During the 2018 election year in Virginia several local, state, and federal elections were held. On May 1, several of Virginia's cities and towns held mayoral, city council, and school board elections. Primary elections for Congress were held on June 12.
The general election was on November 6, 2018, for all 11 of Virginia's House of Representatives seats, as well as the Class 1 Senate seat. 2018 Virginia's 8th House of Delegates district special election was also held that day. The seat, being vacated by Greg Habeeb, was sought by Republican Roanoke County Supervisor Joe McNamara and Radford University associate director Democrat Carter Turner.
Special elections were held on January 16 for Chilhowie town council, on February 6 for Leesburg town council, and on July 24 for Isle of Wight County sheriff.
Federal elections
United States Senate
On November 6, Virginians re-elected their Class 1 senator Tim Kaine, to serve from 2019 until 2025. He was challenged by Republican Corey Stewart and Libertarian Matt Waters. The Commonwealth's Green and Constitution parties did not run candidates.
2018 United States Senate election in VirginiaPartyCandidateVotesPercentage Democratic Tim Kaine (incumbent)1,910,37057.0% Republican Corey Stewart1,374,31341.0% Libertarian Matt Waters61,5651.84% Independent (Write-in) 5,1250.15% Totals 3,351,373 Voter turnout (voting age population) Source:2018 November General
House of Representatives
Virginians elected their representatives who served from 2019 until 2021. Nine of the 11 incumbent Representatives ran for re-election. The Republican Party were defending seven seats, five of which were incumbents, and the Democratic Party were defending four seats, all of whom were incumbents. Ten of the 11 districts featured at least two candidates running, while three districts had third party candidates running. United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 20182018 election resultsPartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/– Democratic 1,867,061 56.36% 4 7 +3 Republican 1,408,701 42.52% 7 4 -3 Libertarian 13,995 0.42% 0 0 - Independents/Write-In 23,157 0.70% 0 0 - Totals 3,312,914 100.00% 11 11 —
By district Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:
DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 148,464 44.70% 183,250 55.18% 387 0.12% 332,101 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 2 139,571 51.05% 133,458 48.81% 371 0.14% 273,400 100.0% Democratic gainDistrict 3 198,615 91.22% 0 0.00% 19,107 8.78% 217,722 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 4 187,642 62.58% 107,706 35.92% 4,506 1.50% 299,854 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 5 145,040 46.65% 165,339 53.18% 547 0.18% 310,926 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 6 113,133 40.21% 167,957 59.69% 287 0.10% 281,377 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 7 176,079 50.34% 169,295 48.40% 4,429 1.27% 349,803 100.0% Democratic gainDistrict 8 247,137 76.10% 76,899 23.68% 712 0.22% 324,748 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 9 85,833 34.75% 160,933 65.16% 214 0.09% 246,980 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 10 206,356 56.11% 160,841 43.73% 598 0.16% 367,795 100.0% Democratic gainDistrict 11 219,191 71.11% 83,023 26.93% 6,036 1.96% 308,250 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 1,867,061 56.36% 1,408,701 42.52% 37,194 1.12% 3,312,956 100.0%
Ballot measures
There were two state constitutional amendments on the ballot. Both proposed ballot amendments received nearly universal, bipartisan support in the Virginia House of Delegates and Senate.
Amendment 1 reads: "Should a county, city, or town be authorized to provide a partial tax exemption for real property that is subject to recurrent flooding, if flooding resiliency improvements have been made on the property?"
Amendment 2 reads: "Shall the real property tax exemption for a primary residence that is currently provided to the surviving spouses of veterans who had a one hundred percent service-connected, permanent, and total disability be amended to allow the surviving spouse to move to a different primary residence and still claim the exemption?"
Municipal elections Board of Supervisors elections City mayoral elections
The following towns in Virginia held mayoral elections. Most mayoral elections were held on May 1, 2018. City elections in Virginia are officially nonpartisan; parties are only shown if their affiliated party is known.
Town mayoral elections
The following towns in Virginia held mayoral elections. Most mayoral elections were held on May 1, 2018. Town elections in Virginia are officially nonpartisan; parties are only shown if their affiliated party is known.
References
External links 2018 Virginia Dept of Elections results Candidates at Ballotpedia