2018 Virginia elections

Elections in Virginia
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During the 2018 election year in Virginia several local, state, and federal elections were held. On May 1, several of Virginia's cities and towns held mayoral, city council, and school board elections. Primary elections for Congress were held on June 12.

The general election was on November 6, 2018, for all 11 of Virginia's House of Representative seats, as well as the Class 1 Senate seat. 2018 Virginia's 8th House of Delegates district special election was also held that day. The seat, being vacated by Greg Habeeb, was sought by Republican Roanoke County Supervisor Joe McNamara and Radford University associate director Democrat Carter Turner.[1]

Special elections were held on January 16 for Chilhowie town council, on February 6 for Leesburg town council, and on July 24 for Isle of Wight County sheriff.[2]

Federal elections

United States Senate

Main article: 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia

On November 6, Virginians re-elected their Class 1 senator Tim Kaine, to serve from 2019 until 2025. He was challenged by Republican Corey Stewart and Libertarian Matt Waters. The Commonwealth's Green and Constitution parties did not run candidates.

2018 United States Senate election in Virginia
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Tim Kaine (incumbent) 1,910,370 57.0%
Republican Corey Stewart 1,374,313 41.0%
Libertarian Matt Waters 61,565 1.84%
Independent (Write-in)
-
 5,125 0.15%
Totals 3,351,373
Voter turnout (voting age population)
Source:[3]

House of Representatives

Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

Virginians elected their representatives who served from 2019 until 2021. Nine of the 11 incumbent Representatives ran for re-election. The Republican Party were defending seven seats, five of which were incumbents, and the Democratic Party were defending four seats, all of whom were incumbents. Ten of the 11 districts featured at least two candidates running, while three districts had third party candidates running.

United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2018[4]
Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/–
Democratic 1,867,061 56.36% 4 7 +3
Republican 1,408,701 42.52% 7 4 -3
Libertarian 13,995 0.42% 0 0 -
Independents/Write-In 23,157 0.70% 0 0 -
Totals 3,312,914 100.00% 11 11 —

By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:[5]

District Democratic Republican Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 148,464 44.70% 183,250 55.18% 387 0.12% 332,101 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 139,571 51.05% 133,458 48.81% 371 0.14% 273,400 100.0% Democratic gain
District 3 198,615 91.22% 0 0.00% 19,107 8.78% 217,722 100.0% Democratic hold
District 4 187,642 62.58% 107,706 35.92% 4,506 1.50% 299,854 100.0% Democratic hold
District 5 145,040 46.65% 165,339 53.18% 547 0.18% 310,926 100.0% Republican hold
District 6 113,133 40.21% 167,957 59.69% 287 0.10% 281,377 100.0% Republican hold
District 7 176,079 50.34% 169,295 48.40% 4,429 1.27% 349,803 100.0% Democratic gain
District 8 247,137 76.10% 76,899 23.68% 712 0.22% 324,748 100.0% Democratic hold
District 9 85,833 34.75% 160,933 65.16% 214 0.09% 246,980 100.0% Republican hold
District 10 206,356 56.11% 160,841 43.73% 598 0.16% 367,795 100.0% Democratic gain
District 11 219,191 71.11% 83,023 26.93% 6,036 1.96% 308,250 100.0% Democratic hold
Total 1,867,061 56.36% 1,408,701 42.52% 37,194 1.12% 3,312,956 100.0%

Ballot measures

Main article: 2018 Virginia ballot measures

There were two state constitutional amendments on the ballot. Both proposed ballot amendments received nearly universal, bipartisan support in the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate.

Amendment 1 reads: "Should a county, city, or town be authorized to provide a partial tax exemption for real property that is subject to recurrent flooding, if flooding resiliency improvements have been made on the property?"

Question 1
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 2,305,867 70.73
No 954,252 29.27
Total votes 3,260,119 100.00
Source: [1]

Amendment 2 reads: "Shall the real property tax exemption for a primary residence that is currently provided to the surviving spouses of veterans who had a one hundred percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability be amended to allow the surviving spouse to move to a different primary residence and still claim the exemption?"

