2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Virginia's 2nd District
U.S. House · Virginia
E. Scott Rigell (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Glenn Nye (D) by 10.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
E. Scott RigellRepublican · winner
53.1%88,340
Glenn NyeDemocrat
42.5%70,591
Kenny E. GoldenIndependent
4.3%7,194
166,289 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Glenn NyeE. Scott Rigell
$2.3M
Raised by the campaign
$4.8M
$2.3M
Spent by the campaign
$4.6M
$2.3K
Cash on hand
$157.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: Kenny E. Golden $124.4K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010