VIRGINIA

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Major Party Filing Deadline for Primary: March 26, 2020 Independent/Third Party Filing Deadline: June 9, 2020 Primary: June 9, 2020

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on January 22, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Ralph Northam (D)* - Term Limited in 2021. ]
Justin Fairfax (D) - Lt Governor, Attorney & '13 Atty Gen Candidate
Mark Herring (D) - Attorney General, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-Loudoun County Supervisor
Terry McAuliffe (D) - Ex-Governor & Ex-DNC Chair
Jennifer McClellan (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Del., DNC Member & Attorney

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections are in 2021.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Justin Fairfax (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Gene Rossi (D) - Attorney & '17 Candidate

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Mark Herring (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2021. ]

VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House of Delegates
State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Mark Warner (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Gary Adkins (R) - Financial Executive & Management Consultant
Alissa Baldwin (R) - Teacher
Omari Faulkner (R) - Business Development Executive, Adjunct Professor & Navy Veteran
Roger Franklin Jr. (R)
Daniel Gade (R) - College Professor, Retired Army Officer & Disabled Iraq War Veteran
E.W. Jackson (R) - Minister, Ex-Attorney, USMC Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Mary Knapp (R)
Tom Speciale (R) - Army Reserve Officer & Nonprofit Group Media Relations Manager
Victor Williams (R) - Attorney, Trump Campaign Activist & '18 US Rep Candidate in Maryland
Aldous Mina (I) - Economic Devel. Consultant, Ex-FInancial Analyst & Peace Corps Veteran

Tim Kaine (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2024.
Zoey Maria King (D) - Transgender Rights Activist

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Rob Wittman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Phillip Cox (D)
John Easley Jr. (D)
Qasim Rashid (D) - Attorney, Muslim Community Activist & '19 St Sen Nominee
Kevin Washington (D) - Computing Cloud Architect & Iraq War Veteran
Vangie Williams (D) - Business Consultant, Realtor & '18 Nominee

District 2:
Elaine Luria (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Joe Mota (D) - College Adjunct Instructor & Engineer
Andy Baan (R) - Systems Engineer, Attorney, Retired Navy Officer & Iraq War Veteran
Jarome Bell (R) - High School Football Coach & Retired Navy CPO
David Foster (R)
Ben Loyola (R) - Defense Contractor, Navy Veteran & '10 Candidate
Scott Taylor (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Del. & Iraq War Veteran

District 3:
Bobby Scott (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Shaun Brown (D) - Federal Prison Inmate, Ex-Businesswoman & Frequent Candidate
Geoffrey Burke (R)
John Collick (R) - Retired Immigration Services Officer & Disabled USMC Veteran
Madison Downs (R) - Teacher & USMC Veteran

District 4:
Donald McEachin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
James Spivey (R) - Businessman & Industrial Engineer
Christina Dolin (I)
Timothy Santiago (Write-In)

District 5 - GOP Convention / Dem Primary:
Denver Riggleman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Leon Benjamin (R) - Pastor & GOP Activist
Cynthia Dunbar (R) - RNC Committeewoman, Attorney & Frequent Candidate
Bob Good (R) - Campbell County Supervisor & Liberty Univ. Athletics Official
Shadi Ayyas (D) - Physician, Democratic Activist & '18 Candidate
Kim Daugherty (D) - Attorney
RD Huffstetler (D) - Iraq/Afghan War Veteran, Ex-Congressional Aide & '18 Candidate
John Lesinski (D) - Rappahannock County Supervisor, Real Estate Exec. & Retired USMC Colonel
Claire Russo (D) - Iraq War Veteran & International Affairs Fellow 
Cameron Webb (D) - Physician

District 6:
Ben Cline (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 7:
Abigail Spanberger (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Craig Ennis (R) - Electrical Contractor, National Guard Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Nick Freitas (R) - State Del., Iraq War Veteran & '18 US Sen Candidate
Peter Greenwald (R) - Retired Navy Commander, Teacher & '14 Candidate
Andrew Knaggs (R) - Ex-Defense Dept Official, Attorney, Iraq War Veteran & GOP Activist
John McGuire (R) - State Del., Businessman & Navy Veteran
Tina Ramirez (R) - Nonprofit Group Executive, Religious Rights Activist & Ex-Congressional Aide
Jason Roberge (R)
Bridgette Williams (R) - Pastor Counselor, Life Coach & Substance Abuse Counselor

District 8:
Don Beyer (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Ellmore (R) - Banker, GOP Activist & '06/'08 Nominee
Heerak Christian Kim (R) - Religious Doctoral Candidate & Author
Andrew Straw (Disability) - Attorney, Disability Rights Activist & Frequent Candidate

District 9:
Morgan Griffith (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Cameron Dickerson (D) - Analyst & Progressive Activist

District 10:
Jennifer Wexton (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Aliscia Andrews (R) - Strategic Management Consultant & USMC Veteran
Jeff Dove (R) - Iraq War Veteran, '18 Candidate & '17 State Del. Candidate
Rob Jones (R) - Disabled Iraq/Afghan War Veteran & Paralympic Athlete
Elizabeth Stone (R) - Teacher
Matt Truong (R) - Technology Executive, Electrical Engineer & GOP Activist

District 11:
Gerry Connolly (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Zainab Mohsini (D) - College Student & Progressive Activist
Stevan Porter (L) - Technical Support Engineer, Volunteer Firefighter & '18 Nominee

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Alliance Party of Virginia (A)
Constitution Party of Virginia (C)
Democratic Party of Virginia (D)
Green Party of Virginia (G)
Independent Green Party of Virginia (IGP)
Libertarian Party of Virginia (L)
Republican Party of Virginia (R)
Whig Party of Virginia (WP)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

State Board of Elections

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alexandria Journal / Arlington Journal
Augusta Free Press (Staunton/Waynesboro)
Blue Virginia
Bristol Herald Courier
Charlottesville Daily Progress
Commonwealth Conservative
Culpeper Star-Exponent
Danville Register & Bee
Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
Lynchburg News & Advance
Martinsville Bulletin
Newport News Daily Press
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Potomac News (Woodbridge)
Richlands News-Press / Clinch Valley News
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Roanoke Times
Southside Sentinel (Middlesex County)
Staunton Daily News Leader
VApolitics.net
Virginia Busines Online: Virginia Politics
Virginia Political Line (Liberal)
Virginia Public Access Project (Politics)
Washington Post
WWBT TV-12 (NBC - Richmond) - (Political News)

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