2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

Republican Rob Wittman, who had represented the 1st District since December 2007, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Rob Wittman, incumbent U.S. representative Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Adam Cook, lawyer and Air Force reservist Independent Greens primary Gail Parker was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia. General election Endorsements Predictions Results External links • ==District 2==

Republican Scott Rigell, who had represented the 2nd District since January 2011, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Scott Rigell, incumbent U.S. representative Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Paul Hirschbiel, businessman Declined • Glenn Nye, former U.S. representative General election Endorsements Polling Predictions Results External links Paul Hirschbiel • ==District 3==

Democrat Bobby Scott, who had represented the 3rd District since 1993, ran for re-election. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. representative Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Dean Longo, businessman and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel General election Endorsements Predictions Results ==District 4==

Republican Randy Forbes, who had represented the 4th District since 2001, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. representative Eliminated in primary • Bonnie Girard, businesswoman Primary results Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Ella Ward, Chesapeake City Council member Eliminated in primary • Joe Elliott, minister from Surry Primary results General election Endorsements Predictions Results ==District 5==

Republican Robert Hurt, who had represented the 5th District since January 2011, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Robert Hurt, incumbent U.S. representative Democratic primary John Douglass defeated Peyton Williams in a series of caucuses for the Democratic nomination. Candidates Nominee • John Douglass, retired United States Air Force brigadier general and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy Eliminated in primary • Peyton Williams, defense systems engineer and retired Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel Declined • Tom Perriello, former U.S. representative Independent Greens primary Kenneth J. Hildebrandt was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia. General election Endorsements Predictions Results ==District 6==

Republican Bob Goodlatte, who had represented the 6th District since 1993, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Bob Goodlatte, incumbent U.S. representative Eliminated in primary • Karen Kwiatkowski, farmer and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel Primary results Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Andy Schmookler, author and radio talk show host General election Endorsements Predictions Results External links • Point/Counterpoint: Meet your congressional candidates: 6th district, Roanoke Times, September 23, 2012 ==District 7==

Republican Eric Cantor, the U.S. House Majority Leader who had represented the 7th District since 2001, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Eric Cantor, incumbent U.S. representative Eliminated in primary • Floyd Bayne, Independent Green candidate for this seat in 2010 Primary results Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Wayne Powell, lawyer and former Army officer Withdrawn • David Hunsicker, real estate businessman and Vietnam War veteran Independents Vivek Jain, a medical doctor affiliated with the Occupy movement, ran as an independent. General election Endorsements Debates • Complete video of debate, October 1, 2012 Predictions Results External links • Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets' Floyd Bayne • Wayne Powell • ==District 8==

Democrat Jim Moran, who had represented the 8th District since 1991, ran for re-election. Democratic primary A controversy erupted when the Democratic Party of Virginia disqualified Moran's primary challenger, Shuttleworth, saying he had fallen 17 signatures short of the 1,000 threshold required. Shuttleworth filed a federal lawsuit; the party then changed course without explanation and allowed Shuttleworth on the ballot. Moran won the primary against Shuttleworth by a sizable margin. Candidates Nominee • Jim Moran, incumbent U.S. representative Eliminated in primary • Bruce Shuttleworth, business consultant and former Navy pilot Withdrawn • Will Radle, a financial advisor Primary results Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Jay Patrick Murray, retired army colonel nominee for this seat in 2010 Independent Greens primary Janet Murphy was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia. Independents Jason Howell, accountant and author, ran as an Independent. General election Endorsements Predictions Results ==District 9==

Republican Morgan Griffith, who had represented the 9th District since January 2011, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Morgan Griffith, incumbent U.S. representative Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Anthony Flaccavento, farmer and sustainability consultant Withdrawn • Jeremiah Heaton, Independent candidate for this seat in 2010 • Jim Werth, psychology professor at Radford University General election Endorsements Predictions Results External links Anthony Flaccavento • ==District 10==

Republican Frank Wolf, who had represented the 10th District since 1981, ran for re-election. Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Frank Wolf, incumbent U.S. representative Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Kristin Cabral, attorney Withdrawn • John Douglass, retired United States Air Force brigadier general and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy (running in the 5th district) Declined • Jeff Barnett, retired Air Force colonel and nominee for this seat in 2010. Independents Kevin Chisholm, an independent and practicing engineer, also qualified for the ballot as an independent candidate. General election Endorsements Predictions Results External links Kristin Cabral • Kevin Chisholm • ==District 11==

Democrat Gerry Connolly, who had represented the 11th District since 2009, ran for re-election. Connolly won the 2010 election by just 981 votes (0.4%). Democratic primary Candidates Nominee • Gerry Connolly, incumbent U.S. representative Republican primary Candidates Nominee • Christopher Perkins, retired Army colonel Eliminated in primary • Ken Vaughn, traffic engineer Declined • Keith Fimian, property inspection company founder and nominee for this seat in 2008 & 2010 Primary results General election Endorsements Predictions Results ==Notes==