Your monthly support provides voters the knowledge they need to make confident decisions at the polls. Donate today.

Virginia 2011 legislative election results

From Ballotpedia
Revision as of 14:24, 10 December 2025 by Abbey Smith (contribs)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to: navigation, search

Senate

SLP elec2011 badge.jpg
2011 State Legislative Elections
State Pages
Louisiana (S, H) • Mississippi (S, H) • New Jersey (S, H) • Virginia (S, H)
Overall Election Results
State-by-State Analysis
Louisiana • Mississippi • New Jersey • Virginia
Other 2011 Election information
Primary elections • Statewide elections, 2011 • State Senate elections • State House elections • Ballot Measures • Executive Officials Elections

Virginia State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Virginia State Senate. For results in individual contests see our Virginia State Senate elections, 2011 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Virginia State Senate
Party As of November 2011 After the 2011 Election
     Democratic Party 22 20
     Republican Party 18 20
Total 40 40

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 8
  • Incumbents who were defeated
  • Challengers who defeated an incumbent
  • Newly elected senators
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

  • All 40 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2011.
  • There were 34 incumbents who ran in the November 8 general election. Only 2 incumbents lost, and thus 32 incumbents were re-elected to the Virginia State Senate.
  • No incumbents were defeated in the August 23 primary election.
  • Of the 2 incumbents defeated in the general election, both were Democrats.
  • 8 new senators were elected, 2 Democrats and 6 Republicans.
  • Of the 40 seats up for election, 20 were won by Democrats and 20 by Republicans.
  • 16 candidates were unopposed, 4 Democrats and 12 Republicans.
  • Only 5 candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 8

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 8 general election ballot:

  1. Thomas Norment Jr.
  2. John Miller (Virginia)
  3. Mamie Locke
  4. Ryan McDougle
  5. Yvonne Miller
  6. Ralph Northam
  7. Frank Wagner
  8. Harry Blevins
  9. Jeffrey McWaters
  10. Louise Lucas
  11. Dick Saslaw
  12. Donald McEachin
  13. Dave Marsden
  14. John Watkins (Virginia)
  15. Steve Martin (Virginia)
  16. Walter Stosch
  17. Frank Ruff
  18. Henry Marsh (Virginia)
  19. R. Edward "Edd" Houck
  20. Roscoe Reynolds
  21. Stephen Newman
  22. Emmett Hanger
  23. Jill Vogel
  24. Richard Stuart, Virginia Senator
  25. Charles Colgan
  26. Janet Howell
  27. Mark Herring
  28. John Chapman "Chap" Petersen
  29. Linda Todd "Toddy" Puller
  30. Mark Obenshain
  31. Creigh Deeds
  32. Phillip Puckett
  33. John Edwards (Virginia)
  34. George Barker (Virginia)

Incumbents defeated

The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 8:

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 8:

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following are the newly-elected members of the Virginia State Senate:

Democratic

  1. Barbara Favola
  2. Adam Ebbin

Republican

  1. Richard Black (Virginia)
  2. Thomas Garrett
  3. Ralph Smith (Virginia)
  4. Bill Stanley
  5. Bryce Reeves
  6. Bill Carrico

Open Seat Winners

The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

  1. Adam Ebbin
  2. Barbara Favola

Republican

  1. Ralph Smith (Virginia)
  2. Richard Black (Virginia)
  3. Thomas Garrett
  4. Bill Carrico

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Virginia State Senate:

Democratic

  1. Barbara Favola
  2. Adam Ebbin
  3. John Miller (Virginia)
  4. Mamie Locke
  5. Yvonne Miller
  6. Ralph Northam
  7. Louise Lucas
  8. Dick Saslaw
  9. Donald McEachin
  10. Dave Marsden
  11. Henry Marsh (Virginia)
  12. Charles Colgan
  13. Janet Howell
  14. Mark Herring
  15. John Chapman "Chap" Petersen
  16. Linda Todd "Toddy" Puller
  17. Creigh Deeds
  18. Phillip Puckett
  19. John Edwards (Virginia)
  20. George Barker (Virginia)

Republican

  1. Richard Black (Virginia)
  2. Thomas Garrett
  3. Thomas Norment Jr.
  4. Ryan McDougle
  5. Frank Wagner
  6. Harry Blevins
  7. Jeffrey McWaters
  8. John Watkins (Virginia)
  9. Steve Martin (Virginia)
  10. Walter Stosch
  11. Frank Ruff
  12. Stephen Newman
  13. Emmett Hanger
  14. Jill Vogel
  15. Richard Stuart, Virginia Senator
  16. Ralph Smith (Virginia)
  17. Bill Stanley
  18. Bryce Reeves
  19. Mark Obenshain
  20. Bill Carrico

