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The 2011 Virginia state elections took place on November 8, 2011. All 140 seats in the Virginia General Assembly were up for re-election, as were many local offices.
Prior to the election, 22 seats were held by Democrats and 18 seats were held by Republicans. 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.
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.
Note: Only races with more than one candidate running are listed below. Unofficial results from the State Board of Elections website. [2]
Party abbreviations: D - Democratic Party, R - Republican Party, IG - Independent Green Party, I - Independent.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | 2011 Result |
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| 1st | John Miller | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | John Miller (D) 51.7% Mickey Chohany (R) 48.1% |
| 2nd | Mamie Locke | Democratic | 2003 | Reelected | Mamie Locke (D) 65.4% Thomas Harmon IV (R) 34.4% |
| 6th | Ralph Northam | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | Ralph Northam (D) 56.6% Ben Loyola (R) 43.3% |
| 10th | John Watkins | Republican | 1998 | Reelected | John Watkins (R) 56.6% David Bernard (D) 43.2% |
| 13th | Fred Quayle | Republican | 1991 | Retired (District eliminated); Republican hold | Dick Black (R) 57.0% Shawn Mitchell (D) 42.8% |
| 16th | Henry L. Marsh | Democratic | 1991 | Reelected | Henry L. Marsh (D) 69.0% Preston Brown (I) 30.5% |
| 17th | Edd Houck | Democratic | 1983 | Defeated | Bryce Reeves (R) 50.2% Edd Houck (D) 49.7% |
| 19th | Bill Stanley | Republican | 2010 | Elected in 20th District; Republican hold | Ralph K. Smith (R) 56.5% J. Brandon Bell (I) 43.2% |
| 20th | Roscoe Reynolds | Democratic | 1996 | Defeated | Bill Stanley (R) 46.8% Roscoe Reynolds (D) 45.5% Jeff Evans (I) 7.6% |
| 21st | John Edwards | Democratic | 1995 | Reelected | John Edwards (D) 55.9% Dave Nutter (R) 44.0% |
| 22nd | Ralph K. Smith | Republican | 2007 | Elected in 19th District (District eliminated); Republican hold | Thomas Garrett, Jr. (R) 58.1% Bert Dodson (D) 41.8% |
| 23rd | Steve Newman | Republican | 1995 | Reelected | Steve Newman (R) 77.8% Robert Short (D) 21.9% |
| 25th | Creigh Deeds | Democratic | 2001 | Reelected | Creigh Deeds (D) 64.4% T.J. Aldous (R) 35.5% |
| 27th | Jill Holtzman Vogel | Republican | 2007 | Reelected | Jill Holtzman Vogel (R) 74.6% Shaun Broy (D) 23.2% Donald Marro (I) 2.1% |
| 29th | Chuck Colgan | Democratic | 1975 | Reelected | Chuck Colgan (D) 55.0% Tom Gordy (R) 44.8% |
| 30th | Patsy Ticer | Democratic | 1995 | Retired; Democratic hold | Adam Ebbin (D) 64.4% Tim McGhee (R) 35.4% |
| 31st | Mary Margaret Whipple | Democratic | 1995 | Retired; Democratic hold | Barbara Favola (D) 58.1% Caren Merrick (R) 41.7% |
| 32nd | Janet Howell | Democratic | 1991 | Reelected | Janet Howell (D) 60.3% Patrick Forrest (R) 39.7% |
| 33rd | Mark Herring | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | Mark Herring (D) 54.1% Patricia Phillips (R) 45.8% |
| 34th | Chap Petersen | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | Chap Petersen (D) 59.7% Gerarda Cullipher (R) 40.2% |
| 35th | Dick Saslaw | Democratic | 1980 | Reelected | Dick Saslaw (D) 61.7% Robert Sarvis (R) 36.0% Katherine Pettigrew (IG) 2.3% |
| 36th | Toddy Puller | Democratic | 2000 | Reelected | Toddy Puller (D) 55.4% Jeff Frederick (R) 44.4% |
| 37th | Dave Marsden | Democratic | 2010 | Reelected | Dave Marsden (D) 53.8% Jason Flanary (R) 46.2% |
| 38th | Phillip Puckett | Democratic | 1998 | Reelected | Phillip Puckett (D) 53.0% Adam Light (R) 46.9% |
| 39th | George Barker | Democratic | 2007 | Reelected | George Barker (D) 53.1% Miller Baker (R) 46.8% |
| 40th | William Wampler Jr. | Republican | 1988 | Retired; Republican hold | Bill Carrico (R) 66.9% John Lamie (D) 33.0% |
Prior to the election, the House of Delegates consisted of 58 Republicans, 39 Democrats, 2 Independents, with one vacant seat previously held by a Republican (Glenn Oder of the 94th district, who resigned in August 2011). Redistricting eliminated three seats: Southwestern Virginia's 2nd district, the Martinsville-area 10th district, and the Norfolk-based 87th district. These three seats were moved to Northern Virginia. Republicans gained seven seats from the Democrats and one seat from a retiring independent, making the House's composition 67 Republicans, 32 Democrats, and 1 Independent.
Thirteen incumbents chose not to seek another term in the House: Bud Phillips (D-2), Bill Carrico (R-5), Dave Nutter (R-7), Jim Shuler (D-12), Bill Cleaveland (R-17), Clay Athey (R-18), Adam Ebbin (D-49), Bill Janis (R-56), Watkins Abbitt, Jr. (I-59), Paula Miller (D-87), Glenn Oder (R-94), Harvey Morgan (R-98), and Albert C. Pollard (R-99).
Three Delegates retired in order to seek State Senate seats: Bill Carrico (R-5) opted to run for the open 40th district seat, Dave Nutter (R-7) decided to challenge incumbent Democratic Senator John Edwards in the 21st district, and Adam Ebbin (D-49) chose to run for the open 30th district seat.
Del. Ward Armstrong (D-10) decided to challenge Republican Del. Charles Poindexter in the 9th district rather than retire.
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