House Candidates on the Periphery
With a "run everywhere" strategy adopted by both parties this cycle, some Virginia House candidates are giving it a go in districts where 80 percent of voters favor the other party. This visual takes a look at where things stood at the start of this month for 20 candidates running in the most lopsided districts.
Republicans Running in the 10 Bluest Districts
| District | Candidate | June 30 Balance | Opponent June 30 Balance |
Website | Facebook Page |
Facebook Ads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD 71 (2016 Clinton 84%) |
Nancye Hunter | $0 | $148,682 | |||
| HD 69 (Clinton 83%) |
Sheila Furey | $10,208 | $227,143 | |||
| HD 89 (Clinton 80%) |
Hahns Copeland | $10,556 | $22,605 | |||
| HD 49 (Clinton 77%) |
Timothy Kilcullen | $51 | $31,340 | |||
| HD 47 (Clinton 74%) |
Laura Hall | $0 | $120,093 | |||
| HD 57 (Clinton 74%) |
Philip Hamilton | $338 | $42,860 | |||
| HD 45 (Clinton 74%) |
JD Maddox | $43,010 | $2,884 | |||
| HD 92 (Clinton 71%) |
Benjamin Siff | $12,525 | $232,989 | |||
| HD 52 (Clinton 72%) |
Maria Martin | $4,494 | $577,738 | |||
| HD 74 (Clinton 72%) |
Jimmy Brooks | $1,549 | $186,506 |
Democrats Running in the 10 Reddest Districts
| District | Candidate | June 30 Balance | Opponent June 30 Balance |
Website | Facebook Page |
Facebook Ads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD 5 (2016 Trump 76%) |
Mathew Matsunaga | $526 | $226,405 | |||
| HD 15 (Trump 72%) |
Emily Scott | $2,608 | $122,119 | |||
| HD 19 (Trump 71%) |
Wendy Rowden | $1,505 | $80,569 | |||
| HD 9 (Trump 71%) |
Bridgette Craighead | $7,985 | $16,974 | |||
| HD 97 (Trump 68%) |
Stan Scott | $3,943 | $37,973 | |||
| HD 24 (Trump 66%) |
Sam Soghor | $2,688 | $59,800 | |||
| HD 22 (Trump 64%) |
Greg Eaton | $0 | $115,835 | |||
| HD 7 (Trump 63%) |
Derek Kitts | $14,076 | $37,906 | |||
| HD 98 (Trump 64%) |
Ella Webster | $820 | $24,971 | |||
| HD 23 (Trump 62%) |
Natalie Short | $0 | $9,133 |
Source: The chart utilizes the VPAP Index to determine and rank the most Democratic and Republican districts. VPAP researched the status of campaign websites and campaign Facebook pages as of July 17. Candidates' political ad data taken from the Facebook Ad Library.
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July 19, 2021