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Donald McEachin
  2. Henry Marsh (Virginia)
  3. Louise Lucas
  4. Yvonne Miller

Republican

  1. Frank Wagner
  2. Jeffrey McWaters
  3. Steve Martin (Virginia)
  4. Walter Stosch
  5. Harry Blevins
  6. Frank Ruff
  7. Ralph Smith (Virginia)
  8. Emmett Hanger
  9. Mark Obenshain
  10. Richard Stuart, Virginia Senator
  11. Thomas Norment Jr.
  12. Ryan McDougle

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2011:

  1. Katherine Ann Pettigrew
  2. Donald Marro
  3. W. Jeff Evans
  4. Preston Brown (Virginia)
  5. J. Brandon Bell, II

House

SLP elec2011 badge.jpg
2011 State Legislative Elections
State Pages
Louisiana (S, H) • Mississippi (S, H) • New Jersey (S, H) • Virginia (S, H)
Overall Election Results
State-by-State Analysis
Louisiana • Mississippi • New Jersey • Virginia
Other 2011 Election information
Primary elections • Statewide elections, 2011 • State Senate elections • State House elections • Ballot Measures • Executive Officials Elections

Virginia State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Virginia House of Delegates. For results in individual contests, see our Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2011. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Virginia House of Delegates
Party As of November 2011 After the 2011 Election
     Democratic Party 39 32
     Republican Party 58 67
     Independent 2 1
     Vacancy 1 0
Total 100 100

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 8
  • Incumbents who were defeated
  • Challengers who defeated an incumbent
  • Newly elected representatives
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State House Overview

  • All 100 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2011.
  • There were 86 incumbents who ran in the November 8 general election. Only 2 incumbents lost, and thus 84 incumbents were re-elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.
  • No incumbents were defeated in the August 23 primary election.
  • Of the 2 incumbents defeated in the general election, both were Democrats.
  • 16 new delegates were elected, 1 Democrat and 15 Republicans.
  • Of the 100 seats up for election, 32 were won by Democrats and 67 by Republicans.
  • 64 candidates were unopposed, 20 Democrats and 44 Republicans.
  • Only 12 candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 8

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 8 general election ballot:

  1. Terry Kilgore
  2. Will Morefield
  3. Joe Johnson (Virginia)
  4. Anne B. Crockett-Stark
  5. Charles Poindexter
  6. Greg Habeeb
  7. C. Todd Gilbert (Virginia)
  8. Bob Marshall (Virginia)
  9. T. Scott Garrett
  10. Steve Landes
  11. Rob Bell (Virginia)
  12. Kirk Cox
  13. Manoli Loupassi
  14. Johnny Joannou
  15. Chris Jones (Virginia)
  16. John Cosgrove
  17. Algie Howell
  18. Mark Cole (Virginia)
  19. Lynwood Lewis
  20. Onzlee Ware
  21. Danny Marshall III
  22. Lacey Putney
  23. Donald Merricks
  24. Richard Bell (Virginia)
  25. Ronald Villanueva
  26. Kathy Byron
  27. Ben Cline
  28. Beverly Sherwood
  29. Bill Howell
  30. Ed Scott
  31. Tony Wilt
  32. Roxann Robinson
  33. Scott Lingamfelter
  34. Joe T. May
  35. Thomas Greason
  36. Barbara Comstock
  37. Ken Plum
  38. David Bulova
  39. Mark Keam
  40. Kaye Kory
  41. Vivian Watts
  42. Tim Hugo
  43. Eileen Filler-Corn
  44. Dave Albo
  45. Mark Sickles
  46. Scott Surovell
  47. David Englin
  48. Charniele Herring
  49. Patrick Hope
  50. Bob Brink
  51. Jackson H. Miller
  52. Luke Torian
  53. Jim Scott (Virginia)
  54. Bobby Orrock
  55. John Cox (Virginia)
  56. David Toscano
  57. James Edmunds II
  58. Riley Ingram
  59. Tommy Wright (Virginia)
  60. Roz Dance
  61. Bill Barlow
  62. Lee Ware
  63. James LeMunyon
  64. Betsy Carr
  65. Delores McQuinn
  66. Jennifer McClellan
  67. John O'Bannon
  68. Jimmie Massie
  69. Joseph Morrissey
  70. Roz Tyler
  71. Lionell Spruill
  72. Matthew James
  73. Bob Purkey
  74. Salvatore Iaquinto
  75. Bob Tata
  76. Tom Rust
  77. Christopher Stolle
  78. Kenny Alexander
  79. Gordon Helsel
  80. Jeion Ward
  81. Mamye BaCote
  82. Brenda Pogge
  83. Robin Abbott
  84. Chris Peace
  85. Richard Anderson (Virginia)

