Virginia
Candidates
Voter Registration
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Party affiliation is NOT specified when registering to vote in Virginia (and 18 other states).
Congressional Districts
Ballot Access Requirements
Ballot access requirements to run for Congress AS AN INDEPENDENT in Virginia:
1,000 signatures are needed.
This requirement was reduced to 350 in 2020 due to COVID-19.
An independent candidate for the United States House of Representatives must file a declaration of candidacy, a petition, and a candidate qualification certificate form with the Virginia State Board of Elections.
The candidate must file the required forms by 7:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday in June.
An independent candidate must gather the same number of petition signatures as partisan candidates. There are no filing fees for independent candidates.
Ballot access requirements to run for Congress AS AN INDEPENDENT in Virginia:
1,000 signatures are needed.
This requirement was reduced to 350 in 2020 due to COVID-19.
An independent candidate for the United States House of Representatives must file a declaration of candidacy, a petition, and a candidate qualification certificate form with the Virginia State Board of Elections.
The candidate must file the required forms by 7:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday in June.
An independent candidate must gather the same number of petition signatures as partisan candidates. There are no filing fees for independent candidates.
Incumbents
Senate
Neither of the two Senators from Virginia are up for re-election in 2022.
House of Republicans
2020 Election Results
Virginia kept all 10 of the incumbents that sought re-election.
Virginia 1st district
Robert Wittman (R) Incumbent 58.2%
Qasim Rashid (D) 41.8%
Virginia 2nd district
Elaine Luria (D) Incumbent 51.6%
Scott Taylor (R) 45.9%
David Foster (O) 2.5%
Virginia 3rd district
Bobby Scott (D) Incumbent 68.5%
John Collick (R) 31.5%
Virginia 4th district
Donald McEachin (D) Incumbent 61.7%
Leon Benjamin (R) 38.3%
Virginia 5th district
Robert Good (R) 52.6%
Cameron Webb (D) 47.4%
Virginia 6th district
Ben Cline (R) Incumbent 64.7%
Nicholas Betts (D) 35.3%
Virginia 7th district
Abigail Spanberger (D) Incumbent 50.9%
Nick Freitas (R) 49.1%
Virginia 8th district
Donald Beyer (D) Incumbent 76%
Jeff Jordan (R)24%
Virginia 9th district
Morgan Griffith (R) Incumbent 0%
Unopposed
Virginia 10th district
Jennifer Wexton (D) Incumbent 56.6%
Aliscia Andrews (R) 43.4%
Virginia 11th district
Gerry Connolly (D) Incumbent 71.6%
Manga Anantatmula (R) 28.4%
Robert Wittman (R) Incumbent 58.2%
Qasim Rashid (D) 41.8%
Virginia 2nd district
Elaine Luria (D) Incumbent 51.6%
Scott Taylor (R) 45.9%
David Foster (O) 2.5%
Virginia 3rd district
Bobby Scott (D) Incumbent 68.5%
John Collick (R) 31.5%
Virginia 4th district
Donald McEachin (D) Incumbent 61.7%
Leon Benjamin (R) 38.3%
Virginia 5th district
Robert Good (R) 52.6%
Cameron Webb (D) 47.4%
Virginia 6th district
Ben Cline (R) Incumbent 64.7%
Nicholas Betts (D) 35.3%
Virginia 7th district
Abigail Spanberger (D) Incumbent 50.9%
Nick Freitas (R) 49.1%
Virginia 8th district
Donald Beyer (D) Incumbent 76%
Jeff Jordan (R)24%
Virginia 9th district
Morgan Griffith (R) Incumbent 0%
Unopposed
Virginia 10th district
Jennifer Wexton (D) Incumbent 56.6%
Aliscia Andrews (R) 43.4%
Virginia 11th district
Gerry Connolly (D) Incumbent 71.6%
Manga Anantatmula (R) 28.4%