2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from Virginia, one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected will serve in the 113th Congress from January 2013 until January 2015. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election, and a U.S. Senate election.

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

Nominee

 * Rob Wittman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Adam Cook, lawyer and Air Force reservist

Independent Greens primary
Gail Parker is the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.

Results

 * External links

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

Nominee

 * Scott Rigell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Paul Hirschbiel, businessman

Declined

 * Glenn Nye, former U.S. Representative

Results

 * External links
 * Paul Hirschbiel

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

Nominee

 * Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Dean Longo, businessman and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel

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

Nominee

 * Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Bonnie Girard, businesswoman

Nominee

 * Ella Ward, Chesapeake City Council member

Eliminated in primary

 * Joe Elliott, minister from Surry.

District 5
Republican Robert Hurt, who has represented the 5th District since January 2011, ran for re-election.

Nominee

 * Robert Hurt, incumbent U.S. Representative

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

Nominee

 * John Douglass, retired United States Air Force brigadier general and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Eliminated in primary

 * Peyton Williams, defense systems engineer and retired Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel

Declined

 * Tom Perriello, former U.S. Representative

Independent Greens primary
Kenneth J. Hildebrandt was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.

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

Nominee

 * Bob Goodlatte, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Karen Kwiatkowski, farmer and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel

Primary results
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Nominee

 * Andy Schmookler, author and radio talk show host

Results

 * External links
 * Point/Counterpoint: Meet your congressional candidates: 6th district, Roanoke Times, September 23, 2012

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

Nominee

 * Eric Cantor, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Floyd Bayne, Independent Green candidate for this seat in 2010

Nominee

 * Wayne Powell, lawyer and former Army officer

Withdrawn

 * David Hunsicker, real estate businessman and Vietnam War veteran

Independents
Vivek Jain, a medical doctor affiliated with the Occupy movement, ran as an independent.

Debates

 * Complete video of debate, October 1, 2012

Results

 * External links
 * Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets'
 * Floyd Bayne
 * Wayne Powell
 * Wayne Powell

District 8
Democrat Jim Moran, who has represented the 8th District 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.

Nominee

 * Jim Moran, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Bruce Shuttleworth, business consultant and former Navy pilot

Withdrawn

 * Will Radle, a financial advisor

Nominee

 * Jay Patrick Murray, retired army colonel nominee for this seat in 2010

Independent Greens primary
Janet Murphy was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.

Independents
Jason Howell, accountant and author, ran as an Independent.

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

Nominee

 * Morgan Griffith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Anthony Flaccavento, farmer and sustainability consultant

Withdrawn

 * Jeremiah Heaton, Independent candidate for this seat in 2010
 * Jim Werth, psychology professor at Radford University,

Results

 * External links
 * Anthony Flaccavento

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

Nominee

 * Frank Wolf, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Kristin Cabral, attorney

Withdrawn

 * John Douglass, retired United States Air Force brigadier general and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy (running in the 5th district)

Declined

 * Jeff Barnett, retired Air Force colonel and nominee for this seat in 2010.

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

Results

 * External links
 * Kristin Cabral
 * Kevin Chisholm
 * Kevin Chisholm

District 11
Democrat Gerry Connolly, who has represented the 11th District since 2009, ran for re-election. Connolly won the 2010 election by just 981 votes (0.4%).

Nominee

 * Gerry Connolly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Christopher Perkins, retired army colonel

Eliminated in primary

 * Ken Vaughn, traffic engineer

Declined

 * Keith Fimian, property inspection company founder and nominee for this seat in 2008 & 2010