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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Virginia/VA-02
      1996·US House·Virginia·District profile →

      Virginia District 2 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Owen B Pickett
      64.8%106,215 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      John F Tate
      35.1%57,586 votes
      Margin
      D+29.6
      163,996 total votes
      3 candidates163,996 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Owen B PickettDEM✓
      		DEM106,21564.8%
      John F TateREP
      		REP57,58635.1%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH1950.1%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+0.3
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+2.2
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202449.1%49.3%R+0.3414,184
      202050.1%48.2%D+1.9402,884
      201644.3%49.8%R+5.5359,148
      201248.3%51.7%R+3.5344,655
      200848.4%50.7%R+2.3347,678

      Seat History

      US House in Virginia

      2024
      Jen A KiggansREP
      R+3.8
      2022
      Jen A KiggansREP
      R+3.4
      Redistricted
      2020
      Elaine G LuriaDEM
      D+5.8
      2018
      Elaine G LuriaDEM
      D+2.2
      2016
      Scott W TaylorREP
      R+22.9
      2014
      E Scott RigellREP
      R+17.6
      2012
      E Scott RigellREP
      R+7.7
      Redistricted
      2010
      E Scott RigellREP
      R+10.7
      2008
      Glenn C Nye IIIDEM
      D+4.9
      2006
      Thelma D DrakeREP
      R+2.8
      2004
      Thelma D DrakeREP
      R+10.3
      2002
      Edward L \ SchrockREP
      R+83.2
      Redistricted
      2000
      Edward L \ SchrockREP
      R+4.0
      1998
      Owen B PickettDEM
      D+94.3
      View all US House history for Virginia →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Owen B PickettDEM
      Record15W-0L
      Avg MarginD+61.8
      Career1971-1998
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      John F TateREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1996-1996
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Virginia, 1996

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →
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