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Virginia's 11th congressional district

Virginia's 11th congressional district
Virginia's 11th Congressional District - since January 3, 2013.
Virginia's 11th Congressional District - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Gerry Connolly (D–Mantua)
Population (2010) 765,755
Median income $101,226
Ethnicity 43.3% White, 18% Black, 13.1% Asian, 18.5% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 6.9% other
Cook PVI D+10[1]

Virginia's Eleventh Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The district stretches from Herndon to Quantico, comprising most of Fairfax County, all of the city of Fairfax, and part of eastern Prince William County. The residents of the 11th district are represented by Democrat Gerry Connolly.

The Hill newspaper quotes census data to conclude that Virginia's 11th district was the wealthiest congressional district in the nation from 2003 to 2013. The article attributed the wealth to the many lobbyists and two-career couples in Northern Virginia.[2]

The district last existed in what is now West Virginia's John Kerry here in 2004, while Democratic Governor Tim Kaine and Democratic Senator Jim Webb both carried this district, in 2005 and 2006 respectively. In 2008, Barack Obama won this district over Republican Senator John McCain. Democrat Leslie L. Byrne briefly held the seat for the first election cycle of the new district, but was quickly defeated in 1994 by Republican Tom Davis. Davis established a secure hold on the district during his tenure (1995–2008), but Democrat Gerald Connolly won it when Davis stepped down. Both Davis and Connolly may have been aided by their previous service on the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, where most of the 11th district's population is concentrated. The results of the 2010 United States Census showed this district's population continued to grow, and due to redistricting covered more urban areas in Northern Virginia to favor the incumbent, Connolly.

Contents

  • Recent electoral history 1
    • 1992 election 1.1
    • 1994 election 1.2
    • 1996 election 1.3
    • 1998 election 1.4
    • 2000 election 1.5
    • 2002 election 1.6
    • 2004 election 1.7
    • 2006 election 1.8
    • 2008 election 1.9
    • 2010 election 1.10
    • 2012 election 1.11
    • 2014 election 1.12
  • Statewide elections 2
  • List of representatives 3
  • Historical district boundaries 4
  • See also 5
  • References 6
  • External links 7

Recent electoral history

1992 election

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election (new district), 1992
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leslie L. Byrne 114,172 50.02
Republican Henry N. Butler 103,119 45.17
Independent A. T. "Art" Narro 6,681 2.93
Independent Perry J. Mitchell 4,155 1.82
Write-ins 145 0.06
Total votes 228,272 100.00

1994 election

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas M. Davis 98,216 52.90
Democratic Leslie L. Byrne (inc.) 84,104 45.30
Independent Gordon S. Cruickshank 3,246 1.75
Write-ins 114 0.06
Total votes 185,680 100.00
Republican gain from Democratic

1996 election

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas M. Davis (inc.) 138,758 64.10
Democratic Thomas J. Horton 74,701 34.51
Independent C. W. "Levi" Levy 2,842 1.31
Write-ins 181 0.08
Total votes 216,482 100.00
Republican hold

1998 election

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas M. Davis (inc.) 91,603 81.71
Independent C. W. "Levi" Levy 18,807 16.78
Write-ins 1,701 1.52
Total votes 112,111 100.00
Republican hold

2000 election

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas M. Davis (inc.) 150,395 61.90
Democratic Mike L. Corrigan 83,455 34.35
Independent Robert K. McBride 4,774 1.96
Independent C. W. "Levi" Levy 4,059 1.67
Write-ins 285 0.12
Total votes 242,968 100.00
Republican hold

2002 election

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas M. Davis (inc.) 135,379 82.90
Constitution Frank W. Creel 26,892 16.47
Write-ins 1,027 0.63
Total votes 163,298 100.00
Republican hold

2004 election

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas M. Davis (inc.) 186,299 60.25
Democratic Ken Longmyer 118,305 38.26
Independent Joseph P. Oddo 4,338 1.40
Write-ins 259 0.08
Total votes 309,233 100.00
Republican hold

2006 election

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas M. Davis (inc.) 130,468 55.45
Democratic Andrew L. Hurst 102,411 43.57
Independent Greens Ferdinando C. Greco 2,042 0.87
Write-ins 259 0.11
Total votes 235,280 100.00
Republican hold

2008 election

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerry Connolly 196,598 54.69
Republican Keith Fimian 154,758 43.05
Independent Greens Joseph P. Oddo 7,271 2.02
Write-ins 864 0.24
Total votes 359,491 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

2010 election

Virginia's 11th congressional district election, 2010 [3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerry Connolly (inc.) 111,720 49.22
Republican Keith Fimian 110,739 48.79
Independent Christopher F. DeCarlo 1,846 0.81
Libertarian David L. Dotson 1,382 0.60
Independent Greens David William Gillis, Jr. 959 0.42
Write-ins 305 0.13
Total votes 226,951 100
Democratic hold