Question 1
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 2,755,941 84.37
No 510,399 15.63
Total votes 3,266,340 100.00
Source: [2]

Municipal elections

Board of Supervisors elections

City mayoral elections

The following towns in Virginia held mayoral elections. Most mayoral elections were held on May 1, 2018.[6] City elections in Virginia are officially nonpartisan; parties are only shown if their affiliated party is known.

Town Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
Fairfax[7] Independent David L. Meyer Won Independent David L. Meyer 2,167 94.48%
Write-in Write-in 153 5.52%
Franklin[8] Nonpartisan Frank Rabil Won Nonpartisan Frank Rabil 821 76.59%
Write-in Write-in 251 23.41%
Newport News[9] Democratic McKinley L. Price Won Democratic McKinley L. Price 9,399 55.61%
Democratic Santiel Creekmore 921 5.45%
Green Dominique Green 2,017 11.93%
Democratic Marcellus Harris III 4,501 26.63%
Write-in Write-in 63 0.38%
Radford[10] Republican Bruce Brown Retiring Democratic David Horton 1,402 53.82%
Republican Keith Marshall 1,198 45.99%
Write-in Write-in 5 0.19%

Town mayoral elections

The following towns in Virginia held mayoral elections. Most mayoral elections were held on May 1, 2018.[6] Town elections in Virginia are officially nonpartisan; parties are only shown if their affiliated party is known.

Town Party Incumbent Status Party Candidate Votes %
Accomac[11] Nonpartisan Richard Wallace Won Nonpartisan Richard Wallace 21 84.00%
Write-in Write-in 4 16.00%
Appomattox[12] Nonpartisan Paul D. Harvey Won Nonpartisan Paul D. Harvey 65 100%
Write-in Write-in 0 0%
Belle Haven[13] Nonpartisan Marion F. Long Retiring Nonpartisan George H. Ludlow Jr. 36 94.74%
Write-in Write-in 2 5.26%
Blackstone[14] Nonpartisan Billy Coleburn Won Nonpartisan Billy Coleburn 458 71.90%
Nonpartisan Carolyn Davis 179 28.10%
Boydton[15] Nonpartisan Tommy Coleman[16] Won Nonpartisan Johnny Kirkland 62 96.88%
Write-in Write-in 2 3.13%
Boykins[17] Nonpartisan R. Spier Edwards Jr.[18] Lost Nonpartisan Danny Ray Bolton 57 39.31%
Nonpartisan R. Spier Edwards Jr. 47 32.41%
Nonpartisan Jerry Rice 41 28.28%
Cape Charles[19] Nonpartisan George Proto[20] Retired Nonpartisan Smitty Dize Jr. 269 67.59%
Nonpartisan Terry G. Carney 128 32.16%
Write-in Write-in 1 0.25%

References

  1. ^ Friedenberger, Amy (August 8, 2018). "Race to replace Del. Greg Habeeb will be contested as Democrat Carter Turner files". Roanoke Times.
  2. ^ "Candidate Lists & Referendums". Virginia Department of Elections.
  3. ^ 2018 November General [verification needed]
  4. ^ 2018 election results
  5. ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
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  9. ^ "Election Results - 2018 May City General - Newport News". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  10. ^ "Election Results - 2018 May City General - Radford". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
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  12. ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Appomattox". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  13. ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Belle Haven". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  14. ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Blackstone". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  15. ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Boydton". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  16. ^ "Contests develop around Mecklenburg for town offices". sovanow.com. March 14, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  17. ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Boykins". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
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  19. ^ "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Cape Charles". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
  20. ^ Vaughn, Carol (March 9, 2018). "Va. Shore elections: Contested mayor races in three towns". delmarvanow.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018. Mayor George Proto announced earlier he would not seek election to another term.