Virginia 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: Virginia 2020 General Election

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Virginia
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 23 June 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

✓ Thursday 26 March 2020 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Tuesday 23 June 2020 - Primary . Polling hours 6:00a-7:00p EDT (1000-2300 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 23 June 2020 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Friday 14 August 2020 - Filing Deadline - President .
✓ Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election . Polling hours 6:00a-7:00p EST (1100-0000 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	8,037,736	(2.59% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	13	(2.42% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	11	(2.53% of 435)
Capital:	Richmond

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Virginia State and Local Government

Virginia 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

Virginia law states that there will be no primary in races "when less than two candidates declare" [Code of Virginia §24.2-526].

The Democratic and Republican parties may choose to nominate by convention or primary election. The deadline to notify the State Board of Elections of the adoption of the primary election is 25 February 2020. Nominees must be selected by 9 June.

8 April 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Governor Ralph Northam announced that he is postponing the 9 June primary elections until 23 June.

16 April 2020 Update: Judge Bradley Cavedo (13th Judicial Circuit, Richmond, CL20001640-00, Seventh District Republican Committee v Virginia Department of Elections) granted an injunction against the Virgina law that says conventions must take place no later than 9 June.

Calendars & Schedule from the Virginia Department of Elections.

Candidate List from the Virginia Department of Elections.

23 June 2020 Primary results from a media source.

November 2020 General and Special Elections Candidates from the Virginia Department of Elections.

3 November 2020 returns from the Virginia Department of Elections.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 13 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (3, 11 write-ins)

		Democratic	2,413,568	54.11%	former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris (13 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521

		Republican	1,962,430	44.00%	President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436

		Libertarian	64,761	1.45%	Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521

		Scattering	19,765	0.44%	Write In

		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			President R19 Boddie • for Vice President: Eric C. Stoneham • FEC P00017202
		Write-in; (American Solidarity)			Brian T. Carroll • for Vice President: Amar Patel • FEC P00013771
		Write-in; (Independent)			Mark Robert Charles • for Vice President: Adrian Demetrias Wallace • FEC P00012039; 23 Nov 20; Tot $157,733; Dsb $155,506
		Write-in; (Green)			Howie Gresham Hawkins • for Vice President: Angela Nichole Walker • FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095
		Write-in; (Peace And Freedom)			Gloria Estela La Riva • for Vice President: Sunil Freeman • FEC P80005572; 23 Nov 20; Tot $43,674; Dsb $39,726
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)			Brock Jeffrey Pierce • for Vice President: Karla Marie Ballard • FEC P00016550; 23 Nov 20; Tot $6,347,587; Dsb $6,315,486
		Write-in; (Independent)			Jade Simmons • for Vice President: Claudeliah J. Roze • FEC P00015537; 23 Nov 20; Tot $125,500; Dsb $72,644
		Write-in; (Independent)			Sheila "Samm" Tittle • for Vice President: David Sandidge • FEC P20002630
		Write-in; (Non Affiliated)			Kasey J. Wells • for Vice President: Rachel M. Wells • FEC P00007864
		Write-in; (Independent)			Kanye "Deez Nutz" West • for Vice President: Michelle Tidball • FEC P00016741; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,442,390; Dsb $12,135,513
Total			4,460,524	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (2)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine* • FEC S2VA00142
		Democratic			Zoey Maria King • FEC S2VA00217

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Mark Robert Warner • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - Nominations-- Democrats unopposed. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	2,466,500	55.99%	Senator Mark Robert Warner • FEC S6VA00093; 23 Nov 20; Tot $13,206,485; Dsb $15,641,417

		Republican	1,934,199	43.91%	Daniel MacArthur Gade • FEC S0VA00146; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,914,705; Dsb $4,895,249

		Scattering	4,388	0.10%	Write In
Total			4,405,087	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2017, 2021. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Ralph S. Northam • First elected: 2017 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2021 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list (8)

		Democratic			state Delegate Jennifer D. Carroll Foy
		Democratic			Lieutenant Governor Justin E. Fairfax
		Democratic			Attorney General Mark R. Herring • 7 December 2018: Announced he would run for Attorney General in 2021.
		Democratic			former Governor Terry McAuliffe
		Democratic			state Senator Jennifer L. "Jenn" McClellan

		Republican			state Delegate M. Kirkland "Kirk" Cox
		Republican			Merle Rutledge, Jr.

		Independent; (Republican)			state Senator Amanda F. Chase

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2017, 2021

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Justin E. Fairfax • First elected: 2017 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2021 • Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2021.
	Candidate list (10)

		Democratic			state Delegate Hala S. Ayala
		Democratic			Paul Goldman
		Democratic			state Delegate Elizabeth R. Guzman
		Democratic			Norfolk City Council Member Andria P. McClellan
		Democratic			Sean Perryman
		Democratic			Xavier Warren

		Republican			Puneet Ahluwalia
		Republican			Lance Allen
		Republican			state Delegate Glenn R. Davis, Jr.
		Republican			former state Delegate Timothy Douglas "Tim" Hugo

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (3 Renominated, 1 Lost / No longer running); 7 Democratic (7 Renominated)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Robert J. "Rob" Wittman • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a special election (re: the death of Member of Congress Jo Ann S. Davis): 11 December 2007 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	260,614	58.15%	Member of Congress Robert J. "Rob" Wittman • FEC H8VA01147; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,015,044; Dsb $2,113,938

