Introduction
David Joseph Toscano (born June 28, 1950) is an American politician and lawyer. A Democrat, he served on the Charlottesville, Virginia city council 1990–2002 and was mayor 1994–96. In November 2005 he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, succeeding Mitchell Van Yahres. He represents the 57th district, made up of the city of Charlottesville and part of Albemarle County. Toscano served as House Minority Leader from 2011-2018.
Electoral history
Toscano first won the Democratic nomination for the District 57 House of Delegates seat in 2005.
Toscano only faced a general election opponent three times: in 2005, against Republican, T. W. McCrystal; and in 2009 and 2011 against Independent candidate, Robert Brandon Smith III.
In 2011, Toscano was elected Minority leader in the House of Delegates.
Toscano did not seek reelection in the 2019 election, and was succeeded by Democrat Sally L. Hudson.
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States House of Representatives, 7th district | |||||
| Nov 2, 1982 | General | J. Kenneth Robinson | Republican | 76,752 | 59.86 |
| Lindsay G. Dorrier, Jr. | Democratic | 46,514 | 36.28 | ||
| David J. Toscano | Independent | 4,950 | 3.86 | ||
| Write Ins | 8 | 0.00 | |||
| Virginia House of Delegates, 57th district | |||||
| Nov 8, 2005 | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 14,121 | 75.27 |
| Thomas W. McCrystal | Republican | 4,613 | 24.59 | ||
| Write Ins | 27 | 0.14 | |||
| Mitchell Van Yahres did not seek reelection; seat stayed Democratic | |||||
| Nov 6, 2007 | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 10,164 | 98.35 |
| Write Ins | 171 | 1.65 | |||
| Nov 3, 2009 | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 14,071 | 78.18 |
| Robert Brandon Smith, III | Independent | 3,848 | 21.38 | ||
| Write Ins | 79 | 0.44 | |||
| Nov 8, 2011 | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 10,949 | 80.42 |
| Robert Brandon Smith, III | Independent | 2,600 | 19.10 | ||
| Write Ins | 65 | 0.48 | |||
| Nov 5, 2013 | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 19,168 | 97.91 |
| Write Ins | 409 | 2.09 | |||
| Nov 3, 2015 | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 10,459 | 96.75 |
| Write Ins | 351 | 3.25 | |||
| Nov 8, 2017 | General | David J. Toscano | Democratic | 25,419 | 96.89% |
| Write Ins | 816 | 3.11% | |||