Robert Cortez Scott is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the dean of Virginia's congressional delegation and the first Filipino American voting member of Congress. The district serves most of the majority-black precincts of Hampton Roads,including all of the independent cities of Norfolk,Newport News,Hampton and Portsmouth,and parts of the independent city of Chesapeake. From 2019 to 2023,Scott was chair of the House Education and Labor Committee. He has been ranking member on that committee since 2023.
Virginia's second congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It currently encompasses all of the counties of Accomack,Northampton,and Isle of Wight;all of the independent cities of Virginia Beach,Suffolk,and Franklin;part of the independent city of Chesapeake;and part of Southampton County. However,its boundaries have changed greatly over the centuries;it initially encompassed what became West Virginia after the American Civil War. It is considered among the nation's most competitive congressional districts.
Robert Gerald Marshall is an American businessman,author and former politician,who was a Republican member of the Virginia House of Delegates representing the 13th District. His district included portions of Prince William and Loudoun counties. He is known for his failed "bathroom bill" proposal,which would have required people to use restrooms that correspond with the sex on their original birth certificates. In the November 7,2017,general election,Marshall was defeated by nine percentage points by Democrat Danica Roem,the first openly transgender candidate elected to a state legislature in the United States.
The 2009 Virginia gubernatorial election took place in Virginia on November 3,2009. The incumbent governor,Democrat Tim Kaine,was not eligible to run due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution,though others in the state's executive branch were not restricted. Republican Bob McDonnell was elected as governor as part of a Republican sweep. Republican Bill Bolling was reelected as lieutenant governor,and Republican Ken Cuccinelli was elected as attorney general. The winners were inaugurated on January 16,2010,and served until January 11,2014.
Robert Joseph Wittman is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007. The district contains portions of the Richmond suburbs and Hampton Roads area,as well as the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Glenn Carlyle Nye III is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Virginia's 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was defeated in his attempt to attain re-election on November 2,2010. The district included all of Virginia Beach and the Eastern Shore,as well as parts of Norfolk and Hampton.
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 2009 general election:
Ron A. Villanueva is a former member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 21st district,serving from 2010 to 2018. He is a Republican who first won election in 2009,defeating incumbent Democratic Delegate Bobby Mathieson in the general election. He was sworn in the following January in Richmond,Virginia. Villanueva was the first Filipino American elected to Virginia state government. He was reelected to 4 consecutive terms,but lost his bid for a 5th term on November 7,2017.
The following offices were up for election in the United States Commonwealth of Virginia in the November 5,2013 general election.
Virginia's 7th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. The seat is currently held by Democrat Aaron Rouse,who was elected in a 2023 special election.
Virginia's 8th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Bill DeSteph since 2016,succeeding fellow Republican Jeff McWaters.
Glenn Ray Davis Jr. is an American politician from Virginia. Davis served as a member of the Republican Party representing the Virginia House of Delegates 84th district. He resigned on April 24,2023 to serve as director of the Virginia Department of Energy.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 8,2016,to elect a U.S. representative from each of Virginia's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as House of Representatives elections in other states,U.S. Senate elections and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 14.
The 2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017. After the party primary elections were held,the major party nominees were Jill Vogel (Republican) and Justin Fairfax (Democrat). The incumbent Lieutenant Governor,Democrat Ralph Northam,declined to run for re-election in order to run for Governor. In the general election on November 7,2017,Democratic nominee Justin Fairfax defeated Republican state Senator Jill Vogel to become the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
Jason Stuart Miyares is an American attorney and politician serving as the 48th Attorney General of Virginia since 2022. A Republican,he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 2015,from the 82nd district in northeastern Virginia Beach,and served three terms from 2016 to 2022. He was elected Attorney General of Virginia in 2021. The son of a refugee,he is the first Hispanic elected statewide in Virginia.
Michael P. Mullin,known as Mike Mullin,is a former assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Hampton and an American politician of the Democratic Party. From 2016 to 2023 he represented (part-time) the 93rd district in the Virginia House of Delegates. He resigned on November 7,2023.
The 2020 elections for members of the Virginia Beach City Council were held on November 3,2020. Five seats on the council,including the Mayor of Virginia Beach in the 2020 Virginia Beach mayoral election,were up for election in this cycle. While officially nonpartisan,most of the candidates were affiliated with and endorsed by various political parties.
The 2023 Virginia Senate election was held on Tuesday,November 7,2023,concurrently with elections for the Virginia House of Delegates,to elect senators to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 163rd and 164th Virginia Assembly. Nomination primaries held through the Department of Elections were held June 20,2023. These were the first elections held following redistricting as a result of the 2020 census. The Democrats retained control of the Senate.
On January 10,2023,voters in the 7th district of the Virginia Senate voted in a special election to fill the seat left vacant by Republican Jen Kiggans,the previous incumbent,who had resigned on January 3,2023,after having been elected to Congress the preceding November. New state legislative maps took effect on January 11,2023,at the start of 2023 legislative. However,this special election took place under previous district lines. As a result of the redistricting process,the 7th district became the 22nd district in November,. Final official vote tallies were not released until January 13 because mail-in ballots were accepted after election day if postmarked for January 10. Democrat Aaron Rouse,an at-large Virginia Beach City Council member and former professional football player defeated Republican Kevin Adams,a retired U.S. Navy lieutenant commander and small business owner.
Mayoral elections in Virginia Beach are held every four years to elect the mayor of Virginia Beach.
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