2018 Virginia elections

During the 2018 election year in Virginia several local, state, and federal elections were held. On May 1, several of Virginia's cities and towns held mayoral, city council, and school board elections. Primary elections for Congress were held on June 12.

On November 6, the state will hold the general election for all 11 of Virginia's House of Representative seats, as well as the Class 1 Senate seat. 2018 Virginia's 8th House of Delegates district special election will also be held that day. The seat, being vacated by Greg Habeeb, is being sought by Republican Roanoke County Supervisor Joe McNamara and Radford University associate director Democrat Carter Turner.[1]

Special elections were held January 16 for Chilhowie town council, on February 6 for Leesburg town council, and on July 24 for Isle of Wight County sheriff.[2]

Federal elections

United States Senate

Main article: 2018 United States Senate election in Virginia

On November 6, Virginians re-elected their Class 1 senator Tim Kaine, who will serve from 2019 until 2025. He was challenged by Republican Corey Stewart and Libertarian Matt Waters. The Commonwealth's Green and Constitution parties did not run candidates.

2018 United States Senate election in Virginia
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Tim Kaine (incumbent)	1,910,370	57.0%
	Republican	Corey Stewart	1,374,313	41.0%
	Libertarian	Matt Waters	61,565	1.84%
	Independent (Write-in)	-	5,125	0.15%
Totals				3,351,373
Voter turnout (Voting age population)
Source: [3]

House of Representatives

Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

Virginians will elect their representatives who will serve from 2019 until 2021. Nine of the 11 incumbent Representatives are running for re-election. The Republican Party is defending seven seats, five of which are incumbents, and the Democratic Party is defending four seats, all of whom are incumbents. Ten of the 11 districts feature at least two candidates running, while three districts have third party candidates running.

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Change {{{change}}}
1		Republican	Rob Wittman	Running		Republican	Rob Wittman	183,153	55.18	{{{change}}}
						Democratic	Vangie Williams	148,355	44.70	{{{change}}}
2		Republican	Scott Taylor	Running		Republican	Scott Taylor			{{{change}}}
						Democratic	Elaine Luria			{{{change}}}
						Independent	Shaun Brown			{{{change}}}
3		Democratic	Bobby Scott	Running		Democratic	Bobby Scott			{{{change}}}
						Write-in				{{{change}}}
4		Democratic	Donald McEachin	Running		Democratic	Donald McEachin			{{{change}}}
						Republican	Ryan McAdams			{{{change}}}
						Libertarian	Peter Wells			{{{change}}}
5		Republican	Tom Garrett	Resigned		Republican	Denver Riggleman			{{{change}}}
						Democratic	Leslie Cockburn			{{{change}}}
6		Republican	Bob Goodlatte	Retired		Republican	Ben Cline			{{{change}}}
						Democratic	Jennifer Lewis			{{{change}}}
7		Republican	Dave Brat	Running		Republican	Dave Brat			{{{change}}}
						Democratic	Abigail Spanberger			{{{change}}}
						Libertarian	Joe Walton			{{{change}}}
8		Democratic	Don Beyer	Running		Democratic	Don Beyer			{{{change}}}
						Republican	Thomas Oh			{{{change}}}
9		Republican	Morgan Griffith	Running		Republican	Morgan Griffith			{{{change}}}
						Democratic	Anthony Flaccavento			{{{change}}}
10		Republican	Barbara Comstock	Running		Republican	Barbara Comstock			{{{change}}}
						Democratic	Jennifer Wexton			{{{change}}}
11		Democratic	Gerry Connolly	Running		Democratic	Gerry Connolly			{{{change}}}
						Republican	Jeff Dove			{{{change}}}
						Libertarian	Stevan Porter			{{{change}}}

Ballot measures

Main article: 2018 Virginia ballot measures

There are two state constitutional amendments on the ballot. Both proposed ballot amendments received nearly universal, bipartisan support in the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate.

Property Tax Exemption for Flood Abatement Amendment[4]

Choice	Votes	%
Result not yet known
Total votes		0

Remove Restriction on Residence for Surviving Spouse of Disabled Veteran Tax Exemption Amendment[5]

Choice	Votes	%
Result not yet known
Total votes		0

Municipal elections

Board of Supervisors elections

City mayoral elections

The following towns in Virginia held mayoral elections. Most mayoral elections were held on May 1, 2018.[6] City elections in Virginia are officially nonpartisan, parties are only shown if their affiliated party is known.