2012 election

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerry Connolly (inc.) 202,606 60.98
Republican Christopher Perkins 117,902 35.49
Independent Mark T. Gibson 3,806 1.15
Independent Christopher F. DeCarlo 3,027 0.91
Green Joe F. Galdo 2,195 0.66
Independent Greens Peter M. Marchetti 1,919 0.58
Write-ins 788 0.24
Total votes 332,243 100
Democratic hold

2014 election

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2014 [4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerry Connolly (inc.) 106,780 56.86
Republican Suzanne Scholte 75,796 40.36
Libertarian Marc Harrold 3,264 1.74
Green Joe F. Galdo 1,739 0.93
Write-ins 226 0.12
Total votes 187,805 100
Democratic hold

Statewide elections

Data on election results for Virginia districts can be found via the Virginia Department of Elections.[5]

Year Office Results
1996 President Clinton 48 - 46%
Senator Warner 55 - 45%
1997 Governor Gilmore 52 - 47%
Lieutenant Governor Hager 49 - 47%
Attorney General Earley 53 - 47%
2000 President Bush 52 – 45%
Senator Robb 53 - 47%
2001 Governor Warner 56 - 44%
Lieutenant Governor Kaine 54 - 45%
Attorney General Kilgore 51 - 49%
2004 President Bush 50 – 49%
2008 President Obama 57 – 42%
2012 President Obama 62.5 – 36.3%

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history
District created: March 4, 1793
Josiah Parker Pro-Administration March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795 		Retired
Federalist March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1801
Thomas Newton, Jr. Democratic-Republican March 4, 1801 –
March 3, 1803 		Redistricted to the 20th district
Anthony New Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805 		Retired
James M. Garnett Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1809 		Retired
John Roane Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1813 		Redistricted to the 12th district
John Dawson Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –
March 31, 1814 		Died
Vacant April 1, 1814 –
September 18, 1814
Philip P. Barbour Democratic-Republican September 19, 1814 –
March 3, 1823 		Retired
Crawford D-R March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
Robert Taylor Adams March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827 		Retired
Philip P. Barbour Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
October 15, 1830 		Resigned to become U.S. Circuit Court judge
Vacant October 16, 1830 –
November 24, 1830
John M. Patton Jacksonian November 25, 1830 –
March 3, 1833 		Redistricted to the 13th district
Andrew Stevenson Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
June 2, 1834 		Resigned
Vacant June 3, 1834 –
December 7, 1834
John Robertson Anti-Jacksonian December 8, 1834 –
March 3, 1837 		Retired
Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
John M. Botts Whig March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843 		Lost re-election
William Taylor Democratic March 4, 1843 –
January 17, 1846 		Died
Vacant January 18, 1846 –
March 5, 1846
James McDowell Democratic March 6, 1846 –
March 3, 1851 		Retired
John Letcher Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853 		Redistricted to the 9th district
John F. Snodgrass Democratic March 4, 1853 –
June 5, 1854 		Died
Vacant June 6, 1854 –
December 3, 1854
Charles S. Lewis Democratic December 4, 1854 –
March 3, 1855 		Lost re-election
John S. Carlile American March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857 		Lost re-election
Albert G. Jenkins Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861 		Retired
John S. Carlile Unionist March 4, 1861 –
July 9, 1861 		Resigned to become U.S. Senator
Vacant July 10, 1861 –
December 1, 1861
Jacob B. Blair Unionist December 2, 1861 –
March 3, 1863 		Retired
District eliminated March 3, 1863
District re-created: January 3, 1993
Leslie L. Byrne Democratic January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 1995 		Lost re-election
Thomas M. Davis Republican January 3, 1995 –
November 24, 2008 		Retired and then resigned before the end of the term
Vacant November 24, 2008 –
January 3, 2009
Gerry Connolly Democratic January 3, 2009 –
Present 		First elected in 2008

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: [prpvi2012_82cH~pspvi11~MC29] [82~PVIRANK~2B]" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2013. 
  2. ^ Barr, Andy (February 28, 2006). "Washington Area Tops List for Income".  
  3. ^ "November 2, 2010 General and Special Elections Unofficial Results as of November 5, 2010". Virginia State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 9, 2010. 
  4. ^ http://cms.sbe.virginia.gov/public/?p=election_summary&id=1&loc=true
  5. ^ Virginia Department of Elections: Election Results. Accessed February 12, 2015.
  • 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

External links

  • Rep. Gerry Connolly's Official Website
  • Eleventh Congressional District Democratic Committee official website
  • Eleventh Congressional District Republican Committee official website


All districts
At-large
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
  • The 12th-23rd and at-large districts are obsolete
See also
Virginia's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
Recent U.S. House elections in Virginia: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014

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