2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

For related races, see 2012 United States House of Representatives elections.

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.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →
All 11 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 8 3 Seats won 8 3 Seat change Popular vote 1,876,760 1,806,025 Percentage 50.17% 48.28% Swing 3.99% 6.67%
Republican   50–60%   60–70% Democratic   60–70%   80–90%

Overview

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	-

District 1

2012 Virginia's 1st congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Rob Wittman Adam Cook Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 200,845 147,036 Percentage 56.3% 41.2%

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

See also: Virginia's 1st congressional district

Republican Rob Wittman, who has represented the 1st District since December 2007, ran for re-election.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rob Wittman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Adam Cook, lawyer and Air Force reservist^[3]

Independent Greens primary

Gail Parker is the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.

General election

Endorsements

Rob Wittman (R)

Organizations

• Americans for Legal Immigration^[4]
• Campaign for Working Families^[5]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[6]
• National Right to Life Committee^[7]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[8]

Newspapers

• Richmond Times-Dispatch^[9]

Adam Cook (D)

U.S. Senators

• Mark Warner, U.S. Senator (2009-present)^[10]

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union^[11]

Organizations

• VoteVets^[12]

Results

Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2012 ^[13]

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

External links

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

District 2

2012 Virginia's 2nd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Scott Rigell Paul Hirschbiel Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 166,231 142,548 Percentage 53.8% 46.1%

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

See also: Virginia's 2nd congressional district

Republican Scott Rigell, who represented the 2nd District since January 2011, ran for re-election.^[14]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Rigell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Hirschbiel, businessman^[15]

Declined

• Glenn Nye, former U.S. Representative^[16]

General election

Endorsements

Scott Rigell (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[17]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[6]
• National Right to Life Committee^[7]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[8]

Paul Hirschbiel (D)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers^[18]

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters^[19]
• Sierra Club^[20]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Rigell (R)	Paul Hirschbiel (D)	Undecided
Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion[21]	October 1–2, 2012	766	±3.5%	44%	32%	24%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Rigell)[22]	October 1–2, 2012	400	±4.9%	54%	39%	15%
Benenson Strategy Group (D-Hirschbiel)[23]	September 20–23, 2012	400	±4.9%	49%	40%	11%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[24]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[25]	Likely R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[26]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[27]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[28]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[29]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[30]	Lean R	November 4, 2012

Results

Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2012 ^[13]

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

External links
Paul Hirschbiel

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

District 3

2012 Virginia's 3rd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Bobby Scott Dean J. Longo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 259,199 58,931 Percentage 81.3% 18.5%

County and independent city results Scott:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Longo:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bobby Scott Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bobby Scott Democratic

See also: Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Democrat Bobby Scott, who has represented the 3rd District since 1993, ran for re-election.^[31]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dean Longo, businessman and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel^[32]

General election

Endorsements

Bobby Scott (D)

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union^[33]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[18]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Humane Society of the United States^[34]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[35]
• Sierra Club^[20]

Newspapers

• Richmond Times-Dispatch^[9]

Results

Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2012 ^[13]

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

District 4

2012 Virginia's 4th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Randy Forbes Ella Ward Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 199,292 150,190 Percentage 56.9% 42.9%

County and independent city results Forbes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Ward:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Randy Forbes Republican Elected U.S. Representative Randy Forbes Republican

See also: Virginia's 4th congressional district

Republican Randy Forbes, who has 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^[36]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[37]

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ella Ward, Chesapeake City Council member^[38]

Eliminated in primary

• Joe Elliott, minister from Surry.^[36]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[39]

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

General election

Endorsements

Randy Forbes (R)

Organizations

• American Conservative Union^[40]
• Americans for Legal Immigration^[4]
• Campaign for Working Families^[5]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[6]
• National Right to Life Committee^[7]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[8]

Newspapers

• Richmond Times-Dispatch^[9]

Ella Ward (D)

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union^[41]

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[20]

