2011 Virginia House of Delegates election explained

Election Name:2011 Virginia House of Delegates elections
Country:Virginia
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2009 Virginia House of Delegates election
Previous Year:2009
Election Date:November 8, 2011
Next Election:2013 Virginia House of Delegates election
Next Year:2013
Seats For Election:All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
Majority Seats:51
Turnout:28.6% 11.8[1]
Leader1:Bill Howell
Leader Since1:January 8, 2003
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:28th
Last Election1:59
Seats1:67
Seat Change1: 8
Popular Vote1:762,993
Percentage1:59.8%
Swing1: 3.0%
Speaker
Before Election:Bill Howell
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Howell
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Leader2:Ward Armstrong
(lost re-election)
Leader Since2:February 24, 2007
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:9th
Last Election2:39
Seats2:32
Seat Change2: 7
Popular Vote2:438,174
Percentage2:34.4%
Swing2: 1.8%
Map Size:400px

The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2011 was held on Tuesday, November 8.

Results

Overview

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67321
RepublicanDemocratic
PartiesCandidatesSeatsPopular Vote
20092011+/-StrengthVote%Change
Republican5967 867.00%762,99359.84%
Democratic3932 732.00%438,17434.37%
Independent21 11.00%37,9562.98%
Libertarian000.00%7,6230.60%
Independent Greens000.00%3,5550.28%
-Write-ins000.00%24,7151.94%
Total1001000100.00%1,275,016100.00%align="center" -

By House of Delegates district

Party abbreviations: D - Democratic Party, R - Republican Party, L - Libertarian Party, IG - Independent Green Party, I - Independent.

DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedStatus2011 Result
2ndBud PhillipsDemocratic1989Retired (District eliminated);
Republican pickup
Mark Dudenhefer (R) 56.0%
Esteban Garces (D) 43.8%
3rdWill MorefieldRepublican2009ReelectedWill Morefield (R) 59.7%
Vern Presley (D) 40.3%
5thBill CarricoRepublican2001Elected to State Senate;
Republican hold
Israel O'Quinn (R) 69.3%
Michael Osborne (I) 30.4%
9thCharles PoindexterRepublican2007ReelectedCharles Poindexter (R) 52.7%
Ward Armstrong (D) 47.2%
10thWard ArmstrongDemocratic1991Ran in 9th District (District
eliminated); Republican pickup
Randy Minchew (R) 58.4%
David Butler (D) 41.6%
12thJim ShulerDemocratic1993Retired; Republican pickupJoseph Yost (R) 51.6%
Don Langrehr (D) 48.3%
13thBob MarshallRepublican1991ReelectedBob Marshall (R) 59.6%
Carl Genthner (D) 40.3%
17thBill CleavelandRepublican2009Retired; Republican holdChris Head (R) 65.5%
Freeda Cathcart (D) 34.3%
18thClay AtheyRepublican2001Retired; Republican holdMichael Webert (R) 69.4%
Bob Zwick (D) 30.4%
19thLacey E. PutneyIndependent1961ReelectedLacey E. Putney (I) 41.6%
Jerry Johnson (R) 31.7%
Lewis Medlin (D) 26.6%
20thDickie BellRepublican2009ReelectedDickie Bell (R) 71.1%
Laura Kleiner (D) 28.8%
21stRon VillanuevaRepublican2009ReelectedRon Villanueva (R) 57.3%
Adrianne Bennett (D) 42.5%
31stScott LingamfelterRepublican2001ReelectedScott Lingamfelter (R) 58.6%
Roy Coffey (D) 41.2%
34thBarbara ComstockRepublican2009ReelectedBarbara Comstock (R) 54.8%
Pam Danner (D) 45.1%
36thKenneth R. PlumDemocratic1981ReelectedKenneth R. Plum (D) 64.1%
Mac Cannon (R) 35.9%
37thDavid BulovaDemocratic2005ReelectedDavid Bulova (D) 58.3%
Brian Schoeneman (R) 41.7%
38thKaye KoryDemocratic2009ReelectedKaye Kory (D) 77.1%
James Leslie (IG) 22.8%
39thVivian E. WattsDemocratic1995ReelectedVivian E. Watts (D) 76.5%
Dimitri Kolazas (I) 23.1%
40thTim HugoRepublican2002ReelectedTim Hugo (R) 74.1%
Dianne Blais (I) 25.7%
41stEileen Filler-CornDemocratic2010ReelectedEileen Filler-Corn (D) 68.3%
Michael Kane (L) 31.5%
42ndDave AlboRepublican1993ReelectedDave Albo (R) 62.1%
Jack Dobbyn (D) 37.8%
44thScott SurovellDemocratic2009ReelectedScott Surovell (D) 59.4%
John Barsa (R) 39.1%
Joseph Glean (I) 1.5%
48thBob BrinkDemocratic1997ReelectedBob Brink (D) 68.4%
Kathleen Mallard (I) 24.3%
Janet Murphy (IG) 6.9%
52ndLuke TorianDemocratic2009ReelectedLuke Torian (D) 60.6%
Cleveland Anderson (R) 39.1%
54thBobby OrrockRepublican1989ReelectedBobby Orrock (R) 73.2%
Matthew David Simpson (I) 25.0%
57thDavid ToscanoDemocratic2005ReelectedDavid Toscano (D) 80.4%
Robert Smith (I) 19.1%
59thWatkins Abbitt, Jr.Independent1985Retired; Republican pickupMatt Fariss (R) 53.0%
Connie Brennan (D) 41.2%
Linda Wall (I) 5.6%
64thBill BarlowDemocratic1991DefeatedRichard Morris (R) 55.2%
Bill Barlow (D) 44.6%
67thJames LeMunyonRepublican2009ReelectedJames LeMunyon (R) 59.2%
Eric Clingan (D) 40.7%
74thJoe MorrisseyDemocratic2007ReelectedJoe Morrissey (D) 72.9%
Dwayne Whitehead (I) 26.8%
75thRoslyn TylerDemocratic2005ReelectedRoslyn Tyler (D) 65.9%
Al Peschke (R) 33.8%
87thPaula MillerDemocratic2004Retired (District eliminated);
Republican pickup
David Ramadan (R) 49.9%
Mike Kondratick (D) 49.5%
93rdRobin AbbottDemocratic2009DefeatedMichael Watson (R) 51.7%
Robin Abbott (D) 48.1%
94thvacantDavid Yancey (R) 59.9%
Gary West (D) 39.9%
95thMamye BaCoteDemocratic2003ReelectedMamye BaCote (D) 76.7%
Glenn McGuire (L) 22.7%
98thHarvey MorganRepublican1979Retired; Republican holdKeith Hodges (R) 78.3%
Andrew Shoukas (D) 21.4%
99thAlbert C. PollardDemocratic2008Retired; Republican pickupMargaret Ransone (R) 69.1%
Nicholas Smith (D) 30.7%

Seats that changed hands

Democratic to Republican (7)
Independent to Republican (1)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registration/Turnout Statistics. Virginia Department of Elections. January 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181018023154/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/index.html. October 18, 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: Election Results - Virginia Department of Elections.