2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8, 2016 to elect a U.S. representative from each of Virginia's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as House of Representatives elections in other states, U.S. Senate elections and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 14.
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Statewide results
| Party | Candidates | Votes | Seats | ||||
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| No. | % | No. | +/– | % | |||
| Democratic Party | 11 | 1,859,426 | 49.17% | 4 |  1 |
36.36% | |
| Republican Party | 10 | 1,843,010 | 48.74% | 7 |  1 |
63.64% | |
| Write-in | 11 | 42,552 | 1.13% | 0 |  |
0.0% | |
| Independent | 3 | 36,580 | 0.96% | 0 | |
0.0% | |
| Total | 35 | 3,781,568 | 100% | 11 | |
100% | |
2016 Virginia redistricting
On October 2013 three voters in the third congressional district filed a lawsuit against Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s 2012 congressional map. The three voters argued the new map was unconstitutional on the grounds that it packed black voters in the third district. On October 7, 2014, a three-justice District Court ruled the map unconstitutional and against the 14th amendment. However, they ruled the maps to continue use in the 2014 House Elections and for the General Assembly to redraw the maps by April 1, 2015. Following this decision 10 current and former Republican House members appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the lower court's decision. However, the Supreme Court had just ruled in a major racial gerrymandering case in Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v Alabama, so it argued for the case to be re-visited by the District Court with the new ruling in mind. Then on June 5, 2015, the District Court again ruled the map unconstitutional and that the General Assembly must redraw the map by September 1, 2015. Again all Republican House members choose to appeal to the Supreme Court.
However, during the appeal process, the deadline of September 1 passed without the General Assembly approving a map, so the district court appointed a special master to redraw the map. Following this on January 7, 2016, the special master’s map got approved by the District Court. The Republican House members then asked the Supreme Court to pause the implantation of the District Court’s map to finish the original appeal about jurisdiction. The Supreme Court then unanimously denied this request allowing the new map to be used in the 2016 House primaries and election, then on March 21, 2016, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the appeal. The Supreme Court would then rule that the appeal had no standing and dismissed the Republican House members' appeal citing Article III of the Constitution.
The Republican House members then sued the District Court’s map for striking down the original map. Only three of the 10 Republican members chose to appear in front of the Supreme Court. Randy Forbes, one of the three in front of the court, made the argument that the new map would force him off the 4th District as it would go from Republican-leaning to Democratic-leaning. This was the main talking point of the three Republican House members as during the court case they continued to argue that the new map would threaten the incumbent's re-elections. However, the Supreme Court would argue in favor of the District Court, ruling that the new map would stand.[1]
District 1
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 County and independent city results Wittman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Rowe: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican Rob Wittman had represented Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007. He was re-elected in 2014 with 63% of the vote.
Wittman announced that he intended to run for governor in 2017, but would still run for re-election in 2016.[2]
Nominee
- Rob Wittman, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic convention
A convention was scheduled for May 21 to select a nominee, with a filing deadline of May 7.[3] Bowling Green Town Councilman Matt Rowe was the only candidate to file before the deadline, and was thus automatically nominated.[4]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Rob Wittman (incumbent) | 230,213 | 59.9 | |
| Democratic | Matt Rowe | 140,785 | 36.6 | |
| Independent | Glenda Parker | 12,866 | 3.3 | |
| Write-in | 737 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 384,601 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
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 County and independent city results Taylor: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% Brown: 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican Scott Rigell was the incumbent of the 2nd district, which had a PVI of R+2. Rigell was first elected in 2010. Rigell declined to seek re-election.[7] The district encompassed Virginia Beach and surrounding areas.
