The 2011 Virginia state elections took place on November 8, 2011. All 140 seats in the

Virginia General Assembly The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, the oldest continuous law-making body in the Western Hemisphere, the first elected legislative assembly in the New World, and was established on July 30, 161 ...

were up for re-election, as were many local offices.

Virginia Senate

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 Frederick MacDonald Quayle (February 16, 1936 – November 24, 2018) was an American politician and lawyer. Political career Quayle served in the Virginia Senate and was a Republican. Quayle represented the 13th District in the Commonwealt ...

(R-13),

Patsy Ticer Patricia Keyser Ticer ( Smith; January 6, 1935 – August 7, 2017), known as Patsy Ticer, was an American politician. Ticer was born in Washington, D.C. She grew up in Alexandria, Virginia and graduated from George Washington High School. In 19 ...

(D-30),

Mary Margaret Whipple Mary Margaret Whipple (born May 26, 1940) is a former Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 31st district from 1996 - 2012. Political career She was the Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus, and she was the first wo ...

(D-31), and William Wampler Jr. (R-40). In addition, two senators,

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(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. Party abbreviations: D -

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, R - Republican Party, IG - Independent Green Party, I -

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Virginia House of Delegates

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 George Glenn Oder (born April 24, 1957) is an American politician. From 2002–2012 he served in the Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the ...

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 Clarence Edward "Bud" Phillips (born April 8, 1950) is an American politician. A Democrat, he served 11 terms in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1990–2012. He represented a portion of southwestern Virginia that at times included parts of ...

(D-2), Bill Carrico (R-5),

Dave Nutter David A. Nutter (born April 2, 1955 in Clarksburg, West Virginia) is an American politician of the Republican Party. From 2002 to 2012, he served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the 7th district in the southwest ...

(R-7), Jim Shuler (D-12), Bill Cleaveland (R-17),

Clay Athey Clifford Lynwood "Clay" Athey Jr. (born September 1, 1960) is an American politician and jurist. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 to 2012. He has served as a judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals since 2019. Se ...

(R-18),

Adam Ebbin Adam Paul Ebbin (born November 10, 1963) is an American politician who is the senator from the 30th District of the Virginia Senate since January 2012. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the Delegate from the 49th District of the Virginia ...

(D-49),

Bill Janis William Robert Janis (born October 15, 1962) is an American politician of the Republican Party. From 2002 to 2012, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. He represented the 56th district west of Richmond, including Goochland and L ...

(R-56),

Watkins Abbitt, Jr. Watkins Moorman Abbitt Jr. (born October 20, 1944) was an American politician. He was a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates. Biography Abbitt was born in Appomattox, Virginia. He attended Ferrum College in Ferrum, Virginia, and earne ...

(I-59),

Paula Miller Paula Jean Miller (born August 1, 1959) is an American politician. She was a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2005–2012, representing the 87th district in the city of Norfolk. She ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic n ...

(D-87),

(R-94),

Harvey Morgan Harvey Bland Morgan (born August 18, 1930) is an American politician. From 1980–2012 he served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 98th district on the Middle Peninsula. He is a member of the Republican Party Republican Par ...

(R-98), and

Albert C. Pollard Albert Clarkson Pollard Jr. (born September 18, 1967) is an American politician. A Democrat, he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 2000–2006 and 2008–2012, representing the 99th district on the Northern Neck. Pollard retir ...

(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,

(R-7) decided to challenge incumbent Democratic Senator

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in the 21st district, and

(D-49) chose to run for the open 30th district seat. Del.

Ward Armstrong Ward Lynn Armstrong (born June 2, 1956 in Bassett, Virginia) is an American trial lawyer and Democratic politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1992 to 2011, and served as the minority leader from 2007 to 2011. Electoral ...

(D-10) decided to challenge Republican Del.

Charles Poindexter Charles Douglas Poindexter (born February 27, 1942) is an American politician. He had been a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the ot ...

in the 9th district rather than retire. 2011 Official General Assembly Candidates List
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