85th District located in Virginia Beach. His legislative accomplishments included laws dealing with energy, workforce and veterans issues. Scott was sworn in to the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia’s 2nd district in January of 2017 and became the first freshman member from Virginia to ever be appointed to the Appropriations Committee for a full term. He also served on the Homeland Security, Military Construction/Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch subcommittees. His legislative accomplishments included a law to bring accountability at the most senior levels to the department of Department of Veterans Affairs and the Ashanti Alert Act, a national alert for missing adults. He was instrumental in securing hundreds of millions of dollars for his district and state for military construction and infrastructure projects. further, his appropriations amendments helping to protect military base access roads from flooding and/or sea level rise and his amendment to allow inter-agency cooperation on public-private partnerships at rural military installations were signed into law. Taylor has been looked to as a leader by his peers and the media for his domestic and foreign policy knowledge. He resides in Virginia Beach. Taylor is currently campaigning to secure Virginia's Second Congressional District seat. Incumbent Luria campaigns as a moderate, while her record exposes her radical agenda. The preservation of American values is at stake, and the people of Hampton Roads deserve transparent leadership and effective constituent advocacy.[17][16] |
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David Foster
Foster's campaign website stated the following:
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2nd Amendment Ban on assault weapons sales advances in Virginia – The Washington Post I CAN TELL YOU! VIRGINIA ‘MEN’ DON’T PLAY! WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR #2ARights THEY ARE YOUR POLICE, FIREMEN, MILITARY, NEIGHBOR, BLUE COLLAR WORKER, YOU NAME IT! NOT GIVING UP OUR GUNS Virginia Senate strikes down ‘assault weapons’ ban bill; won’t revisit for a year https://americanmilitarynews.com/2020/02/virginia-senate-strikes-down-assault-weapons-ban-bill-wont-revisit-for-a-year/… via @amermilnews Looks like the Communist Governor of VA did not get his wish after all. AN ARMALITE AR-15 IS NOT FOR HUNTING IT’S FOR TARGET SHOOTING THAT IS WHY 30 ROUNDS IS A GREAT IDEA. NOT RELOADING AFTER SIX SHOTS. DOPES! 1rst Amendment [sic] WE WON. Thousands of us converged on Denver Sunday demanding Gov. Polis #ReopenColorado. Yesterday, less than 24 hours after protest, Polis announced end of stay-at-home order on April 26. He heard our honks for freedom! I Took an Oath to Uphold the Constitution” – Racine Sheriff Will Not Enforce Wisconsin’s Authoritarian Stay-at-Home Order! Maine lawmaker organizes protest of governor’s coronavirus stay-at-home order! Honoring our civilian patriots. Rush Limbaugh received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, our nations highest honor from Melania Trump during SOTU 2020. Environment
Health Care
Green New Deal
Renewable Energy? Sustainable Energy
Military Honoring our families who serve during SOTU 2020. Always show respect for our Veterans and their families. Education Fire current Secretary of Education and hire Jennifer. WE NEED TO MAKE ALL SCHOOLS EQUAL FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. TEACHING STANDARDS, BOOKS, SYLLABUS NO MATTER WHERE THE SCHOOLS ARE LOCATED. WE NEED TO BRING BACK TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL COURSES FOR THOSE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES. The violence involving students on teachers and coaches school bus drivers shows there is a huge disconnect between educating and parenting. This behavior is coming more and more prevalent in our current time. Teacher on leave for calling Rush Limbaugh’s cancer ‘awesome’ https://mol.im/a/7975715 via @MailOnline I hope to help make VA the next state to eliminate Common Core! Hate speech is not free speech. Any Public funded learning institutions either punish violators or end funding. WELCOME TO DAY CARE FOR THE MOST PART. WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE FROM THE SWEDISH GOVERNMENT? WE CAN NOT LET THIS HAPPEN HERE, WE HAVE ENOUGH OF OUR OWN DISFUNCTION. Taxes Personal Income Tax on net income should start not sooner than whats the mean national earned income roughly 65k. This will give more disposable income to those who are the working backbone of this great nation. This also should put taxes more fairly with the upper ten percent of those wealthy individuals and families. Streamline the tax forms to decrease the number and amounts of deductions. Allowing people to keep more of their money is better for the economy as the people will be more inclined to continue spending while allowing the chance to save on a regular basis. Reform Government ABOLISH PROHIBITION. Pro Life Federal Funds going into organizations like Planned Parenthood should end. This would counter the claim of “excessive government restriction”. You can’t have your cake and eat it too. There is no reason the procedure can not be financed for those who can not afford the bill at time of services. Unless there is some compromise Roe v. Wade will