Town	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Fairfax[7]		Independent	David L. Meyer	Won		Independent	David L. Meyer	2,167	94.48%
						Write-in	Write-in	153	5.52%
Franklin[8]		Nonpartisan	Frank Rabil	Won		Nonpartisan	Frank Rabil	821	76.59%
						Write-in	Write-in	251	23.41%
Newport News[9]		Democratic	McKinley L. Price	Won		Democratic	McKinley L. Price	9,399	55.61%
						Democratic	Santiel Creekmore	921	5.45%
						Green	Dominique Green	2,017	11.93%
						Democratic	Marcellus Harris III	4,501	26.63%
						Write-in	Write-in	63	0.38%
Radford[10]		Republican	Bruce Brown	Retiring		Democratic	David Horton	1,402	53.82%
						Republican	Keith Marshall	1,198	45.99%
						Write-in	Write-in	5	0.19%

Town mayoral elections

The following towns in Virginia held mayoral elections. Most mayoral elections were held on May 1, 2018.[6] Town elections in Virginia are officially nonpartisan, parties are only shown if their affiliated party is known.

Town	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
Accomac[11]		Nonpartisan	Richard Wallace	Won		Nonpartisan	Richard Wallace	21	84.00%
						Write-in	Write-in	4	16.00%
Appomattox[12]		Nonpartisan	Paul D. Harvey	Won		Nonpartisan	Paul D. Harvey	65	100%
						Write-in	Write-in	0	0%
Belle Haven[13]		Nonpartisan	Marion F. Long	Retiring		Nonpartisan	George H. Ludlow Jr.	36	94.74%
						Write-in	Write-in	2	5.26%
Blackstone[14]		Nonpartisan	Billy Coleburn	Won		Nonpartisan	Billy Coleburn	458	71.90%
						Nonpartisan	Carolyn Davis	179	28.10%
Boydton[15]		Nonpartisan	Tommy Coleman[16]	Won		Nonpartisan	Johnny Kirkland	62	96.88%
						Write-in	Write-in	2	3.13%
Boykins[17]		Nonpartisan	R. Spier Edwards Jr.[18]	Lost		Nonpartisan	Danny Ray Bolton	57	39.31%
						Nonpartisan	R. Spier Edwards Jr.	47	32.41%
						Nonpartisan	Jerry Rice	41	28.28%
Cape Charles[19]		Nonpartisan	George Proto[20]	Retired		Nonpartisan	Smitty Dize Jr.	269	67.59%
						Nonpartisan	Terry G. Carney	128	32.16%
						Write-in	Write-in	1	0.25%

References

1. Friedenberger, Amy (8 August 2018). "Race to replace Del. Greg Habeeb will be contested as Democrat Carter Turner files". Roanoke Times.
2. "Candidate Lists & Referendums". Virginia Department of Elections.
3. "2018 November General". https://www.elections.virginia.gov/. External link in |website= (help)
4. Lewis Jr., Lynwood (March 30, 2018). "SB 219 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for flooding remediation, abatement, etc". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
5. Miyares, Jason (March 23, 2018). "HB 71 Constitutional amendment; real property tax exemption for spouse of disabled veteran". lis.virginia.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
6. "2018 May Town General Elections". results.elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
7. "Election Results - 2018 May City General - Fairfax". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
8. "Election Results - 2018 May City General - Franklin". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
9. "Election Results - 2018 May City General - Newport News". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
10. "Election Results - 2018 May City General - Radford". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
11. "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Accomac". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
12. "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Appomattox". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
13. "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Belle Haven". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
14. "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Blackstone". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
15. "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Boydton". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
16. "Contests develop around Mecklenburg for town offices". sovanow.com. March 14, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
17. "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Boykins". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
18. "Boykins, Virginia: A small town with a big heart" (PDF). Cooperative Living. August 1, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
19. "Election Results - 2018 May Town General - Cape Charles". elections.virginia.gov. May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 29, 2018.
20. Vaughn, Carol (March 9, 2018). "Va. Shore elections: Contested mayor races in three towns". delmarvanow.com. Retrieved June 29, 2018. Mayor George Proto announced earlier he would not seek election to another term.

External links

• 2018 Virginia Dept of Elections results
• Candidates at Ballotpedia