Virginia's 2nd congressional district
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| Virginia's 2nd congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
| Current Representative | Scott Rigell (R–Virginia Beach) | |
| Population (2000) | 643,510 | |
| Median income | $44,193 | |
| Ethnicity | 69.2% White, 21.8% Black, 4.1% Asian, 4.4% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+2[1] | |
Virginia's second congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It encompasses all of Accomack and Northampton Counties and the City of Virginia Beach and parts of the cities of Norfolk and Hampton. Republican Scott Rigell defeated Democrat Glenn Nye in the November 2, 2010 election, and took his seat January 3, 2011.
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Voting [edit]
| Election results from statewide races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 50 - 48% [2] |
| 2004 | President | Bush 58 - 42% [3] |
| 2002 | Senator | Warner 84 - 9% [4] |
| 2001 | Governor | Earley 50 - 50% [5] |
| Lieutenant Governor | Katzen 52 - 47% [6] | |
| Attorney General | Kilgore 64 - 36% [7] | |
| 2000 | President | Bush 53 - 45% [8] |
| Senator | Allen 51 - 49% [9] | |
| 1997 | Governor | Gilmore 56 - 42% [10] |
| Lieutenant Governor | Hager 52 - 41% [11] | |
| Attorney General | Earley 63 - 37% [12] | |
| 1996 | President | Dole 48 - 44% [13] |
| Senator | Warner 57 - 43% [14] | |
List of representatives [edit]
| Representative | Lived | Party | Term | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created: March 4, 1789 | ||||
| John Brown | (1757–1837) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1789 - June 1, 1792 | Resigned |
| Vacant | June 2, 1792 - March 4, 1793 | |||
| Andrew Moore | (1752–1821) | Anti-Administration | March 4, 1793 - March 4, 1795 | |
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 - March 4, 1797 | Defeated | ||
| David Holmes | (1769–1832) | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 - March 4, 1803 | Elected to Virginia 4th District |
| James Stephenson | (1764–1833) | Federalist | March 4, 1803 - March 4, 1805 | Defeated |
| John Morrow | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1805 - March 4, 1809 | Defeated | |
| James Stephenson | (1764–1833) | Federalist | March 4, 1809 - March 4, 1811 | Defeated |
| John Baker | (.......-1823) | Federalist | March 4, 1811 - March 4, 1813 | Defeated |
| Francis White | (.......-1826) | Federalist | March 4, 1813 - March 4, 1815 | Defeated |
| Magnus Tate | (1760–1823) | Federalist | March 4, 1815 - March 4, 1817 | Declined to run |
| Edward Colston | (1786–1852) | Federalist | March 4, 1817 - March 4, 1819 | Defeated |
| Thomas Van Swearingen | (1784–1822) | Federalist | March 4, 1819 - August 19, 1822 | Died |
| Vacant | August 19, 1822 - October 28, 1822 | Special election October 1822 | ||
| James Stephenson | (1764–1833) | Federalist | October 28, 1822 - March 4, 1823 | Declined to run |
| Arthur Smith | (1785–1853) | Crawford Republican | March 4, 1823 - March 4, 1825 | Declined to run |
| James Trezvant | (.......-1841) | Jackson Republican | March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1829 | |
| Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 - March 4, 1831 | |||
| John Y. Mason | (1799–1859) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 - March 4, 1833 | |
| Democratic | March 4, 1833 - January 11, 1837 | Resigned | ||
| Vacant | January 12, 1837 - March 4, 1837 | |||
| Francis E. Rives | (1792–1861) | Democratic | March 4, 1837 - March 4, 1841 | Declined to run |
| George B. Cary | (1811–1850) | Democratic | March 4, 1841 - March 4, 1843 | Declined to run |
| George C. Dromgoole | (1797–1847) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 - April 27, 1847 | Died |
| Vacancy | April 27, 1847 - August 5, 1847 | Special election July 1847 | ||
| Richard K. Meade | (1803–1862) | Democratic | August 5, 1847 - March 4, 1853 | Defeated |
| John S. Millson | (1808–1874) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1861 | Declined to run |
| Vacant | March 4, 1861 - January 26, 1870 | Civil War | ||
| James H. Platt, Jr. | (1837–1894) | Republican | January 27, 1870 - March 4, 1875 | Defeated |
| John Goode, Jr. | (1829–1909) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 - March 4, 1881 | Defeated |
| John F. Dezendorf | (1834–1894) | Republican | March 4, 1881 - March 4, 1883 | Declined to run |
| Harry Libbey | (1843–1913) | Readjuster | March 4, 1883 - March 4, 1885 | |
| Republican | March 4, 1885 - March 4, 1887 | Defeated | ||
| George E. Bowden | (1852–1908) | Republican | March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1891 | Defeated |
| John W. Lawson | (1837–1905) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 - March 4, 1893 | Declined to run |
| D. Gardiner Tyler | (1846–1927) | Democratic | March 4, 1893 - March 4, 1897 | Defeated |
| William A. Young | (1860–1928) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 - April 26, 1898 | Election invalidated |
| Richard A. Wise | (1843–1900) | Republican | April 26, 1898 - March 4, 1899 | Defeated |
| William A. Young | (1860–1928) | Democratic | March 4, 1899 - March 12, 1900 | Election invalidated |
| Richard A. Wise | (1843–1900) | Republican | March 12, 1900 - December 21, 1900 | Died |
| Vacant | December 21, 1900 - March 3, 1901 | |||
| Harry L. Maynard | (1861–1922) | Democratic | March 4, 1901 - March 4, 1911 | Defeated |
| Edward E. Holland | (1861–1941) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 - March 4, 1921 | Declined to run |
| Joseph T. Deal | (1860–1942) | Democratic | March 4, 1921 - March 4, 1929 | Defeated |
| Menalcus Lankford | (1883–1937) | Republican | March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933 | Defeated |
| District eliminated March 4, 1933 | ||||
| District recreated: January 3, 1935 | ||||
| Colgate W. Darden, Jr. | (1897–1981) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1937 | Defeated |
