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2012 Virginia's 2nd congressional district election
← 2010 2014 →
	County and independent city results; Rigell: 50–60% ; Hirschbiel: 50–60%
U.S. Representative before election; Scott Rigell; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Scott Rigell; Republican

2012 Virginia's 1st congressional district election
← 2010 2014 →
	County and independent city results; Wittman: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% ; Cook: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. Representative before election; Rob Wittman; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Rob Wittman; Republican

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
All 11 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70%	Democratic 60–70% 80–90%

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

2012 House 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.

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United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2012^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	1,876,760	50.17%	8	8	-
	Democratic	1,806,025	48.28%	3	3	-
	Independent Greens	21,712	0.58%	0	0	-
	Green	2,195	0.06%	0	0	-
	Independents/Write-In	33,762	0.90%	0	0	-
Totals		3,740,455	100.00%	11	11	-

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Wittman (incumbent)	200,845	56.29
	Democratic	Adam M. Cook	147,036	41.21
	Independent Greens	G. Gail Parker	8,308	2.31
	Write-in		617	0.17
Total votes			356,806	100
	Republican hold

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Rigell (R)	Paul Hirschbiel (D)	Undecided
Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion	October 1–2, 2012	766	±3.5%	44%	32%	24%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Rigell)	October 1–2, 2012	400	±4.9%	54%	39%	15%
Benenson Strategy Group (D-Hirschbiel)	September 20–23, 2012	400	±4.9%	49%	40%	11%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[21]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg^[22]	Likely R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call^[23]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[24]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times^[25]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP^[26]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
The Hill^[27]	Lean R	November 4, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Rigell (incumbent)	166,231	53.76
	Democratic	Paul O. Hirschbiel, Jr.	142,548	46.10
	Write-in		443	0.14
Total votes			309,222	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Scott (incumbent)	259,199	81.27
	Republican	Dean J. Longo	58,931	18.48
	Write-in		806	0.25
Total votes			318,936	100
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (incumbent)	26,294	89.7
	Republican	Bonnie Girard	3,017	10.3
Total votes			29,311	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ella Ward	5,364	84.5
	Democratic	Joe Elliott	982	15.5
Total votes			6,346	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (incumbent)	199,292	56.93
	Democratic	Ella Ward	150,190	42.91
	Write-in		564	0.16
Total votes			350,046	100
	Republican hold

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Likely R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg^[22]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call^[23]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[24]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times^[25]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP^[26]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill^[27]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Hurt (incumbent)	193,009	55.44
	Democratic	John Douglass	149,214	42.86
	Independent Greens	Kenneth J. Hildebrandt	5,500	1.58
	Write-in		388	0.11
Total votes			348,111	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte (incumbent)	21,808	66.5
	Republican	Karen Kwiatkowski	10,991	33.5
Total votes			32,799	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte (inc.)	211,278	65.23
	Democratic	Andy Schmookler	111,949	34.56
	Write-in		666	0.21
Total votes			323,893	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Cantor (incumbent)	37,369	79.4
	Republican	Floyd Bayne	9,668	20.6
Total votes			47,037	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Cantor (incumbent)	222,983	58.39
	Democratic	Wayne Powell	158,012	41.37
	Write-in		914	0.24
Total votes			381,909	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Moran (incumbent)	23,018	74.2
	Democratic	Bruce Shuttleworth	8,006	25.8
Total votes			31,024	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Moran (incumbent)	226,847	64.59
	Republican	Jay Patrick Murray	107,370	30.57
	Independent	Jason Howell	10,180	2.90
	Independent Greens	Janet Murphy	5,985	1.70
	Write-in		805	0.23
Total votes			351,187	100
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Morgan Griffith (incumbent)	184,882	61.29
	Democratic	Anthony Flaccavento	116,400	38.59
	Write-in		376	0.12
Total votes			301,658	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Wolf (incumbent)	214,038	58.41
	Democratic	Kristin Cabral	142,024	38.76
	Independent	Kevin Chisholm	9,855	2.69
	Write-in		527	0.14
Total votes			366,444	100
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Perkins	11,600	62.8
	Republican	Ken Vaughn	6,866	37.2
Total votes			18,466	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gerry Connolly (incumbent)	202,606	60.98
	Republican	Christopher Perkins	117,902	35.49
	Independent	Mark T. Gibson	3,806	1.15
	Independent	Christopher F. DeCarlo	3,027	0.91
	Green	Joe F. Galdo	2,195	0.66
	Independent Greens	Peter M. Marchetti	1,919	0.58
	Write-in		788	0.24
Total votes			332,243	100
	Democratic hold

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District 1

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District 2

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District 4

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District 5

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District 6

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District 7

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