Results

Virginia's 4th Congressional District election, 2012 ^[13]

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

District 5

2012 Virginia's 5th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Robert Hurt John W. Douglass Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 193,009 149,214 Percentage 55.4% 42.9%

County and independent city results Hurt:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Douglass:      50–60%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Robert Hurt Republican Elected U.S. Representative Robert Hurt Republican

See also: Virginia's 5th congressional district

Republican Robert Hurt, who has represented the 5th District since January 2011, ran for re-election.^[42]

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.^[43]

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^[44]

Declined

• Tom Perriello, former U.S. Representative^[45]

Independent Greens primary

Kenneth J. Hildebrandt was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.^[46]

General election

Endorsements

Robert Hurt (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[5]
• National Federation of Independent Business
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[6]
• National Right to Life Committee^[7]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[8]

Newspapers

• Richmond Times-Dispatch^[9]

John Douglass (D)

Executive branch officials

• Bill Clinton, former President of the United States^[47]
• William J. Perry, former United States Secretary of Defense

U.S. Senators

• Mark Warner, U.S. Senator (2009-present)
• Jim Webb, U.S. Senator (2007-present)

U.S. Representatives

• Tom Perriello, Representative for Virginia's 5th congressional district (2009–2011)^[48]
• Joe Sestak, Representative for Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district (2007–2011) and nominee for the Senate in 2010^[49]

State legislators

• Creigh Deeds, state senator and nominee for Governor in 2009
• David Toscano, state representative

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union
• National Education Association

Organizations

• Citizens for Global Solutions^[50]
• Sierra Club^[20]
• Veterans' Alliance for Security and Democracy^[51]
• VoteVets^[52]

Individuals

• Terry McAuliffe, former DNC chair
• William Owens, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Likely R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[25]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[26]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[27]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[28]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[29]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[30]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2012 ^[13]

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

District 6

2012 Virginia's 6th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Bob Goodlatte Andy Schmookler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 211,278 111,949 Percentage 65.2% 34.6%

County and independent city results Goodlatte:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Schmookler:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bob Goodlatte Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte Republican

See also: Virginia's 6th congressional district

Republican Bob Goodlatte, who has 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^[53]

Primary results

County and independent city results

  Goodlatte

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

  Kwiatkowski

•   50–60%

Republican primary results^[37]

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Andy Schmookler, author and radio talk show host^[54]

General election

Endorsements

Bob Goodlatte (R)

Organizations

• Americans for Legal Immigration^[4]
• Campaign for Working Families^[5]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[6]
• National Right to Life Committee^[7]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[8]

Andy Schmookler (D)

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[20]

Results

Virginia's 6th Congressional District election, 2012 ^[13]

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

External links

• Point/Counterpoint: Meet your congressional candidates: 6th district, Roanoke Times, September 23, 2012

District 7

2012 Virginia's 7th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Eric Cantor Wayne Powell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 222,983 158,012 Percentage 58.4% 41.4%

County and independent city results Cantor:      50–60%      60–70% Powell:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Eric Cantor Republican Elected U.S. Representative Eric Cantor Republican

See also: Virginia's 7th congressional district

Republican Eric Cantor, the U.S. House Majority Leader who has 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^[55]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[37]

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Wayne Powell, lawyer and former Army officer

Withdrawn

• David Hunsicker, real estate businessman and Vietnam War veteran^[56][55]

Independents

Vivek Jain, a medical doctor affiliated with the Occupy movement, ran as an independent.

General election

Endorsements

Eric Cantor (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[5]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[6]
• National Right to Life Committee^[7]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[8]

Wayne Powell (D)

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union

Organizations

• National Organization for Women^[57]
• Progressive Democrats of America^[58]
• Sierra Club^[20]

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 1, 2012

Results

Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2012 ^[13]

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

External links

• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets'

Floyd Bayne

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission

Wayne Powell

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

District 8

2012 Virginia's 8th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Jim Moran Jay Patrick Murray Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 226,847 107,370 Percentage 64.6% 30.6%

County and independent city results Moran:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Moran Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jim Moran Democratic

See also: Virginia's 8th congressional district

Democrat Jim Moran, who has 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.^[59]

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^[60][61]

Withdrawn

• Will Radle, a financial advisor^[62][63]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[39]

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jay Patrick Murray, retired army colonel nominee for this seat in 2010^[64]

Independent Greens primary

Janet Murphy was the nominee of the Independent Greens of Virginia.