Nominee
- Scott Taylor, state delegate, candidate for this seat in 2010 and candidate for Mayor of Virginia Beach in 2008[8]
Eliminated in primary
- Pat Cardwell, attorney[9]
- Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. Representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district[10]
Declined
- Glenn Davis, state delegate[11][12]
- Bill DeSteph, state senator[11][13]
- Ben Loyola, defense contractor, candidate for the seat in 2010 and nominee for state senate in 2011[11]
- Jeff McWaters, former state senator and founder and former CEO of Amerigroup[11][14]
- Jason Miyares, state delegate[15]
- Bert Mizusawa, Army Reserve major general and candidate for the seat in 2010[11]
- Chris Stolle, state delegate[11][16]
- Frank Wagner, state senator[11]
Endorsements
- Executive branch officials
- Seven former Secretaries of the Navy including former US Senator John Warner[10]
- U.S. Representatives
- Scott Rigell, incumbent U.S. Representative,[10] 2nd District
- Rob Wittman, incumbent U.S. Representative, 1st District
- State legislators
- John Cosgrove, state senator
- Glenn Davis, state delegate
- Barry Knight, state delegate
- Jason Miyares, state delegate
- Gordon Helsel, state delegate
- Brenda Pogge, state delegate
- Ron Villanueva, state delegate
- Organizations
- Tidewater Tea Party Alliance
- Local officials
- John Atkinson, Virginia Beach City Treasurer
- John Moss, Virginia Beach City Council
- Bobby Dyer, Virginia Beach City Council
- Bob McCabe, Norfolk Sheriff
- Danny Diggs, York-Poquoson Sheriff
- Bob Deeds, James City-Williamsburg Sheriff
- Linda Curtis, Hampton Vice Mayor
- Phyllis Schaffly, Hampton School Board
- Gene Hunt, Poquoson Mayor
- Buddy Green, Poquoson City Council
- Jeff Wassmer, York County Chairman
- Tom Sheppard, York County Board of Supervisors
- Walt Zaremba, York County Board of Supervisors
- Jim Funk, former York County Board of Supervisors
- Don Wiggins, former York County Board of Supervisors
- George Hrishak, former York County Board of Supervisors
- Doug Pons, Williamsburg City Council
- Benny Zhang, Williamsburg City Council
- Sue Sadler, James City County Board of Supervisors
- Kevin Onizuk, James City County Board of Supervisors
- Heather Cordasco, former James City County School Board
- Individuals
- Matt Schlapp, Chairman of the American Conservative Union
- State legislators
- Bill DeSteph, state senator[13]
- Local officials
- Ken Stolle, Virginia Beach Sheriff
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Scott Taylor | 21,406 | 52.6 | |
| Republican | Randy Forbes (incumbent) | 16,552 | 40.6 | |
| Republican | Pat Cardwell | 2,773 | 6.8 | |
| Total votes | 40,731 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Scott Rigell's retirement was expected to make the race competitive, with the Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report immediately changing the rating from Safe to Lean Republican.[18] However, due to the perceived strength of Congressman Forbes's entry into the race, Shaun Brown, a community activist in Hampton, VA who had originally planned to primary US Representative Bobby Scott (D) for the 3rd district,[19] ended up being the only candidate to file for the primary, making her automatically the nominee.[20]
Nominee
- Shaun Brown, community activist [20]
Declined
- Dave Belote, chair of the Virginia Beach Democratic Committee, retired air force colonel, former Nellis Air Force Base installation commander and 2015 state senate candidate[21]
- Paul Hirschbiel, nominee in 2012[11]
- Lynwood Lewis, state senator[22]
- Andria McClellan, businesswoman, state senate candidate in 2013 and Norfolk City councilwoman [11]
- Jody Wagner, former state treasurer, former State Secretary of Finance, nominee in 2000 and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2009[11]
Endorsements
- State legislators
- Bill DeSteph, state senator[13]
- Local officials
- Ken Stolle, Virginia Beach Sheriff
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Scott Taylor | 190,475 | 61.3 | |
| Democratic | Shaun D. Brown | 119,440 | 38.5 | |
| Write-in | 652 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 310,567 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
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 County and independent city results Scott: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Williams: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democrat Bobby Scott had represented Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993. He was re-elected in 2014 with 94% of the vote, but the district was made slightly more competitive following the court-ordered redistricting when all of its Richmond and Petersburg constituents were moved into the 4th district.
Nominee
- Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative
Nominee
- Marty Williams, former president of the Virginia State Faternal Order of Police and chairman of the Chesapeake Planning Commission[23]
General election
A debate was scheduled for October 25, but was canceled after the debate questions were leaked to both campaigns.[24]
Endorsements
- Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Bobby Scott (incumbent) | 208,337 | 66.7 | |
| Republican | Marty Williams | 103,289 | 33.1 | |
| Write-in | 714 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 312,340 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 4
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 County results McEachin: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Wade: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican Randy Forbes, first elected in 2001, was the incumbent of the 4th district, but attempted to seek re-election in the 2nd district. The 4th district was changed from a Hampton Roads centered district to a Richmond-centered district following the court's redistricting. Notably, it gained heavily Democratic, black-majority Richmond and Petersburg, which was enough to turn the district into a strongly Democratic district on paper. The old 4th had a PVI of R+4, while the new 4th had a PVI of D+10. The district was considered a Safe Gain for the Democrats by many political analysts, including Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball.