never be overturned. Maybe a compromise could be abort before heart starts to develop at 6 weeks. Lets start a dialog. This issue will never go away. When anything is prohibited there will always be more dangerous black markets to support those who will be pro choice. Ultimately for many there is the reality of having to be judged by our Creator. We all have a first obligation to ourselves. We are all individuals created equally by a man and a woman. No man will ever know what it is like to give birth pro life or end a pregnancy pro choice. I’m not running for VA 2 to abolish Roe v. Wade. If this is tabled while in office we all will be gathered to work out a reasonable solution for both sides. This is all I can offer at this time from the bottom of my “Heart”. Because the percentage of unwanted pregnancies are miniscule in numbers caused from rape, maybe we could agree to pay for full term and in the process find a family meeting strict requirements who could step up and adopt the baby. Also the man never has a say, why? Shouldn’t both man and woman have to agree one way or the other. It takes two to create life. Lets start a dialog. Adoption Laws should be reformed so as to facilitate the process while vetting prospective new parents financial history, background checks with traditional values that are the foundation of this great nation. Lets start a dialog. Protecting the life of newborns is essential and infanticide should be prohibited at all costs. Adoption should be the solution to this. Even if the state took custody until a loving family can adopt the child. Babies are the hope of America. March 21 World Down Syndrome Day. All lives Matter. This all will have to be reformed. We can not let this go on any longer. We have to protect our future generations. Father Loses Bid to Stop His Girlfriend From Killing Their 8-Month-Old Baby in Abortion A mother should be willing to give up her lifestyle for the life of her child. Not give up her child to save her lifestyle. #ChooseLife February 12th, 2020 Colorado Democrats Vote Down Bill Mandating Medical Care To Born-Alive Survivors Of Abortions https://t.co/4czbc1sSRD Colorado Democrats voted down house bill 1068 mandate to give abortion survivors life support. Her name was Rosie Moon and she lived for 50 minutes on this earth She was loved and wanted from the moment of conception Her parents weren’t holding a parasite, clump of cells, or any dehumanizing names people like to call preborn babies She was alive and she made an impact Pro Choice Colorado Democrats Vote Down Bill Mandating Medical Care To Born-Alive Survivors Of Abortions
Aborted baby’s heart was beating as we harvested his brains: worker in new Planned Parenthood video This is cruel and it is murder!! It usually takes 6.5 to 7 minutes for the baby to die. The doctor watches on ultrasound as the babies dies: Horrific, little-known abortion method– Cut the umbilical cord and wait for cardiac arrest Voter Registration Reform Thank you Sarah Corriher for your dedicated reporting on real issues. Hopefully you don’t choose your candidate like this lady does although you have every right to choose the way you want. Immigration Continue to deport all Illegal Aliens with criminal backgrounds. End sanctuary cities in every state. To never again allow an individual born on foreign soil unless related to an American military base to be sworn in as President of the United States. The birth certificate has been forensically proven to be a forgery by U.S. and Italian Companies.[18] [16] |
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District represented by a Democrat in 2020 and won by Donald Trump in 2016
This district was one of 30 Democratic-held U.S. House districts up in 2020 that Donald Trump (R) won in the 2016 presidential election. Most were expected to be among the House's most competitive elections in 2020.
| 2020 Democratic-held U.S. House districts won by Donald Trump in 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| District | Incumbent | Ran in 2020? | 2018 congressional margin | 2016 presidential margin | 2012 presidential margin | ||||||||
| Arizona's 1st | Tom O'Halleran |
Yes | Democrats+7.7 | Trump+1.1 | Romney+2.5 | ||||||||
| Georgia's 6th | Lucy McBath |
Yes | Democrats+1.0 | Trump+1.5 | Romney+23.3 | ||||||||
| Illinois' 14th | Lauren Underwood |
Yes | Democrats+5.0 | Trump+3.9 | Romney+10 | ||||||||
| Illinois' 17th | Cheri Bustos |
Yes | Democrats+24.2 | Trump+0.7 | Obama+17 | ||||||||
| Iowa's 1st | Abby Finkenauer |
Yes | Democrats+5.1 | Trump+3.5 | Obama+13.7 | ||||||||
| Iowa's 2nd | Dave Loebsack |
Retired | Democrats+5.2 | Trump+4.1 | Obama+13.1 | ||||||||
| Iowa's 3rd | Cindy Axne |
Yes | Democrats+2.2 | Trump+3.5 | Obama+4.2 | ||||||||
| Maine's 2nd | Jared Golden |
Yes | Democrats+1.3 | Trump+10.3 | Obama+8.6 | ||||||||
| Michigan's 8th | Elissa Slotkin |
Yes | Democrats+3.8 | Trump+6.7 | Romney+3.1 | ||||||||
| Michigan's 11th | Haley Stevens |
Yes | Democrats+6.7 | Trump+4.4 | Romney+5.4 | ||||||||
| Minnesota's 2nd | Angie Craig |
Yes | Democrats+5.5 | Trump+1.2 | Obama+0.1 | ||||||||
| Minnesota's 7th | Collin Peterson |
Yes | Democrats+4.3 | Trump+30.8 | Romney+9.8 | ||||||||
| Nevada's 3rd | Susie Lee |
Yes | Democrats+9.1 | Trump+1.0 | Obama+0.8 | ||||||||
| New Hampshire's 1st | Chris Pappas |
Yes | Democrats+8.6 | Trump+1.6 | Obama+1.6 | ||||||||
| New Jersey's 3rd | Andrew Kim |
Yes | Democrats+1.3 | Trump+6.2 | Obama+4.6 | ||||||||
| New Jersey's 5th | Josh Gottheimer |
Yes | Democrats+13.7 | Trump+1.1 | Romney+3.0 | ||||||||
| New Jersey's 11th | Mikie Sherrill |
Yes | Democrats+14.6 | Trump+0.9 | Romney+5.8 | ||||||||
| New Mexico's 2nd | Xochitl Torres Small |
Yes | Democrats+1.9 | Trump+10.2 | Romney+6.8 | ||||||||
| New York's 11th | Max Rose |
Yes | Democrats+6.5 | Trump+9.8 | Obama+4.3 | ||||||||
| New York's 18th | Sean Maloney |
Yes | Democrats+10.9 | Trump+1.9 | Obama+4.3 | ||||||||
| New York's 19th | Antonio Delgado |
Yes | Democrats+5.2 | Trump+6.8 | Obama+6.2 | ||||||||
| New York's 22nd | Anthony Brindisi |
Yes | Democrats+1.8 | Trump+15.5 | Romney+0.4 | ||||||||
| Oklahoma's 5th | Kendra Horn |
Yes | Democrats+1.4 | Trump+13.4 | Romney+18.4 | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania's 8th | Matt Cartwright |
Yes | Democrats+9.3 | Trump+9.6 | Obama+11.9 | ||||||||
| Pennsylvania's 17th | Conor Lamb |
Yes | Democrats+12.5 | Trump+2.6 | Romney+4.5 | ||||||||
| South Carolina's 1st | Joe Cunningham |
Yes | Democrats+1.4 | Trump+13.1 | Romney+18.1 | ||||||||
| Utah's 4th | Ben McAdams |
Yes | Democrats+0.3 | Trump+6.7 | Romney+37.0 | ||||||||
| Virginia's 2nd | Elaine Luria |
Yes | Democrats+2.2 | Trump+3.4 | Romney+2.3 | ||||||||
| Virginia's 7th | Abigail Spanberger |
Yes | Democrats+1.9 | Trump+6.5 | Romney+10.5 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin's 3rd | Ron Kind |
Yes | Democrats+19.3 | Trump+4.5 | Obama+11 | ||||||||
| Source: Sabato's Crystal Ball and Daily Kos | |||||||||||||
Click here to see the five U.S. House districts represented by a Republican in 2020 and won by Hillary Clinton in 2016.
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).
Candidate ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for 2nd Congressional District candidates in Virginia in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Virginia, click here.
| Filing requirements, 2020 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Virginia | 2nd Congressional District | Qualified party | 1,000 | Fixed number | $3,480.00 | 2% of annual salary | 3/26/2020 | Source |
| Virginia | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 350 | Fixed number (reduced by court order) | N/A | N/A | 8/1/2020 | Source |
District election history
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 2
Elaine Luria defeated incumbent Scott Taylor in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elaine Luria (D) | 51.1 | 139,571 |
| Scott Taylor (R) | 48.8 | 133,458 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 371 | ||
| Total votes: 273,400 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shaun Brown (Independent)
- Padraig-Eoin Dalrymple (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2
Elaine Luria defeated Karen Mallard in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elaine Luria | 62.3 | 17,552 |
 | Karen Mallard | 37.7 | 10,610 | |
| Total votes: 28,162 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ernest Porter (D)
- David Nygaard (D)
- Garry Hubbard (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2
Incumbent Scott Taylor defeated Mary Jones in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 2 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Taylor | 76.0 | 28,515 |
 | Mary Jones | 24.0 | 8,982 | |
| Total votes: 37,497 | |||
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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.[19][20]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2020
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Roll Call, "Republicans name 55 House Democrats as 2020 targets," February 7, 2019
- ↑ Roll Call, "Democrats identify 44 vulnerable House members to defend in 2020," February 7, 2019
- ↑ This change was not due to COVID-19. This deadline was extended after the state's voter registration website crashed.
- ↑ Candidate Connection surveys completed before September 26, 2019, were not used to generate candidate profiles. In battleground primaries, Ballotpedia based its selection of noteworthy candidates on polling, fundraising, and noteworthy endorsements. In battleground general elections, all major party candidates and any other candidates with the potential to impact the outcome of the race were included.
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Twitter, "Donald J. Trump on June 19, 2020," accessed September 15, 2020
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Elaine Luria 2020 campaign website, "President Barack Obama Endorses Congresswoman Elaine Luria for Re-Election," August 3, 2020
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13 News Now, "Biden endorses Elaine Luria for re-election," September 18, 2020
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedTaylorEndorse - ↑ Elaine Luria 2020 campaign website, "Priorities," accessed September 15, 2020
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Scott Taylor 2020 campaign website, "About," accessed September 15, 2020
- ↑ David Foster 2020 campaign website, "Issues," accessed September 15, 2020
- ↑ The New York Times, "Virginia Primary Results," June 14, 2016
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed September 8, 2016
