The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the 11

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from

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, one from each of the state's 11

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. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the

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from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial

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, and a U.S. Senate election.

Overview

District 1

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Rob Wittman Robert Joseph Wittman (born February 3, 1959) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. The district stretches from the fringes of the Washington suburbs to the Hampton Roads area. He is a member of the Republi ...

, who has represented the 1st District since December 2007, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Adam Cook, lawyer and Air Force reservist

Independent Greens primary

Gail Parker Gail Denise Parker is a South African politician and public servant who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature from 2014 to 2019. During that time, she served briefly as the Northern Cape's M ...

is the nominee of the

Independent Greens of Virginia The Independent Greens of Virginia (also known as the Indy Greens) was the state affiliate of the Independence Party of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It became a state party around 2003 when a faction of the Arlington local chapter o ...

General election

Endorsements

Results

;External links ;Adam Cook
Adam Cook campaign website
* ;Rob Wittman
Rob Wittman campaign website
;Gail Parker
Gail Parker campaign website

District 2

Republican

Scott Rigell Edward Scott Rigell (born May 28, 1960) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2017. He declined to run for re-election in 2016, and he left office in January 2017. A Republican, Rig ...

, who represented the 2nd District since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Paul Hirschbiel, businessman

=Declined

= *

Glenn Nye Glenn Carlyle Nye III (born September 9, 1974) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2009 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was defeated in his attempt to attain re-election on November 2, 2010. Th ...

, former U.S. Representative

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

;External links ;Paul Hirschbiel
Paul Hirschbiel campaign website
* < ;Scott Rigell
Scott Rigell campaign website

District 3

Democrat Bobby Scott, who has represented the 3rd District since 1993, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Dean Longo, businessman and retired

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General election

Endorsements

Results

;External links
Dean Longo campaign website

Bobby Scott campaign website

District 4

Republican

Randy Forbes James Randy Forbes (born February 17, 1952) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for , serving from 2001 to 2017. Prior to joining the United States Congress, he was a member of the Virgin ...

, who has represented the 4th District since 2001, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Bonnie Girard, businesswoman

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Ella Ward,

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City Council member

=Eliminated in primary

= *Joe Elliott, minister from Surry.

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

;External links
Joe Elliott campaign website

Randy Forbes campaign website

Bonnie Girard campaign website

Ella Ward campaign website

District 5

Republican Robert Hurt, who has represented the

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since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Robert Hurt, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

John Douglass defeated Peyton Williams in a series of caucuses for the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

=Nominee

= * John Douglass, retired

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and former

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=Eliminated in primary

= *Peyton Williams, defense systems engineer and retired

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=Declined

= *

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, former U.S. Representative

Independent Greens primary

Kenneth J. Hildebrandt was the nominee of the

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Results

;External links
John Douglass campaign website

Robert Hurt campaign website

Kenneth J. Hildebrandt campaign website

District 6

Republican

Bob Goodlatte Robert William Goodlatte (; born September 22, 1952) is an American politician, attorney, and lobbyist who served in the United States House of Representatives representing for 13 terms. A Republican, he was also the Chair of the House Judiciary ...

, who has represented the 6th District since 1993, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Karen Kwiatkowski, farmer and retired

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Andy Schmookler, author and radio talk show host

General election

Endorsements

Results

;External links
Bob Goodlatte campaign website

Karen Kwiatkowski campaign website

Andy Schmookler campaign websitePoint/Counterpoint: Meet your congressional candidates: 6th district
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'', September 23, 2012

District 7

Republican

Eric Cantor Eric Ivan Cantor (born June 6, 1963) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented Virginia's 7th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2014. A Republican, Cantor served as House Minority ...

, the U.S. House Majority Leader who has represented the 7th District since 2001, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Floyd Bayne,

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candidate for this seat in

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Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Wayne Powell, lawyer and former

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=Withdrawn

= *David Hunsicker, real estate businessman and

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veteran

Independents

Vivek Jain, a medical doctor affiliated with the

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, ran as an Independent.

General election

Endorsements

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 1, 2012

Results

;External links
Campaign contributions
at

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' ;Floyd Bayne
Floyd Bayne campaign website
* ;Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor campaign website
;Vivek Jain
Vivek Jain campaign website
;Wayne Powell
Wayne Powell campaign website
*

District 8

Democrat

Jim Moran James Patrick Moran Jr. (born May 16, 1945) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Alexandria, Virginia from 1985 to 1990, and as the U.S. representative for (including the cities of Falls Church and Alexandria, all of Arlington ...

, who has represented the

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since 1991, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

A controversy erupted when the Democratic Party of Virginia disqualified Moran's primary challenger Shuttleworth, saying he had fallen 17 signatures short of the 1,000 threshold required. Shuttleworth filed a federal lawsuit; the party then changed course without explanation and allowed Shuttleworth on the ballot. Moran won the primary against Shuttleworth by a sizable margin.

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Eliminated in primary

= *Bruce Shuttleworth, business consultant and former Navy pilot

=Withdrawn

= *Will Radle, a financial advisor

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jay Patrick Murray, retired

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nominee for this seat in

Independent Greens primary

Janet Murphy was the nominee of the

Independents

Jason Howell, accountant and author, ran as an

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General election

Endorsements

Results

;External links
Jim Moran campaign website

Patrick Murray campaign website

Bruce Shuttleworth campaign website

Jason Howell campaign website

District 9

Republican

Morgan Griffith Howard Morgan Griffith (born March 15, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Virginia's 9th congressional district since 2011. The district covers a large swath of southwestern Virginia, including the ...

, who has represented the 9th District since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Anthony Flaccavento, farmer and sustainability consultant

=Withdrawn

= *Jeremiah Heaton, Independent candidate for this seat in

*Jim Werth, psychology professor at

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General election

Endorsements

Results

;External links ;Anthony Flaccavento * ;Morgan Griffith
Morgan Griffith campaign website

District 10

Republican Frank Wolf, who has represented the 10th District since 1981, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Frank Wolf, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Kristin Cabral, attorney

=Withdrawn

= * John Douglass, retired

and former

(running in the 5th district)

=Declined

= *Jeff Barnett, retired Air Force

and nominee for this seat in

Independents

Kevin Chisholm, an independent and practicing engineer, also qualified for the ballot as an independent candidate.

General election

Endorsements

Results

;External links ;Kristin Cabral
Kristin Cabral campaign website
* ;Frank Wolf
Frank Wolf campaign website
;Kevin Chisholm
Kevin Chisholm campaign website
*

District 11

Democrat

Gerry Connolly Gerald Edward Connolly (born March 30, 1950) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district, first elected in 2008. The district is anchored in Fairfax County, an affluent suburban count ...

, who has represented the

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since 2009, ran for re-election. Connolly won the 2010 election by just 981 votes (0.4%).

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *Christopher Perkins, retired

=Eliminated in primary

= *Ken Vaughn, traffic engineer

=Declined

= *

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, property inspection company founder and nominee for this seat in

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Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Results

;External links
Gerry Connolly campaign website

Christopher Perkins campaign website

Joe Galdo campaign website

Ken Vaughn campaign website

References

External links

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