		Democratic	186,923	41.71%	Qasim Rashid • FEC H0VA01235; 30 Dec 20; Tot $1,592,853; Dsb $1,592,853

		Scattering	641	0.14%	Write In
Total			448,178	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Member of Congress Elaine G. Luria • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	185,733	51.55%	Member of Congress Elaine G. Luria • FEC H8VA02111; 23 Nov 20; Tot $6,594,399; Dsb $6,499,174

		Republican	165,031	45.81%	former Member of Congress Scott William Taylor • Unsuccessful candidate for nomination: 2010; first elected: 2016; unsuccessful candidate for reelection: 2018. • FEC H0VA02118; 31 Dec 20; Tot $2,518,089; Dsb $2,498,115

		Independent	9,170	2.55%	David Bruce Foster • FEC H0VA02183

		Scattering	343	0.10%	Write In
Total			360,277	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Member of Congress Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	233,326	68.35%	Member of Congress Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott • FEC H6VA01117; 23 Nov 20; Tot $875,101; Dsb $804,597

		Republican	107,299	31.43%	John William Collick, Jr. • FEC H0VA03124; 23 Nov 20; Tot $174,923; Dsb $172,347

		Scattering	736	0.22%	Write In
Total			341,361	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Member of Congress Aston Donald "Donald" McEachin • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Convention.
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	241,142	61.62%	Member of Congress Aston Donald "Donald" McEachin • FEC H6VA04061; 23 Nov 20; Tot $982,164; Dsb $961,116

		Republican	149,625	38.23%	Leon Benjamin, Sr. • FEC H0VA04064; 23 Nov 20; Tot $537,115; Dsb $479,002

		Scattering	578	0.15%	Write In
Total			391,345	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5 Lost		Republican	Member of Congress Denver Lee Riggleman, III • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running - Did not receive his party's nomination at the 13 June Convention. Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Convention on 13 June.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	210,988	52.44%	Campbell County Supervisor Robert G. "Bob" Good • FEC H0VA05160; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,377,900; Dsb $1,313,873

		Democratic	190,315	47.30%	Bryant Cameron "Cameron" Webb • FEC H0VA05145; 23 Nov 20; Tot $5,787,281; Dsb $5,774,406

		Scattering	1,014	0.25%	Write In
Total			402,317	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Member of Congress Benjamin Lee "Ben" Cline • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - Nominations-- Democrats -- no candidates qualified. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	246,606	64.59%	Member of Congress Benjamin Lee "Ben" Cline • FEC H8VA06104; 23 Nov 20; Tot $900,007; Dsb $664,131

		Democratic	134,729	35.29%	Nicholas A. Betts • FEC H0VA06044; 31 Dec 20; Tot $59,690; Dsb $57,705

		Scattering	478	0.13%	Write In
Total			381,813	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Member of Congress Abigail A. Spanberger • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by 18 July Convention.
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	230,893	50.82%	Member of Congress Abigail A. Spanberger • FEC H8VA07094; 23 Nov 20; Tot $8,442,944; Dsb $7,895,435

		Republican	222,623	49.00%	state Delegate Nicholas J. "Nick" Freitas • FEC H0VA07158; 31 Dec 20; Tot $3,670,448; Dsb $3,531,190

		Scattering	823	0.18%	Write In
Total			454,339	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Member of Congress Donald Sternoff "Don" Beyer, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Convention on 30 May.
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	301,454	75.79%	Member of Congress Donald Sternoff "Don" Beyer, Jr. • FEC H4VA08224; 31 Dec 20; Tot $1,735,398; Dsb $2,077,823

		Republican	95,365	23.98%	Jeff A. Jordan • FEC H0VA08198; 23 Nov 20; Tot $103,260; Dsb $103,260

		Scattering	926	0.23%	Write In
Total			397,745	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Member of Congress H. Morgan "Morgan" Griffith • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Convention on 2 May. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Republican	271,851	93.98%	Member of Congress H. Morgan "Morgan" Griffith • FEC H0VA09055; 23 Nov 20; Tot $875,372; Dsb $449,370

		Scattering	17,423	6.02%	Write In
Total			289,274	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 10		Democratic	Member of Congress Jennifer T. Wexton • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Convention on 20 June.
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	268,734	56.51%	Member of Congress Jennifer T. Wexton • FEC H8VA10106; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,970,074; Dsb $1,772,196

		Republican	206,253	43.37%	Aliscia N. Andrews • FEC H0VA10186; 31 Dec 20; Tot $1,577,930; Dsb $1,419,877

		Scattering	559	0.12%	Write In
Total			475,546	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 11		Democratic	Member of Congress Gerald Edward "Gerry" Connolly • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Convention on 30 May.
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	280,725	71.39%	Member of Congress Gerald Edward "Gerry" Connolly • FEC H8VA11062; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,008,445; Dsb $1,700,245

		Republican	111,380	28.32%	Manga A. Anantatmula • FEC H0VA11127; 23 Nov 20; Tot $282,053; Dsb $262,858

		Scattering	1,136	0.29%	Write In
Total			393,241	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2017, 2021

		Democratic	Attorney General Mark R. Herring • First elected: 2013, re-elected: 2017. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2021
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic			state Delegate Jerrauld C. "Jay" Jones

		Republican			Chuck Smith

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 12 incumbents, 26 candidates
	• Republican: 4 incumbents, 21 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
	• Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 6 candidates
	• Non Affiliated: 2 candidates
	• Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 13 candidates
	• Write-in: 10 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.