Independents

Jason Howell, accountant and author, ran as an Independent.^[65]

General election

Endorsements

Jim Moran (D)

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[18]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Citizens for Global Solutions^[66]
• Humane Society of the United States^[67][34]
• LGBT Democrats^[68]
• National Organization for Women^[57]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[35]
• Sierra Club^[20]

Jay Patrick Murray (R)

Organizations

• Iraq Veterans for Congress^[69]

Results

Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2012 ^[13]

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

District 9

2012 Virginia's 9th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Morgan Griffith Anthony Flaccavento Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 184,882 116,400 Percentage 61.3% 38.6%

County and independent city results Griffith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Flaccavento:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Morgan Griffith Republican Elected U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith Republican

See also: Virginia's 9th congressional district

Republican Morgan Griffith, who has represented the 9th District since January 2011, ran for re-election.^[70]

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^[71]
• Jim Werth, psychology professor at Radford University,^[72]

General election

Endorsements

Morgan Griffith (R)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers^[18]

Organizations

• Americans for Legal Immigration^[4]
• Campaign for Working Families^[5]
• Gun Owners of America^[73]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[6]
• National Right to Life Committee^[7]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[8]

Anthony Flaccavento (D)

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union

Organizations

• Citizens for Global Solutions^[66]
• LGBT Democrats^[68]

Results

Virginia's 9th Congressional District election, 2012 ^[13]

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

External links
Anthony Flaccavento

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

District 10

2012 Virginia's 10th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Candidate Frank Wolf Kristin Cabral Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 214,038 142,024 Percentage 58.8% 38.8%

County and independent city results Wolf:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Cabral:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Frank Wolf Republican Elected U.S. Representative Frank Wolf Republican

Republican Frank Wolf, who has represented the 10th District since 1981, ran for re-election.^[74]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Wolf, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kristin Cabral, attorney^[75]

Withdrawn

• John Douglass, retired United States Air Force brigadier general and former Assistant Secretary of the Navy^[76] (running in the 5th district)^[77]

Declined

• Jeff Barnett, retired Air Force colonel and nominee for this seat in 2010.^[78]

Independents

Kevin Chisholm, an independent and practicing engineer, also qualified for the ballot as an independent candidate.

General election

Endorsements

Frank Wolf (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[5]
• Citizens for Global Solutions^[66]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[6]
• National Right to Life Committee^[7]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[8]

Kristin Cabral (D)

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union

Organizations

• LGBT Democrats^[68]
• National Organization for Women^[57]

Results

Virginia's 10th Congressional District election, 2012 ^[13]

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

External links
Kristin Cabral

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

Kevin Chisholm

• Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
• Profile at Vote Smart

District 11

2012 Virginia's 11th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Gerry Connolly Christopher Perkins Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 202,606 117,902 Percentage 61.0% 35.5%

County and independent city results Connolly:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Gerry Connolly Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly Democratic

Democrat Gerry Connolly, who has represented the 11th District since 2009, ran for re-election.^[79] 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^[80]

Declined

• Keith Fimian, property inspection company founder and nominee for this seat in 2008 & 2010^[81]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[37]

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

General election

Endorsements

Gerry Connolly (D)

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[18]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Citizens for Global Solutions^[50]
• Humane Society of the United States<^[34]
• J Street^[82]
• LGBT Democrats^[68]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[35]
• Sierra Club^[20]

Christopher Perkins (R)

Organizations

• NRA Political Victory Fund^[6]

Results

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2012 ^[13]

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