We took a day off at Bearing Drift Wednesday to let the dust settle and get an overview of how Virginia voted and the national races. While ballots for the national presidential race are still being counted, there are other returns to look at so let’s dive into the Virginia State Board of Elections and see what we can find.
U.S. President
| Joseph R. Biden Democratic |
2,333,966 | 53.78% |
| Donald J. Trump Republican |
1,924,682 | 44.35% |
| Jo Jorgensen Libertarian |
63,381 | 1.46% |
Presidential numbers by Congressional District:
VA-01
-Biden: 51.02%
-Trump: 47.21%
-Jorgensen: 1.43%
VA-02
-Biden: 50.28%
-Trump: 47.58%
-Jorgensen: 1.79%
VA-03
-Biden: 66.44%
-Trump: 31.62%
-Jorgensen: 1.64%
Va-04
-Biden: 61.23%
-Trump: 37.14%
-Jorgensen: 1.36%
VA-05
-Biden: 44.81%
-Trump: 53.58%
-Jorgensen 1.30%
VA-06
-Biden: 37.74%
-Trump: 60.06%
-Jorgensen: 1.83%
VA-07
Biden: 49.27%
Trump: 48.97%
Jorgensen: 1.45%
VA-08
Biden: 77.05%
Trump: 20.88%
Jorgensen: 1.27%
VA-09
Biden: 28.21%
Trump: 70.35%
Jorgensen: 1.18%
VA-10
Biden: 57.86%
Trump: 40.13%
Jorgensen: 1.43%
VA-11
Biden: 70.06%
Trump: 27.85%
Jorgensen: 1.46%
U.S. Senate
| Mark R. Warner Democratic |
2,380,079 | 55.59% |
| Daniel M. Gade Republican |
1,897,397 | 44.32% |
U.S. House of Representatives
VA-01
| Qasim Rashid Democratic |
181,186 | 41.48% |
| Robert J. Wittman Republican |
255,013 | 58.38% |
VA-02
| Elaine G. Luria Democratic |
175,753 | 50.88% |
| Scott W. Taylor Republican |
160,741 | 46.53% |
| David Bruce Foster Independent |
8,652 | 2.50% |
VA-03
| Robert C. “Bobby” Scott Democratic |
216,244 | 67.43% |
| John W. Collick Jr. Republican |
103,844 | 32.38% |
Va-04
| A. Donald McEachin Democratic |
230,321 | 61.18% |
| Leon Benjamin Sr. Republican |
145,714 | 38.71% |
VA-05
| B. Cameron Webb Democratic |
187,952 | 47.15% |
| Robert G. “Bob” Good Republican |
209,712 | 52.61% |
VA-06
| Nicholas A. Betts Democratic |
129,263 | 34.82% |
| Ben L. Cline Republican |
241,484 | 65.05% |
VA-07
| Abigail A. Spanberger Democratic |
224,727 | 50.45% |
| Nick J. Freitas Republican |
219,983 | 49.39% |
VA-08
| Donald S. Beyer Jr. Democratic |
293,235 | 75.88% |
| Jeff A. Jordan Republican |
92,317 | 23.89% |
VA-09
| H. Morgan Griffith Republican |
270,720 | 93.86% |
| Write In Write-In |
17,721 | 6.14% |
VA-10
| Jennifer T. Wexton Democratic |
261,919 | 56.37% |
| Aliscia N. Andrews Republican |
202,174 | 43.51% |
VA-11
| Gerald E. “Gerry” Connolly Democratic |
271,384 | 71.45% |
| Manga A. Anantatmula Republican |
107,337 | 28.26% |
Blue Virginia [1] editor Lowell Feld, our colleague across the political aisle, noted the following interesting factoids on Virginia’s presidential numbers:
- Joe Biden received 2,331,976 votes, far more than Clinton’s 1,981,473 in 2016, also far more than Obama’s 1,971,820 votes in 2012 and Obama’s 1,959,532 votes in 2008.
- Biden won the state by 9.3 points, which is higher than Clinton (+5 points) and Obama (+6 points in 2008, +4 points in 2012); also a bit higher than Ralph Northam’s 8.9 point win in the 2017 governor’s election. It seems like, far from turning back to red, as some Virginia Republicans believe might happen, if anything Virginia’s getting “bluer” – at least while Trump’s in the White House. We’ll see what happens once he’s outta there in 2021.