Incumbents defeated

The following is a list of incumbents defeated on November 8:

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent on November 8:

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following are the newly-elected members of the Virginia House of Delegates:

Democratic

  1. Alfonso Lopez

Republican

  1. Larry Rush
  2. Peter Farrell
  3. Israel O'Quinn
  4. Chris Head
  5. Michael Webert
  6. Matt Fariss
  7. Keith Hodges
  8. Mark Dudenhefer
  9. David Yancey
  10. Margaret Ransone
  11. Rick Morris (Virginia)
  12. Randall Minchew
  13. Joseph Yost
  14. Michael Watson (Virginia)
  15. David Ramadan

Open Seat Winners

The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

  1. Alfonso Lopez

Republican

  1. Keith Hodges
  2. Margaret Ransone
  3. David Yancey
  4. David Ramadan
  5. Peter Farrell
  6. Matt Fariss
  7. Michael Webert
  8. Larry Rush
  9. Joseph Yost
  10. Chris Head
  11. Randall Minchew
  12. Mark Dudenhefer
  13. Israel O'Quinn

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Virginia House of Delegates:

Democratic

  1. Joe Johnson (Virginia)
  2. Onzlee Ware
  3. Patrick Hope
  4. Johnny Joannou
  5. Mark Sickles
  6. David Englin
  7. Charniele Herring
  8. Mark Keam
  9. Alfonso Lopez
  10. Jim Scott (Virginia)
  11. Roz Dance
  12. Delores McQuinn
  13. Betsy Carr
  14. Jennifer McClellan
  15. Lionell Spruill
  16. Matthew James
  17. Algie Howell
  18. Kenny Alexander
  19. Jeion Ward
  20. Lynwood Lewis
  21. Bob Brink
  22. Joseph Morrissey
  23. Mamye BaCote
  24. David Toscano
  25. Roz Tyler
  26. David Bulova
  27. Kaye Kory
  28. Vivian Watts
  29. Ken Plum
  30. Eileen Filler-Corn
  31. Luke Torian
  32. Scott Surovell

Republican

  1. Terry Kilgore
  2. Anne B. Crockett-Stark
  3. Greg Habeeb
  4. Larry Rush
  5. Steve Landes
  6. Manoli Loupassi
  7. Rob Bell (Virginia)
  8. Bob Tata
  9. Danny Marshall III
  10. C. Todd Gilbert (Virginia)
  11. Kathy Byron
  12. Donald Merricks
  13. Ben Cline
  14. T. Scott Garrett
  15. Tony Wilt
  16. Roxann Robinson
  17. Bill Howell
  18. Beverly Sherwood
  19. Ed Scott
  20. Thomas Greason
  21. Joe T. May
  22. Jackson H. Miller
  23. John Cox (Virginia)
  24. Peter Farrell
  25. James Edmunds II
  26. Tommy Wright (Virginia)
  27. Riley Ingram
  28. Lee Ware
  29. Kirk Cox
  30. Chris Jones (Virginia)
  31. Jimmie Massie
  32. John Cosgrove
  33. Bob Purkey
  34. Christopher Stolle
  35. Salvatore Iaquinto
  36. Tom Rust
  37. Mark Cole (Virginia)
  38. Gordon Helsel
  39. Brenda Pogge
  40. Chris Peace
  41. Will Morefield
  42. Israel O'Quinn
  43. Chris Head
  44. Michael Webert
  45. Richard Bell (Virginia)
  46. Scott Lingamfelter
  47. Matt Fariss
  48. Bobby Orrock
  49. Keith Hodges
  50. Mark Dudenhefer
  51. Ronald Villanueva
  52. David Yancey
  53. Margaret Ransone
  54. Rick Morris (Virginia)
  55. Bob Marshall (Virginia)
  56. Charles Poindexter
  57. Tim Hugo
  58. Dave Albo
  59. Randall Minchew
  60. Joseph Yost
  61. Michael Watson (Virginia)
  62. Barbara Comstock
  63. James LeMunyon
  64. John O'Bannon
  65. David Ramadan
  66. Richard Anderson (Virginia)

