| David Toscano | |
| Office: | Minority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates |
| Term Start: | November 19, 2011 |
| Term End: | December 31, 2018 |
| Predecessor: | Ward Armstrong |
| Successor: | Eileen Filler-Corn |
| State Delegate1: | Virginia |
| District1: | 57th |
| Term Start1: | January 11, 2006 |
| Term End1: | January 8, 2020 |
| Predecessor1: | Mitchell Van Yahres |
| Successor1: | Sally L. Hudson |
| Office2: | Mayor of Charlottesville |
| Term Start2: | 1994 |
| Term End2: | 1996 |
| Predecessor2: | Tom Vandever |
| Successor2: | Kay Slaughter |
| Birth Name: | David Joseph Toscano |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Spouse: | Nancy Tramontin |
| Children: | 1 |
| Education: | Colgate University (BA) Boston College (MA, PhD) University of Virginia (JD) |
| Signature: | David Toscano signature.png |
David Joseph Toscano (born June 28, 1950) is an American politician and lawyer.
A Democrat, he served on the Charlottesville, Virginia city council from 1990 to 2002 and was mayor from 1994 to 1996.[1] In November 2005 he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, succeeding Mitchell Van Yahres. He represented the 57th district, made up of the city of Charlottesville and part of Albemarle County.[2] [3] Toscano served as House Minority Leader from 2011-2018.[4]
Toscano first won the Democratic nomination for the District 57 House of Delegates seat in 2005.[5]
Toscano only faced a general election opponent three times: in 2005, against Republican, T. W. McCrystal;[6] and in 2009 and 2011 against Independent candidate, Robert Brandon Smith III.[7] [8]
In 2011, Toscano was elected Minority leader in the House of Delegates.[9]
Toscano did not seek reelection in the 2019 election, while facing an already declared challenge in the Democratic Party primary from Sally L. Hudson,[10] who ultimately won the primary and the general election to succeed him in that seat.[11]
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States House of Representatives, 7th district | ||||||
| Nov 2, 1982[12] | General | J. Kenneth Robinson | Republican | 76,752 | 59.86 | |
| Lindsay G. Dorrier Jr. | Democratic | 46,514 | 36.28 | |||
| David J. Toscano | Independent | 4,950 | 3.86 | |||
| Write Ins | 8 | 0.00 | ||||
| Virginia House of Delegates, 57th district | ||||||
| Nov 8, 2005 | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 14,121 | 75.27 | |
| Thomas W. McCrystal | Republican | 4,613 | 24.59 | |||
| Write Ins | 27 | 0.14 | ||||
| Mitchell Van Yahres did not seek reelection; seat stayed Democratic | ||||||
| Nov 6, 2007[13] | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 10,164 | 98.35 | |
| Write Ins | 171 | 1.65 | ||||
| Nov 3, 2009 | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 14,071 | 78.18 | |
| Robert Brandon Smith III | Independent | 3,848 | 21.38 | |||
| Write Ins | 79 | 0.44 | ||||
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 10,949 | 80.42 | |
| Robert Brandon Smith III | Independent | 2,600 | 19.10 | |||
| Write Ins | 65 | 0.48 | ||||
| Nov 5, 2013[14] | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 19,168 | 97.91 | |
| Write Ins | 409 | 2.09 | ||||
| Nov 3, 2015[15] | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 10,459 | 96.75 | |
| Write Ins | 351 | 3.25 | ||||
| Nov 8, 2017[16] | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 25,419 | 96.89% | |
| Write Ins | 816 | 3.11% | ||||