2011 Virginia Senate election

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2011 Virginia Senate election
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 2007November 8, 2011 2015  

All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia
21 [a] seats needed for a majority
Turnout1,398,172
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Tommy Norment Dick Saslaw
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 9, 2008January 10, 1996
Leader's seat 3rd district 35th district
Last election1921
Seats before1822
Seats won2020
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote768,914535,703
Percentage55%38.3%

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Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold     Republican gain

Majority leader before election

Dick Saslaw
Democratic

Elected Majority leader

Tommy Norment
Republican

Prior to the election, Democrats held 22 seats, and Republicans held 18 seats. Redistricting caused the 13th district to be moved from Hampton Roads to Northern Virginia and the 22nd district to be moved from the Roanoke area to a district stretching from Lynchburg to Richmond. Republicans gained two seats, making the Senate tied with 20 Democrats and 20 Republicans. This allowed Republicans to reclaim a majority, as the Republican Lieutenant Governor broke the tie. However, from January 28 to June 12, 2014, Democrats held a majority as they won the Lieutenant Governorship in the 2013 elections, but then later lost a seat in a special election, thereby giving Republicans a 21-19 majority. [1]

Contents

Four incumbent senators chose to retire: Fred Quayle (R-13), Patsy Ticer (D-30), Mary Margaret Whipple (D-31), and William Wampler Jr. (R-40). In addition, two senators, Ralph K. Smith (R-22) and Bill Stanley (R-19) chose to seek re-election in new districts: Smith went from the 22nd to Stanley's 19th, while Stanley opted to challenge incumbent Democrat Roscoe Reynolds in the 20th.

Results

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Ballotpedia [2] Lean R (flip)October 31, 2011

Results

Note: Only races with more than one candidate running are listed below. Unofficial results from the State Board of Elections website. [3]

Party abbreviations: D - Democratic Party, R - Republican Party, IG - Independent Green Party, I - Independent.

DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedStatus2011 Result
1st John Miller Democratic2007Reelected John Miller (D) 51.7%
Mickey Chohany (R) 48.1%
2nd Mamie Locke Democratic2003Reelected Mamie Locke (D) 65.4%
Thomas Harmon IV (R) 34.4%
6th Ralph Northam Democratic2007Reelected Ralph Northam (D) 56.6%
Ben Loyola (R) 43.3%
10th John Watkins Republican1998Reelected John Watkins (R) 56.6%
David Bernard (D) 43.2%
13th Fred Quayle Republican1991Retired (District eliminated);
Republican hold
Dick Black (R) 57.0%
Shawn Mitchell (D) 42.8%
16th Henry L. Marsh Democratic1991Reelected Henry L. Marsh (D) 69.0%
Preston Brown (I) 30.5%
17th Edd Houck Democratic1983Defeated Bryce Reeves (R) 50.2%
Edd Houck (D) 49.7%
19th Bill Stanley Republican2010Elected in 20th District;
Republican hold
Ralph K. Smith (R) 56.5%
J. Brandon Bell (I) 43.2%
20th Roscoe Reynolds Democratic1996Defeated Bill Stanley (R) 46.8%
Roscoe Reynolds (D) 45.5%
Jeff Evans (I) 7.6%
21st John Edwards Democratic1995Reelected John Edwards (D) 55.9%
Dave Nutter (R) 44.0%
22nd Ralph K. Smith Republican2007Elected in 19th District (District
eliminated); Republican hold
Thomas Garrett, Jr. (R) 58.1%
Bert Dodson (D) 41.8%
23rd Steve Newman Republican1995Reelected Steve Newman (R) 77.8%
Robert Short (D) 21.9%
25th Creigh Deeds Democratic2001Reelected Creigh Deeds (D) 64.4%
T.J. Aldous (R) 35.5%
27th Jill Holtzman Vogel Republican2007Reelected Jill Holtzman Vogel (R) 74.6%
Shaun Broy (D) 23.2%
Donald Marro (I) 2.1%
29th Chuck Colgan Democratic1975Reelected Chuck Colgan (D) 55.0%
Tom Gordy (R) 44.8%
30th Patsy Ticer Democratic1995Retired; Democratic hold Adam Ebbin (D) 64.4%
Tim McGhee (R) 35.4%
31st Mary Margaret Whipple Democratic1995Retired; Democratic hold Barbara Favola (D) 58.1%
Caren Merrick (R) 41.7%
32nd Janet Howell Democratic1991Reelected Janet Howell (D) 60.3%
Patrick Forrest (R) 39.7%
33rd Mark Herring Democratic2007Reelected Mark Herring (D) 54.1%
Patricia Phillips (R) 45.8%
34th Chap Petersen Democratic2007Reelected Chap Petersen (D) 59.7%
Gerarda Cullipher (R) 40.2%
35th Dick Saslaw Democratic1980Reelected Dick Saslaw (D) 61.7%
Robert Sarvis (R) 36.0%
Katherine Pettigrew (IG) 2.3%
36th Toddy Puller Democratic2000Reelected Toddy Puller (D) 55.4%
Jeff Frederick (R) 44.4%
37th Dave Marsden Democratic2010Reelected Dave Marsden (D) 53.8%
Jason Flanary (R) 46.2%
38th Phillip Puckett Democratic1998Reelected Phillip Puckett (D) 53.0%
Adam Light (R) 46.9%
39th George Barker Democratic2007Reelected George Barker (D) 53.1%
Miller Baker (R) 46.8%
40th William Wampler Jr. Republican1988Retired; Republican hold Bill Carrico (R) 66.9%
John Lamie (D) 33.0%

Notes

  1. A majority of 20 is also possible as the Lt. Gov. of Virginia holds a tie-breaker vote.

References

  1. "2011 Official General Assembly Candidates List". Archived from the original on 2013-08-13.
  2. "Projected outcomes of state legislative elections, 2011". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  3. "Unofficial election results - Senate". Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-11.