Nominee
- Mike Wade, Henrico County Sheriff[26]
Eliminated in primary
- Jackee Gonzalez[20]
Declined
- Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for VA-02)[10]
- Suzy Kelly, Chesapeake City Councilwoman[27]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mike Wade | 4,987 | 64.0 | |
| Republican | Jackee Gonzalez | 2,801 | 36.0 | |
| Total votes | 7,788 | 100.0 | ||
Nominee
- Donald McEachin, state senator and nominee for attorney general in 2001[28]
Eliminated in primary
- Ella Ward, Chesapeake city councilwoman and nominee in 2012[29]
Declined
- Lamont Bagby, state delegate[30]
- Elliott Fausz, nominee in 2014[31]
- Jennifer McClellan, state delegate[30]
- Levar Stoney, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia[31][32]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Donald McEachin | 11,851 | 75.4 | |
| Democratic | Ella Ward | 3,867 | 24.6 | |
| Total votes | 15,818 | 100.0 | ||
Endorsements
- Organizations
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[34] | Likely D (flip) | November 7, 2016 |
| Daily Kos Elections[35] | Safe D (flip) | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg[36] | Safe D (flip) | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] | Safe D (flip) | November 7, 2016 |
| RCP[38] | Likely D (flip) | October 31, 2016 |
Results
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| Democratic | Donald McEachin | 200,136 | 57.7 | |||
| Republican | Mike Wade | 145,731 | 42.1 | |||
| Write-in | 789 | 0.2 | ||||
| Total votes | 346,656 | 100.0 | ||||
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District 5
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 County and independent city results Garrett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Dittmar: 50–60% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Robert Hurt, first elected in 2010, is retiring in 2016.[39] The 5th district, which has a PVI of R+5, is the largest district in the state and stretches from Virginia's southern border to the exurbs of Washington, D.C.
Republican convention
The Republican party selected State Senator Tom Garrett as its nominee at a convention on May 14, with a filing deadline of March 31.[40][41]
Nominee
- Tom Garrett, state senator[42]
Eliminated in primary
Democratic convention
The Democratic party had scheduled a convention on May 7 to select a nominee.[48] Jane Dittmar, the former chair of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, was the only candidate to file by the filing deadline and so has been declared the Democratic nominee.[41]
Nominee
- Jane Dittmar, former chair of the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors (2014–15) and Supervisor for Scottsville Magisterial District (2013–15)[49]
Declined
- Ward Armstrong, former House Minority Leader[51]
- Todd Haymore, Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry and former congressional aide[52]
Endorsements
- Organizations
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[34] | Likely R | November 7, 2016 |
| Daily Kos Elections[35] | Likely R | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg[36] | Likely R | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] | Lean R | November 7, 2016 |
| RCP[38] | Likely R | October 31, 2016 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Tom Garrett | 207,758 | 58.2 | |
| Democratic | Jane Dittmar | 148,339 | 41.6 | |
| Write-in | 659 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 356,756 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
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 County and independent city results Goodlatte: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Degner: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican Bob Goodlatte has represented Virginia's 6th congressional district since 1993. He was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2014.
Republican primary
Harry Griego, a pilot and air force veteran who made a 2015 primary challenge of State Delegate Chris Head, challenged Goodlatte for the Republican nomination.[54]
Nominee
- Bob Goodlatte, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
- Harry Griego, pilot and air force veteran
Primary results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bob Goodlatte (incumbent) | 18,993 | 77.9 | |
| Republican | Harry Griego | 5,383 | 22.1 | |
| Total votes | 24,376 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
In 2014, Democratic candidate Bruce Elder, a Staunton City Councilman, had to end his campaign after being diagnosed with cancer.[55] Democrats did not field any candidates to challenge Goodlatte for that year's election.[56]
No Democratic candidates announced in the early part of 2016, but Chris Hurst, a reporter for WDBJ in Roanoke who was the boyfriend of murdered reporter Alison Parker, had reportedly met with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to discuss a potential campaign for this district.[57] By late May, the only declared Democratic candidate was Warren County Democratic Party Chair Tom Howarth. However, citing health issues, Mr. Howarth withdrew. Kai Degner, a member of the Harrisonburg City Council and former mayor of the city, became the nominee by acclamation in early June.
Nominee
- Kai Degner, former Mayor of Harrisonburg
Withdrawn
- Tom Howarth, Warren County Democratic Party Chair
Declined
- Chris Hurst, reporter for WDBJ
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Bob Goodlatte (incumbent) | 225,471 | 66.6 | |
| Democratic | Kai Degner | 112,170 | 33.2 | |
| Write-in | 768 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 338,409 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 7
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Republican Dave Brat has represented Virginia's 7th congressional district since 2014. He was elected in 2014 with 61% of the vote.