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Joe Johnson (Virginia)
  2. Onzlee Ware
  3. Mark Keam
  4. Jennifer McClellan
  5. Betsy Carr
  6. Matthew James
  7. Algie Howell
  8. Lynwood Lewis
  9. Mark Sickles
  10. David Englin
  11. Charniele Herring
  12. Patrick Hope
  13. Jim Scott (Virginia)
  14. Alfonso Lopez
  15. Roz Dance
  16. Delores McQuinn
  17. Lionell Spruill
  18. Johnny Joannou
  19. Kenny Alexander
  20. Jeion Ward

Republican

  1. Terry Kilgore
  2. Anne B. Crockett-Stark
  3. Larry Rush
  4. Danny Marshall III
  5. Greg Habeeb
  6. Beverly Sherwood
  7. Tony Wilt
  8. Rob Bell (Virginia)
  9. C. Todd Gilbert (Virginia)
  10. Mark Cole (Virginia)
  11. Chris Peace
  12. Donald Merricks
  13. Kathy Byron
  14. T. Scott Garrett
  15. Ben Cline
  16. Steve Landes
  17. Roxann Robinson
  18. Bill Howell
  19. Ed Scott
  20. Joe T. May
  21. Thomas Greason
  22. Jackson H. Miller
  23. John Cox (Virginia)
  24. Peter Farrell
  25. James Edmunds II
  26. Riley Ingram
  27. Tommy Wright (Virginia)
  28. Lee Ware
  29. Kirk Cox
  30. Manoli Loupassi
  31. Jimmie Massie
  32. John O'Bannon
  33. Chris Jones (Virginia)
  34. John Cosgrove
  35. Bob Purkey
  36. Christopher Stolle
  37. Salvatore Iaquinto
  38. Bob Tata
  39. Tom Rust
  40. Gordon Helsel
  41. Brenda Pogge
  42. Israel O'Quinn
  43. Richard Anderson (Virginia)

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2011:

  1. Lacey Putney
  2. Janet Murphy
  3. James Leslie (Virginia)
  4. Dimitris Kolazas
  5. Dianne Blais
  6. Mike Kane
  7. Joseph A. Glean
  8. Kathy Gillette-Mallard
  9. Matthew Simpson (Virginia)
  10. Dwayne Whitehead
  11. Glenn McGuire

National Partisan Trends

SLP elec2011 badge.jpg
2011 State Legislative Elections
State Pages
Louisiana (S, H) • Mississippi (S, H) • New Jersey (S, H) • Virginia (S, H)
Overall Election Results
State-by-State Analysis
Louisiana • Mississippi • New Jersey • Virginia
Other 2011 Election information
Primary elections • Statewide elections, 2011 • State Senate elections • State House elections • Ballot Measures • Executive Officials Elections

National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results. These results provide context for Republican gains in Virginia.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the four states with elections, there were 473 incumbents running in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2011 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2011 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 5 9 14
Republican 0 6 6
TOTALS 5 15 20

Total new legislators elected

In total, 137 (23.7%) new legislators were elected in 2011. Of these 137, 75 (13%) were Republicans and 41 (5.2%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2011 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 10 31 41
Republican 27 69 96
TOTALS 37 100 137

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 105 (18.2%) of the 578 seats in 2011. Of these 105 open seats, Republicans won 75 (13%) while Democrats won 30 (5.2%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggest that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2011 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 10 20 30
Republican 23 52 75
TOTALS 33 72 105

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Heading into the 2011 elections, each political party controls 4 chambers with November elections.

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2011 Elections
Before November 2011 election After November 2011 election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png
State senates 2 2 1 2 1
State houses 2 2 1 3 0
Totals: 4 4 2 3 1

Of the 578 seats that will be up for election, there were:

  • 287 Democratic legislators
  • 285 Republican legislators
  • 4 Independent legislators
  • 2 Vacancies

Thus, 49.7% of the seats were held by Democrats and 49.3% by Republicans.

Partisan breakdown of state legislators in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia
Before November 2011 election After November 2011 election
Party Senators Representatives Total state legislators Senators Representatives Total state legislators Gain/loss legislators
Democratic
87 200 287 79 178 257 -23
Republican
83 202 285 94 225 319 +26
Independent or nonpartisan
0 4 4 0 3 3 -1
Vacancies
1 1 2 0 0 0 -2
Partisan breakdown of state legislators in all 50 states
Before November 2011 election After November 2011 election
Party Senators Representatives Total state legislators Senators Representatives Total state legislators Gain/loss legislators
Democratic
879 2,454 3,333 875 2,439 3,310 -23
Republican
1,028 2,912 3,940 1,032 2,926 3,966 +26
Independent or nonpartisan
53 12 65 53 11 64 -1
Third-party and non-voting
2 9 11 2 9 11 0



Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Virginia_2011_legislative_election_results&oldid=10716842"