2010 Virginia elections

Elections in Virginia for the 2010 election cycle held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on June 8.

City and town elections were held on May 4. Three special elections were also held:

• June 15, 2010: House of Delegates 26th District
• June 15, 2010: House of Delegates 27th District
• July 13, 2010: City of Portsmouth

Federal

United States House

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2010

See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2010

All 11 Virginia seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2010.

State

State House of Delegates

Main article: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2009

Two seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were up in special elections in 2010. Regular delegate elections are held every two years; the last election took place on November 3, 2009.

Judicial positions

One Virginia Supreme Court seat will be up for election in 2010, due to retirement. Supreme Court justices in Virginia must be elected by the state legislature, though the governor may appoint them.

• Virginia judicial elections, 2010 at Judgepedia

Ballot measures

Main article: Virginia ballot measures, 2010

At least three measures have been certified for the November 2, 2010 statewide election:

• Question 1 - Exempt elderly from property taxes
• Question 2 - Exempt veterans from property taxes
• Question 3 - Increase the permissible size of the Revenue Stabilization Fund

Virginia 2010 ballot measures at Ballotpedia

Local

Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010.

External links

• Virginia State Board of Elections
• Candidates for Virginia U.S. Congress at Project Vote Smart
• Virginia Polls at Pollster.com
• Virginia Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets
• Virginia 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money