Population (2000) 643,510 Cook PVI R+2 | Median income 44,193 | |
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Current Representative Scott Taylor (R–Virginia Beach) Ethnicity 69.2% White
21.8% Black
4.1% Asian
4.4% Hispanic
0.4% Native American
0.6% other | ||
Virginia's second congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It encompasses all of Accomack and Northampton Counties and the City of Virginia Beach and parts of the cities of Norfolk and Hampton. Republican Scott Rigell defeated Democrat Glenn Nye in the November 2, 2010 election, and took his seat January 3, 2011 until 2017, when he was succeeded by Scott Taylor. It is currently considered one of the most competitive congressional districts in Virginia.
2016 Redistricting
The Virginia Legislature's 2012 redistricting of the adjacent 3rd district was found unconstitutional and replaced with a court-ordered redistricting on January 16 2016 for the 2016 elections.
References
Virginia's 2nd congressional district Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA