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Virginia's 9th Congressional District election, 2020 (May 2 Democratic convention)

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Virginia's 9th Congressional District
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Election details
Filing deadline: March 26, 2020
Primary: June 23, 2020 (canceled)
General: November 3, 2020
Pre-election incumbent:
Morgan Griffith (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Virginia
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
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A Democratic Party convention took place on May 2, 2020, in Virginia's 9th Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the district's general election on November 3, 2020. No candidate was chosen at convention, so no Democratic candidate was in the 9th Congressional District general election.[1]

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
March 26, 2020
June 23, 2020 (canceled)
November 3, 2020


Heading into the election, the incumbent was Morgan Griffith (Republican), who was first elected in 2010.

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.[2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on Virginia's 9th Congressional District Democratic convention. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 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 primary election process as follows:

  • Election postponements: The primary election was postponed from June 9 to June 23.
  • Voting procedures: The witness requirement for absentee voting in the primary election was suspended.
  • Political party events: The Democratic Party of Virginia opted to conduct its state convention remotely. The Republican Party of Virginia postponed its 5th Congressional District and 7th Congressional District conventions to June 13 July 18, respectively.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.


Candidates and election results

The Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 9 was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

Campaign finance

The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.

There are currently no declared candidates in this race. Know of one we missed? Click here to let us know.


General election 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.[4]
  • 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.[5][6][7]

Race ratings: Virginia's 9th Congressional District election, 2020
Race trackerRace ratings
November 3, 2020October 27, 2020October 20, 2020October 13, 2020
The Cook Political ReportSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Roanoke Times, "No Democrat to oppose Rep. Morgan Griffith, but one emerges for Rep. Ben Cline," May 2, 2020
  2. ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
  3. ↑ Virginia Department of Elections,"Casting a Ballot," accessed October 7, 2024
  4. ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  5. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  6. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  7. ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018


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