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2010 Virginia's 11th congressional district election

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Field	Value
election_name	2010 Virginia's 11th congressional district election
country	Virginia
type	Presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia#District 11
previous_year	2008
next_election	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia#District 11
next_year	2012
election_date	November 2, 2010
image1	[[File:Connolly.jpg	x160px]]
candidate1	Gerry Connolly
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1	111,720
percentage1	49.2%
image2	[[File:No image.svg	x120px]]
candidate2	Keith Fimian
party2	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2	110,739
percentage2	48.8%
map_image	VA-11th District-109.gif
map_size	330px
map_caption	Virginia's 11th congressional district
title	Representative
before_election	Gerry Connolly
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Gerry Connolly
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

An election was held on November 2, 2010, to determine who would represent Virginia's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives during the 112th Congress. The seat that was contested is located in Northern Virginia, and includes most of Fairfax County, all of the city of Fairfax, and part of eastern Prince William County. Democrat Gerry Connolly first won the seat in 2008. The Republican nominee was Keith Fimian.

The result was too close to call immediately following the election. At the end of the day on November 2, Connolly led Fimian by only 487 votes, with canvassing and certification still to be completed. After canvassing was completed and results from two outstanding precincts and provisional ballots were counted, Connolly increased his lead to 921 votes (0.41%). Although Virginia election law allows the losing candidate to request a recount on November 22 if the margin is less than 1%, the recount is at the government's expense if the margin is less than 0.5%, and the Fimian campaign had alluded to the possibility of a recount in a statement, Fimian eventually conceded the race to Connolly on November 9. Connolly won by 981 votes, or 0.43%.

Background

The 2010 race was a rematch of the 2008 race, when Connolly defeated Fimian 55% to 43%. Connolly was unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Fimian faced a primary challenge from moderate Fairfax County Board of Supervisors member Pat Herrity. A bruising primary fight ensued and The Washington Post described the race as "one of the nastiest contests in the commonwealth," with each campaign accusing the other of negative campaigning. Fimian emerged victorious, beating Herrity 56%-44%, with 35,890 votes cast.

The race was closely watched; it was considered a bellwether battleground district in the larger Republican mission to regain a majority in the House. The National Republican Congressional Committee picked Fimian for its Young Guns candidate training and support program.

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Gerald Connolly (D)	Keith Fimian (R)
McLaughlin & Associates	February 5–10, 2010	35%	40%

Fundraising

Candidate (Party)	Receipts	Disbursements	Cash On Hand	Debt
	Gerry Connolly (D)	$2,461,286	$2,435,016	$49,124	$0
	Keith Fimian (R)	$2,941,463	$2,785,586	$166,003	$358,137
	David Dotson (L)	$1,790	$390	$1,396	$100
Source: Federal Election Commission

Candidates

Democratic nomination

Gerry Connolly, freshman incumbent (unopposed)

Republican nomination

Keith Fimian, businessman and 2008 Republican nominee
Pat Herrity, member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Results

Others on ballot

Libertarian David L. Dotson,
Independent Green David William Gillis Jr.
Independent Christopher F. DeCarlo.

General election results

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References

[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/08/AR2010060805382.html Republicans tap Fimian, Hurt in Va. primaries for U.S. House]
(November 3, 2010). "Connolly has narrow lead over Fimian in Va.'s 11th". [[WTOP-FM]].
(November 3, 2010). "Rep. Connolly expands lead in Va.; GOP opponent won't concede". [[The Hill (newspaper).
(November 9, 2010). "Fimian concede race to Connolly". The Washington Post.
[https://archive.today/20120609134206/http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/2010/11/virginia-board-certifies-connollys-win Virginia board certifies Connolly's win] (''[[Washington Examiner]]'')
"Five Republican primaries beckon Virginia voters". [[The Washington Post]].
(November 2018)
"Virginia State Board of Elections -- June 8, 2010 Primary Results".
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/09/AR2010060906177.html Virginia Republicans reassess after Pat Herrity's 11th District primary loss]
[https://www.politico.com/story/2010/06/nrcc-adds-16-top-targets-039212 NRCC adds 16 top targets]
[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/30/gop-picks-new-crop-2010-guns/ GOP picks new crop of 2010 'guns']
Giroux, Greg. (2010-03-10). "Virginia: Fimian's Poll Has Him Ahead Of Rep. Connolly - The Eye (CQ Politics)". Blogs.cqpolitics.com.
(December 2018)
"Virginia District 11 2010 Race".
"2010 June Republican Primary Unofficial Results".
"David Dotson | Libertarian Party". Lp.org.
"Virginia State Board of Elections : CandidatesList-Results".

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