| Norman R. Hamilton | (1877–1964) | Democratic | January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1939 | Defeated |
| Colgate W. Darden, Jr. | (1897–1981) | Democratic | January 3, 1939 - March 1, 1941 | Ran for Governor of Virginia |
| Vacant | March 1, 1941 - April 8, 1941 | Special election April 8, 1941 | ||
| Winder R. Harris | (1888–1973) | Democratic | April 8, 1941 - September 15, 1944 | Resigned |
| Vacant | September 15, 1944 - November 7, 1944 | |||
| Ralph H. Daughton | (1885–1958) | Democratic | November 7, 1944 - January 3, 1947 | Defeated |
| Porter Hardy, Jr. | (1903–1995) | Democratic | January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1969 | Declined to run |
| G. William Whitehurst | (b. 1925) | Republican | January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1987 | Declined to run |
| Owen B. Pickett | (1930-2010) | Democratic | January 3, 1987 - January 3, 2001 | Declined to run |
| Edward L. Schrock | (b. 1941) | Republican | January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2005 | Declined to run |
| Thelma D. Drake | (b. 1949) | Republican | January 3, 2005 - January 3, 2009 | Defeated |
| Glenn C. Nye III | (b. 1974) | Democratic | January 3, 2009 - January 3, 2011 | Defeated |
| Scott Rigell | (b. 1960) | Republican | January 3, 2011 – present | Incumbent |
Election results [edit]
| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | G. William Whitehurst: 78,108 | ||
| 1984 | G. William Whitehurst: 136,632 | ||
| 1986 | Owen B. Pickett: 54,491 | A. J. Canada, Jr.: 46,137 | |
| 1988 | Owen B. Pickett: 106,666 | Jerry R. Curry: 62,564 | |
| 1990 | Owen B. Pickett: 55,179 | ||
| 1992 | Owen B. Pickett: 99,253 | J. L. Chapman IV: 77,797 | |
| 1994 | Owen B. Pickett: 81,372 | J. L. Chapman IV: 57,586 | |
| 1996 | Owen B. Pickett: 106,215 | John F. Tate: 57,586 | |
| 1998 | Owen B. Pickett: 67,975 | ||
| 2000 | Jody M. Wagner: 90,328 | Edward L. Schrock: 97,856 | |
| 2002 | Edward L. Schrock: 103,807 | ||
| 2004 | David B. Ashe: 108,180 | Thelma D. Drake: 132,946 | |
| 2006 | Philip J. Kellam: 83,901 | Thelma D. Drake: 88,777 | |
| 2008 | Glenn C. Nye III: 141,857 | Thelma D. Drake: 128,486 | |
| 2010 | Glenn C. Nye III: 70,591 | E. Scott Rigell: 88,340 | |
| 2012 | Paul O. Hirschbiel, Jr.: | E. Scott Rigell: |
Recent electoral history [edit]
- 2004 Congressional race: Republican Thelma Drake defeated Democrat David Ashe by a 55 to 45 percent margin. Incumbent Republican Ed Schrock retired this year.
- 2004 Presidential race: George W. Bush won the district with 57% to 42% for John Kerry.
- 2005 Gubernatorial race: Democrat Tim Kaine won the district by 50% to 47% in his victory.[15]
- 2006 Congressional race: Drake survived a bid from Democrat Phil Kellam by only 51.27% to 48.45%.[16] Drake may have been hurt by the U.S. Senatorial race of the same year.
- 2006 U.S. Senatorial race: The downfall of Republican U.S. Senator George Allen came as he narrowly lost to Democrat Jim Webb, an ex-Republican and former Navy Secretary under Ronald Reagan. Webb carried the district 51%–48%.[17]
- 2008 Congressional race: Democratic nominee Glenn Nye won against Drake by 52.40% to 47.46%.[18]
- 2008 Presidential race: Democrat Barack Obama won the district with 51% to 49% against John McCain.
- 2010 Congressional race: Nye sought re-election. He was defeated by Scott Rigell, owner of Freedom Automotive, his Republican opponent. Kenny Golden, former chairman of the Virginia Beach Republican Party ran as an independent.
References [edit]
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: [prpvi2012_82cH~pspvi11~MC29] [82~PVIRANK~2B]". The Cook Political Report. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-27.
- ^ "November 2008 Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "November 2nd - General Election Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Official Results: Senate". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Official Results: Governor". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Official Results: Lieutenant Governor". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Official Results: Attorney General". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "November 7th - General Election". Virginia State Board of Elections. 20 November 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "November 7th - General Election". Virginia State Board of Elections. 20 November 2000. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "NOVEMBER 4, 1997 GENERAL ELECTION For Office of Governor". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "NOVEMBER 4, 1997 GENERAL ELECTION For Office of Lieutenant Governor". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "NOVEMBER 4, 1997 GENERAL ELECTION For Office of Attorney General". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "November 5, 1996 General Election For Office of PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT of the United States". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "November 5, 1996 General Election For Office of UNITED STATES SENATE". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Text "http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2005/nov2005/html/d_03.htm " ignored (help); Official gubernatorial results by congressional district.
- ^ "General Election- November 6, 2006". Virginia State Board of Elections. Text "http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/ElectionResults/2006/Nov/htm/index.htm " ignored (help); Official results.
- ^ "General Election- November 8, 2005". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2008-05-18. Official senatorial results by congressional district.
- ^ "General Election- November 4, 2008". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2008-11-12. Unofficial results.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
See also [edit]
- United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2008#District 2
- Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
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