2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
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Elections in Virginia |
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The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 5, 2002, to determine who will represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Virginia has eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.
Overview
[edit]United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2002[1] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 1,007,748 | 66.45% | 8 | +1 | |
Democratic | 440,478 | 29.05% | 3 | - | |
Constitution | 26,892 | 1.77% | 0 | - | |
Green | 20,589 | 1.36% | 0 | - | |
Independents/Write-ins | 20,774 | 1.37% | 0 | -1 | |
Totals | 1,516,482 | 100.00% | 11 | — |
District 1
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jo Ann Davis (inc.) | 113,168 | 95.91 | |
Write-ins | 4,829 | 4.09 | ||
Total votes | 117,997 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 2
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Schrock (inc.) | 103,807 | 83.15 | |
Green | D.C. Amarasinghe | 20,589 | 16.49 | |
Write-ins | 450 | 0.36 | ||
Total votes | 124,846 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bobby Scott (inc.) | 87,521 | 96.10 | |
Write-ins | 3,552 | 3.90 | ||
Total votes | 91,073 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 4
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Forbes (inc.) | 108,733 | 97.92 | |
Write-ins | 2,308 | 2.08 | ||
Total votes | 111,041 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Virgil Goode (inc.) | 95,360 | 63.47 | |||
Democratic | Meredith Richards | 54,805 | 36.48 | |||
Write-ins | 68 | 0.05 | ||||
Total votes | 150,233 | 100.00 | ||||
Republican gain from Independent |
District 6
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Bob Goodlatte (inc.) | 105,530 | 97.06 | |
Write-ins | 3,202 | 2.94 | ||
Total votes | 108,732 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eric Cantor (inc.) | 113,658 | 69.45 | |
Democratic | Ben Jones | 49,854 | 30.46 | |
Write-ins | 153 | 0.09 | ||
Total votes | 163,665 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jim Moran (inc.) | 102,759 | 59.81 | |
Republican | Scott Tate | 64,121 | 37.32 | |
Independent | Ronald Crickenberger | 4,558 | 2.65 | |
Write-ins | 361 | 0.21 | ||
Total votes | 171,799 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 9
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rick Boucher (inc.) | 100,075 | 65.76 | |
Republican | Jay Katzen (write-in) | 52,076 | 34.22 | |
Write-ins | 32 | 0.02 | ||
Total votes | 152,183 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 10
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank Wolf (inc.) | 115,917 | 71.72 | |
Democratic | John B. Stevens, Jr. | 45,464 | 28.13 | |
Write-ins | 234 | 0.14 | ||
Total votes | 161,615 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
District 11
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas M. Davis (inc.) | 135,379 | 82.90 | |
Constitution | Frank W. Creel | 26,892 | 16.47 | |
Write-ins | 1,027 | 0.63 | ||
Total votes | 163,298 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |