2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05)
All 11 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 6 seats, 46.74% 4 seats, 43.79% Seats before 7 3 Seats won 8 3 Seat change 2 1 Popular vote 1,007,749 440,478 Percentage 66.45% 29.05% Swing 19.71% 14.74%
District results County and independent city results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90–100%

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.

Party		Candidates	Votes[1]		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	10	1,007,749	66.45	8	2	71.43
	Democratic	6	440,478	29.05	3	1	28.57
	Constitution	1	26,892	1.77	0		0.0
	Green	1	20,589	1.36	0		0.0
	Libertarian	1	4,558	0.30	0		0.0
	Write-in	11	16,216	1.07	0		0.0
Total		30	1,516,482	100.0	11		100.0

Results of the 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	113,168	95.91%	0	0.00%	4,829	4.09%	117,997	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	103,807	83.15%	0	0.00%	21,039	16.85%	124,846	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	0	0.00%	87,521	96.10%	3,552	3.90%	91,073	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	108,733	97.92%	0	0.00%	2,308	2.08%	111,041	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	95,360	63.47%	54,805	36.48%	68	0.05%	150,233	100.0%	Republican Gain
District 6	105,530	97.06%	0	0.00%	3,202	2.94%	108,732	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	113,658	69.45%	49,854	30.46%	153	0.09%	163,665	100.0%	Republican hold
District 8	64,121	37.32%	102,759	59.81%	4,919	2.86%	171,799	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	52,076	34.22%	100,075	65.76%	32	0.02%	152,183	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 10	115,917	71.72%	45,464	28.13%	234	0.14%	161,615	100.0%	Republican hold
District 11	135,379	82.90%	0	0.00%	27,919	17.10%	163,298	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	1,007,749	66.45%	440,478	29.05%	163,298	4.50%	1,516,482	100.0%

Incumbent Republican Jo Ann Davis, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. She was elected with 57.5% of the vote in 2000.

• Jo Ann Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative

No Democrats filed to run.

• Harry Nielsen, businessman (write in)

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times[3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jo Ann Davis (incumbent)	113,168	95.9
	Write-in		4,829	4.1
Majority			108,339	91.8
Total votes			117,997	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Ed Schrock, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was elected with 52.0% of the vote in 2000.

• Ed Schrock, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Jody Wagner, Virginia State Treasurer and nominee for this seat in 2000

• D.C. Amarasinghe, doctor

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times[3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Schrock (incumbent)	103,807	83.1
	Green	D.C. Amarasinghe	20,589	16.5
	Write-in		450	0.4
Majority			83,218	66.7
Total votes			124,846	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 97.7% of the vote in 2000.

• Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

No Republican filed to run.

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe D	November 4, 2002
New York Times[3]	Safe D	October 14, 2002

Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Scott (incumbent)	87,521	96.1
	Write-in		3,552	3.9
Majority			83,969	92.2
Total votes			91,073	100.0
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Randy Forbes, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was elected with 52.0% of the vote in a 2001 special election.

• Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Louise Lucas, state senator and nominee for this seat in 2001^[4][5]

• Mark Sisisky, son of former U.S. Representative Norman Sisisky

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times[3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Virginia's 4th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (incumbent)	108,733	97.9
	Write-in		2,308	2.1
Majority			106,425	95.8
Total votes			111,041	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Independent Virgil Goode, who had represented the district since 1997, first as Democrat before leaving the party in 2000, ran for re-election as a Republican having joined the party in August 2002. He was re-elected with 67.4% of the vote in 2000.

• Virgil Goode, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Meredith Richards, Charlottesville City Council member and psychologist^[6]

• George Shropshire, Teamsters union official^[7]

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times[3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Virginia's 5th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Virgil Goode (incumbent)	95,360	63.5
	Democratic	Meredith Richards	54,805	36.5
	Write-in		68	0.0
Majority			40,555	27.0
Total votes			150,233	100.0
	Republican gain from Independent

Incumbent Republican Bob Goodlatte, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 99.3% of the vote in 2000.

• Bob Goodlatte, incumbent U.S. Representative

No Democrats filed to run.

• Martin Jeffrey, ex-Roanoke NAACP president (Independent)

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times[3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Virginia's 6th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte (incumbent)	105,530	97.1
	Write-in		3,202	2.9
Majority			102,328	94.1
Total votes			108,732	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Eric Cantor, who had represented the district since 2000, ran for re-election. He was elected with 66.9% of the vote in 2000.

• Eric Cantor, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Ben Jones, actor and former U.S. Representative from Georgia^[8]

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times[3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Virginia's 7th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Cantor (incumbent)	113,658	69.4
	Democratic	Ben Jones	49,854	30.5
	Write-in		153	0.1
Majority			63,804	39.0
Total votes			163,665	100.00
	Republican hold

Incumbent Democrat Jim Moran, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.3% of the vote in 2000.

• Jim Moran, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Scott Tate, internet consultant

• Joe McCain, actor, newspaper reporter, and brother of U.S. Senator John McCain^[9]

• Ron Crickenberger, national political director of the United States Libertarian Party and nominee for this seat in 2000

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe D	November 4, 2002
New York Times[3]	Safe D	October 14, 2002

Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Moran (incumbent)	102,759	59.8
	Republican	Scott Tate	64,121	37.3
	Libertarian	Ron Crickenberger	4,558	2.7
	Write-in		361	0.2
Majority			38,638	22.5
Total votes			171,799	100.0
	Democratic hold

2002 Virginia's 9th congressional district election

Candidate Rick Boucher Jay Katzen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 100,075 52,076 Percentage 65.8% 34.2%

County and independent city results Boucher:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Rick Boucher Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Rick Boucher Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher, who had represented the district since 1983, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69.8% of the vote in 2000.

• Rick Boucher, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Jay Katzen, diplomat, former state delegate and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2001

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe D	November 4, 2002
New York Times[3]	Safe D	October 14, 2002

Virginia's 9th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Boucher (incumbent)	100,075	65.8
	Republican	Jay Katzen	52,076	34.2
	Write-in		32	0.0
Majority			47,999	31.5
Total votes			152,183	100.0
	Democratic hold

Incumbent Republican Frank Wolf, who had represented the district since 1981, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 84.2% of the vote in 2000.

• Frank Wolf, incumbent U.S. Representative

• John Stevens, Jr., businessman

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times[3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Virginia's 10th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Wolf (incumbent)	115,917	71.7
	Democratic	John Stevens, Jr.	45,464	28.1
	Write-in		234	0.1
Majority			70,453	43.6
Total votes			161,615	100.0
	Republican hold

Incumbent Republican Tom Davis, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61.9% of the vote in 2000.

• Tom Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative

No Democrats filed to run.

• Frank Creel, retired civil service employee

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times[3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Virginia's 11th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Davis (incumbent)	135,379	82.9
	Constitution	Frank Creel	26,892	16.5
	Write-in		1,027	0.6
Majority			108,487	66.4
Total votes			163,298	100.0
	Republican hold