Virginia state elections, 2011
The 2011 Virginia state elections took place on November 8, 2011. All 140 seats in the Virginia General Assembly were up for re-election, as were many local offices.
Virginia Senate[1]
Prior to the election, 22 seats were held by Democrats and 18 seats were held by Republicans. Redistricting caused the 13th district to be moved from Hampton Roads to Northern Virginia and the 22nd district to be moved from the Roanoke area to a district stretching from Lynchburg to Richmond. Republicans gained two seats, making the Senate tied with 20 Democrats and 20 Republicans.
Four incumbent Senators chose to retire: Fred Quayle (R-13), Patsy Ticer (D-30), Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31), and William Wampler Jr. (R-40). In addition, two Senators, Ralph K. Smith (R-22) and Bill Stanley (R-19) chose to seek re-election in new districts: Smith went from the 22nd to Stanley's 19th, while Stanley opted to challenge incumbent Democrat Roscoe Reynolds in the 20th.
Results
Note: Only races with more than one candidate running are listed below. Unofficial results from the State Board of Elections website.[2]
Party abbreviations: D - Democratic Party, R - Republican Party, IG - Independent Green Party, I - Independent.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | 2011 Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Miller | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | John Miller (D) 51.7% Mickey Chohany (R) 48.1% |
| 2nd | Mamie Locke | Democratic | 2003 | Reelected | Mamie Locke (D) 65.4% Thomas Harmon IV (R) 34.4% |
| 6th | Ralph Northam | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | Ralph Northam (D) 56.6% Ben Loyola (R) 43.3% |
| 10th | John Watkins | Republican | 1998 | Reelected | John Watkins (R) 56.6% David Bernard (D) 43.2% |
| 13th | Fred Quayle | Republican | 1991 | Retired (District eliminated); Republican hold |
Dick Black (R) 57.0% Shawn Mitchell (D) 42.8% |
| 16th | Henry L. Marsh | Democratic | 1991 | Reelected | Henry L. Marsh (D) 69.0% Preston Brown (I) 30.5% |
| 17th | Edd Houck | Democratic | 1983 | Defeated | Bryce Reeves (R) 50.2% Edd Houck (D) 49.7% |
| 19th | Bill Stanley | Republican | 2010 | Elected in 20th District; Republican hold |
Ralph K. Smith (R) 56.5% Brandon Bell (I) 43.2% |
| 20th | Roscoe Reynolds | Democratic | 1996 | Defeated | Bill Stanley (R) 46.8% Roscoe Reynolds (D) 45.5% Jeff Evans (I) 7.6% |
| 21st | John Edwards | Democratic | 1995 | Reelected | John Edwards (D) 55.9% Dave Nutter (R) 44.0% |
| 22nd | Ralph K. Smith | Republican | 2007 | Elected in 19th District (District eliminated); Republican hold |
Thomas Garrett, Jr. (R) 58.1% Bert Dodson (D) 41.8% |
| 23rd | Steve Newman | Republican | 1995 | Reelected | Steve Newman (R) 77.8% Robert Short (D) 21.9% |
| 25th | Creigh Deeds | Democratic | 2001 | Reelected | Creigh Deeds (D) 64.4% T.J. Aldous (R) 35.5% |
| 27th | Jill Holtzman Vogel | Republican | 2007 | Reelected | Jill Holtzman Vogel (R) 74.6% Shaun Broy (D) 23.2% Donald Marro (I) 2.1% |
| 29th | Chuck Colgan | Democratic | 1975 | Reelected | Chuck Colgan (D) 55.0% Tom Gordy (R) 44.8% |
| 30th | Patsy Ticer | Democratic | 1995 | Retired; Democratic hold | Adam Ebbin (D) 64.4% Tim McGhee (R) 35.4% |
| 31st | Mary Margaret Whipple | Democratic | 1995 | Retired; Democratic hold | Barbara Favola (D) 58.1% Caren Merrick (R) 41.7% |
| 32nd | Janet Howell | Democratic | 1991 | Reelected | Janet Howell (D) 60.3% Patrick Forrest (R) 39.7% |
| 33rd | Mark Herring | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | Mark Herring (D) 54.1% Patricia Phillips (R) 45.8% |
| 34th | Chap Petersen | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | Chap Petersen (D) 59.7% Gerarda Cullipher (R) 40.2% |
| 35th | Dick Saslaw | Democratic | 1980 | Reelected | Dick Saslaw (D) 61.7% Robert Sarvis (R) 36.0% Katherine Pettigrew (IG) 2.3% |
| 36th | Toddy Puller | Democratic | 2000 | Reelected | Toddy Puller (D) 55.4% Jeff Frederick (R) 44.4% |
| 37th | Dave Marsden | Democratic | 2010 | Reelected | Dave Marsden (D) 53.8% Jason Flanary (R) 46.2% |
| 38th | Phillip Puckett | Democratic | 1998 | Reelected | Phillip Puckett (D) 53.0% Adam Light (R) 46.9% |
| 39th | George Barker | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | George Barker (D) 53.1% Miller Baker (R) 46.8% |
| 40th | William Wampler Jr. | Republican | 1988 | Retired; Republican hold | Bill Carrico (R) 66.9% John Lamie (D) 33.0% |
Virginia House of Delegates[3]
Prior to the election, the House of Delegates consisted of 58 Republicans, 39 Democrats, 2 Independents, with one vacant seat previously held by a Republican (Glenn Oder of the 94th district, who resigned in August 2011). Redistricting eliminated three seats: Southwestern Virginia's 2nd district, the Martinsville-area 10th district, and the Norfolk-based 87th district. These three seats were moved to Northern Virginia. Republicans gained seven seats from the Democrats and one seat from a retiring independent, making the House's composition 67 Republicans, 32 Democrats, and 1 Independent.
Thirteen incumbents chose not to seek another term in the House: Bud Phillips (D-2), Bill Carrico (R-5), Dave Nutter (R-7), James Shuler (D-12), Bill Cleaveland (R-17), Clay Athey (R-18), Adam Ebbin (D-49), Bill Janis (R-56), Watkins Abbitt, Jr. (I-59), Paula Miller (D-87), Glenn Oder (R-94), Harvey Morgan (R-98), and Al Pollard (R-99).
Three Delegates retired in order to seek State Senate seats: Bill Carrico (R-5) opted to run for the open 40th district seat, Dave Nutter (R-7) decided to challenge incumbent Democratic Senator John Edwards in the 21st district, and Adam Ebbin (D-49) chose to run for the open 30th district seat.
Del. Ward Armstrong (D-10) decided to challenge Republican Del. Charles Poindexter in the 9th district rather than retire.
Results
Note: Only races with more than one candidate running are listed below. Unofficial results from the State Board of Elections website.[4]
Party abbreviations: D - Democratic Party, R - Republican Party, L - Libertarian Party, IG - Independent Green Party, I - Independent.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | 2011 Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Bud Phillips | Democratic | 1989 | Retired (District eliminated); Republican pickup |
Mark Dudenhefer (R) 56.0% Esteban Garces (D) 43.8% |
| 3rd | Will Morefield | Republican | 2009 | Reelected | Will Morefield (R) 59.7% Vern Presley (D) 40.3% |
| 5th | Bill Carrico | Republican | 2001 | Elected to State Senate; Republican hold |
Israel O'Quinn (R) 69.3% Michael Osborne (I) 30.4% |
| 9th | Charles Poindexter | Republican | 2007 | Reelected | Charles Poindexter (R) 52.7% Ward Armstrong (D) 47.2% |
| 10th | Ward Armstrong | Democratic | 1991 | Ran in 9th District (District eliminated); Republican pickup |
Randy Minchew (R) 58.4% David Butler (D) 41.6% |
| 12th | Jim Shuler | Democratic | 1993 | Retired; Republican pickup | Joseph Yost (R) 51.6% Don Langrehr (D) 48.3% |
| 13th | Bob Marshall | Republican | 1991 | Reelected | Bob Marshall (R) 59.6% Carl Genthner (D) 40.3% |
| 17th | Bill Cleaveland | Republican | 2009 | Retired; Republican hold | Chris Head (R) 65.5% Freeda Cathcart (D) 34.3% |
| 18th | Clay Athey | Republican | 2001 | Retired; Republican hold | Michael Webert (R) 69.4% Bob Zwick (D) 30.4% |
| 19th | Lacey E. Putney | Independent | 1961 | Reelected | Lacey E. Putney (I) 41.6% Jerry Johnson (R) 31.7% Lewis Medlin (D) 26.6% |
| 20th | Dickie Bell | Republican | 2009 | Reelected | Dickie Bell (R) 71.1% Laura Kleiner (D) 28.8% |
| 21st | Ron Villanueva | Republican | 2009 | Reelected | Ron Villanueva (R) 57.3% Adrianne Bennett (D) 42.5% |
| 31st | Scott Lingamfelter | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Scott Lingamfelter (R) 58.6% Roy Coffey (D) 41.2% |
| 34th | Barbara Comstock | Republican | 2009 | Reelected | Barbara Comstock (R) 54.8% Pam Danner (D) 45.1% |
| 36th | Kenneth R. Plum | Democratic | 1981 | Reelected | Kenneth R. Plum (D) 64.1% Mac Cannon (R) 35.9% |
| 37th | David Bulova | Democratic | 2005 | Reelected | David Bulova (D) 58.3% Brian Schoeneman (R) 41.7% |
| 38th | Kaye Kory | Democratic | 2009 | Reelected | Kaye Kory (D) 77.1% James Leslie (IG) 22.8% |
| 39th | Vivian E. Watts | Democratic | 1995 | Reelected | Vivian E. Watts (D) 76.5% Dimitri Kolazas (I) 23.1% |
| 40th | Tim Hugo | Republican | 2002 | Reelected | Tim Hugo (R) 74.1% Dianne Blais (I) 25.7% |
| 41st | Eileen Filler-Corn | Democratic | 2010 | Reelected | Eileen Filler-Corn (D) 68.3% Michael Kane (L) 31.5% |
| 42nd | Dave Albo | Republican | 1993 | Reelected | Dave Albo (R) 62.1% Jack Dobbyn (D) 37.8% |
| 44th | Scott Surovell | Democratic | 2009 | Reelected | Scott Surovell (D) 59.4% John Barsa (R) 39.1% Joseph Glean (I) 1.5% |
| 48th | Bob Brink | Democratic | 1997 | Reelected | Bob Brink (D) 68.4% Kathleen Mallard (I) 24.3% Janet Murphy (IG) 6.9% |
| 52nd | Luke Torian | Democratic | 2009 | Reelected | Luke Torian (D) 60.6% Cleveland Anderson (R) 39.1% |
| 54th | Bobby Orrock | Republican | 1989 | Reelected | Bobby Orrock (R) 73.2% Matthew David Simpson (I) 25.0% |
| 57th | David Toscano | Democratic | 2005 | Reelected | David Toscano (D) 80.4% Robert Smith (I) 19.1% |
| 59th | Watkins Abbitt, Jr. | Independent | 1985 | Retired; Republican pickup | Matt Fariss (R) 53.0% Connie Brennan (D) 41.2% Linda Wall (I) 5.6% |
| 64th | Bill Barlow | Democratic | 1991 | Defeated | Richard Morris (R) 55.2% Bill Barlow (D) 44.6% |
| 67th | James LeMunyon | Republican | 2009 | Reelected | James LeMunyon (R) 59.2% Eric Clingan (D) 40.7% |
| 74th | Joe Morrissey | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | Joe Morrissey (D) 72.9% Dwayne Whitehead (I) 26.8% |
| 75th | Roslyn Tyler | Democratic | 2005 | Reelected | Roslyn Tyler (D) 65.9% Al Peschke (R) 33.8% |
| 87th | Paula Miller | Democratic | 2004 | Retired (District eliminated); Republican pickup |
David Ramadan (R) 49.9% Mike Kondratick (D) 49.5% |
| 93rd | Robin Abbott | Democratic | 2009 | Defeated | Michael Watson (R) 51.7% Robin Abbott (D) 48.1% |
| 94th | vacant | David Yancey (R) 59.9% Gary West (D) 39.9% |
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| 95th | Mamye BaCote | Democratic | 2003 | Reelected | Mamye BaCote (D) 76.7% Glenn McGuire (L) 22.7% |
| 98th | Harvey Morgan | Republican | 1979 | Retired; Republican hold | Keith Hodges (R) 78.3% Andrew Shoukas (D) 21.4% |
| 99th | Albert C. Pollard | Democratic | 2008 | Retired; Republican pickup | Margaret Ransone (R) 69.1% Nicholas Smith (D) 30.7% |