Nominee
- Dave Brat, incumbent U.S. Representative
Withdrawn
- Mike Wade, Henrico County Sheriff[58]
Nominee
- Eileen Bedell, small business owner and attorney[59]
Endorsements
- Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | David Brat (incumbent) | 218,057 | 57.5 | |
| Democratic | Eileen Bedell | 160,159 | 42.2 | |
| Write-in | 947 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 379,163 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 8
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Democrat Don Beyer has represented Virginia's 8th congressional district since 2015. He was elected in 2014 with 63% of the vote.
Republican convention
The Republican party selected a nominee at a convention on May 7.[60]
Two candidates sought the Republican nomination: Charles Hernick, an environmental consultant, and Mike Webb, a retired army officer.[61][62] Hernick defeated Webb to become the nominee.[63][64]
Nominee
- Charles Hernick, environmental consultant
Eliminated at the convention
- Mike Webb, retired army officer
Other Candidates
Independent candidate Julio Gracia also ran.[5]
Endorsements
- Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Don Beyer (incumbent) | 246,653 | 68.4 | |
| Republican | Charles Hernick | 98,387 | 27.3 | |
| Independent | Julio Gracia | 14,664 | 4.0 | |
| Write-in | 972 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 360,676 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 9
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Republican Morgan Griffith represented Virginia's 9th congressional district since 2011. He won re-election to a third term in 2014 with 72% of the vote.
Nominee
- Morgan Griffith, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic convention
The Democratic party selected retired army veteran Derek Kitts as the nominee in a May 21 convention.
Nominee
- Derek Kitts, retired army veteran[65]
Eliminated at the convention
- Bill Bunch, farmer and retired postal worker
Other Candidates
Independent candidate Janice Boyd also ran.[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Morgan Griffith (incumbent) | 212,838 | 68.6 | |
| Democratic | Derek Kitts | 87,877 | 28.3 | |
| Independent | Janice Boyd | 9,050 | 2.9 | |
| Write-in | 549 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 310,314 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 10
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Republican Barbara Comstock is the incumbent in the 10th district. In 2015, Comstock succeeded Republican Frank Wolf, who served for 17 terms before choosing to not seek re-election 2014. The 10th district, which has a PVI of D+1, consists of the northernmost portions of the state. Comstock ran for re-election.[67]
Nominee
- Barbara Comstock, incumbent U.S. Representative
Nominee
Other Candidates
Libertarian candidate JD Thorpe ran as a write-in candidate.
Campaign
Due to the competitiveness of the district and the ability of both candidates to raise large amounts of money, the race was expected to be one of the most heavily contested in the country.[69] Democratic strategist Ellen Qualls said the 10th District is "essentially the swingiest district in the swingiest state."[69]
In the first three weeks of her campaign, Bennett raised $281,000, while Comstock raised $2 million overall since January 2015.[69][70]
Endorsements
- Organizations
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[34] | Tossup | November 7, 2016 |
| Daily Kos Elections[35] | Tossup | November 7, 2016 |
| Rothenberg[36] | Tilt R | November 3, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] | Lean R | November 7, 2016 |
| RCP[38] | Tossup | October 31, 2016 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Barbara Comstock (incumbent) | 210,791 | 52.7 | |
| Democratic | LuAnn Bennett | 187,712 | 46.9 | |
| Write-in | 1,580 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 400,083 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Comstock was re-elected even though her district voted for Clinton by 10 percentage points in the presidential race.[71]
District 11
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Democrat Gerry Connolly has represented Virginia's 11th congressional district since 2009. He was re-elected in 2014 with 57% of the vote. He was the only candidate on the ballot for the seat in 2016.[72]
Nominee
- Gerry Connolly, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican convention
One person, John Wolfe, filed for the Republican nomination, which was to be decided at a convention on May 14, 2016. However, Wolfe did not campaign or even attend the convention, so the convention delegates rejected his nomination by a 3-to-1 margin.[73][74] The 11th District Republican Committee searched for a new candidate,[73] but ultimately decided no viable candidate was available and opted to focus on the presidential race and on defeating the Fairfax County meals tax referendum.[75]
Libertarian nomination
One person, Daniel Mittereder, filed for the Libertarian nomination and was accepted. However, he suffered a severe strep throat infection shortly afterward which required a tonsillectomy and was forced to withdraw his candidacy.[76]
Endorsements
- Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Gerry Connolly (incumbent) | 247,818 | 87.9 | |
| Write-in | 34,185 | 12.1 | ||
| Total votes | 282,003 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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