Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Review Articles: Virginia Congressional Seats

December 5, 2012

By Ballotpedia's Congressional team

MADISON, Wisconsin: Virginia had 11 U.S. House seats 1 US. Senate seat on the ballot in 2012. Eleven house incumbents sought re-election and all were victorious on November 6, 2012. Tim Kaine won election to the Senate, defeating George Allen. This was the most competitive race in Virginia. Here are the candidates who won election from Virginia.

Members of the U.S. House from Virginia -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	3	3
	Republican Party	8	8
Total		11	11

National picture

Both chambers of the United States Congress remain split after the November 6, 2012 election. Democrats increased their majority in the U.S. Senate while cutting into the Republicans majority in the U.S. House. Of the 435 candidates who won election to the U.S. House, 85 of them were challengers, which represents 19.5 percent of U.S. House members. Of those 85, 50 are Democratic and 35 are Republican. A total of 27 incumbents were defeated -- 10 Democratic and 17 Republican.

2012 United States House General Election Results
Party	Total Winners	Incumbent Winners	Defeated Incumbents	Incumbent Re-Election Rate**	Non-Incumbent Winners
Democratic	201	151	10	93.8%	50
Republican	234	198	17	92.1%	35
TOTALS	435	349	27	92.8%	85
**Note: The incumbent re-election rate is calculated by dividing the total incumbents winners by the total incumbents who appeared on the general election ballot.

U.S. Senate Partisan Breakdown Party As of November 2012 After the 2012 Election      Democratic Party 51 53      Republican Party 47 45      Independent 2 2 Total 100 100

U.S. House Partisan Breakdown Party As of November 2012 After the 2012 Election      Democratic Party 193 201      Republican Party 242 234 Total 435 435

See also

• Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
• November 6, 2012 election results
• Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Virginia Congressional Seats
• United States Congressional election results, 2012
• United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2012
• United States Senate elections in Virginia, 2012
  • Virginia's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Virginia's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Virginia's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Virginia's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Virginia's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Virginia's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Virginia's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Virginia's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Virginia's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Virginia's 10th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Virginia's 11th Congressional District elections, 2012
• National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections