Virginia state elections, 2003

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Ballot measures

Virginia's 2003 state elections were held on November 4, 2003. Voters elected all 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates to two-year terms ending in 2006, and all 40 members of the Virginia Senate to four-year terms ending in 2008. There were also elections for local offices (such as Board of Supervisors, Sheriff and Clerk of the Circuit Court) in most counties.

This was the first set of Senate elections since the General Assembly redrew districts as a result of population shifts captured in the decennial federal census. As a result, there were a few members of the House who retired.

Other than the minor effects of redistricting, there was no unifying theme advanced by either party. Governor Mark Warner did not announce his new fiscal plans for the biennium until after the election, to avoid affecting the General Assembly results. According to the University of Virginia's Center for Politics, the election was "about nothing, almost entirely local affairs and personality-driven, with no mandate generated and no meaning beyond the total of seats gained and lost."^[1]

State Senate

Previous to the election, Virginia's Senate consisted of 23 Republicans and 17 Democrats. Republicans picked up one open seat, that of retiring Senator Leslie Byrne, who found her district leaning too far to the right to make a serious effort. This resulted in Republican control of the Senate by a 24 to 16 majority, a post-Civil War low for the Democratic Party.^[2]

Election Results

Party abbreviations: D - Democratic, R - Republican, I - Independent, IG - Independent Green, L - Libertarian

Note: Only Senate districts that were contested by more than one candidate are included here.

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	2003 Result
2nd	W. Henry Maxwell	Democrat	1993	Retired	Mamie Locke (D) 64.8% Phil Bomersheim (R) 24.4% Joyce Hobson (I) 10.7%
3rd	Tommy Norment	Republican	1991	Reelected	Tommy Norment (R) 65.7% Mary Minor (D) 33.9%
6th	Nick Rerras	Republican	1999	Reelected	Nick Rerras (R) 61.7% Andy A. Protogyrou (D) 38.3%
7th	Frank Wagner	Republican	2000	Reelected	Frank Wagner (R) 59.0% Clarence A. Holland (R) 40.6%
13th	Fred Quayle	Republican	1991	Reelected	Fred Quayle (R) 76.4% Richard H. Ramsey, Sr. (D) 23.2%
17th	Edd Houck	Democratic	1983	Reelected	Edd Houck (D) 59.5% Robert G. Stuber (R) 40.5%
18th	Louise Lucas	Democrat	1991	Reelected	Louise Lucas (D) 69.8% Walter D Brown, III (R) 30.1%
20th	Roscoe Reynolds	Democratic	1996	Reelected	Roscoe Reynolds (D) 67.8% Thomas L Peterson (R) 32.2%
22nd	Malfourd W. Trumbo	Republican	1987	Retired	J. Brandon Bell (R) 56.8% Stephen H. Emick (D) 43.2%
23rd	Stephen Newman	Republican	1995	Reelected	Stephen Newman (R) 64.1% Robert E Clarke (D) 35.9%
24th	Emmett Hanger	Republican	1995	Reelected	Emmett Hanger (R) 74.3% Steven Sisson (D) 25.7%<
26th	Kevin G. Miller	Republican	1983	Retired	Mark Obenshain (R) 67.9% Rodney L. Eagle (D) 31.9%
27th	Russ Potts	Republican	1991	Reelected	Russ Potts (R) 58.2% Mark R. Herring (D) 41.1%
29th	Chuck Colgan	Democratic	1975	Reelected	Chuck Colgan (D) 54.7% David C Mabie (R) 45.3%
31st	Mary Margaret Whipple	Democratic	1995	Reelected	Mary Margaret Whipple (D) 69.4% Kamal Nawash (R) 30.3%
32nd	Janet Howell	Democratic	1992	Reelected	Janet Howell (D) 56.7% David Hunt (R) 43.3%
34th	Leslie Byrne	Democrat	1999	Retired	Jeannemarie Devolites (R) 52.8% Ronald F Christian (D) 47.1%
35th	Dick Saslaw	Democratic	1980	Reelected	Dick Saslaw (D) 82.5% C.W. Levy (I) 16.4%
36th	Toddy Puller	Democratic	1999	Reelected	Toddy Puller (D) 55.4% Chris Braunlich (R) 44.5%
37th	Ken Cuccinelli	Republican	2001	Reelected	Ken Cuccinelli (R) 53.3% James E Mitchell, III (D) 46.6%
39th	Jay O'Brien	Republican	2002	Reelected	Jay O'Brien (R) 57.8% Greg Galligan (D) 42.2%

House of Delegates

Previous to the election, Republicans controlled the House of Delegates with 64 seats, compared to the Democrats' 34 seats, and two seats held by Republican-leaning Independents. Democrats won four seats from the Republicans, defeating one incumbent and taking three open seats, while one Republican took an open seat previously held by a Democrat, making the post-election composition of the House 61 Republicans, 37 Democrats, and 2 Independents.

Election Results

Party abbreviations: D - Democratic, R - Republican, I - Independent, IG - Independent Green, L - Libertarian

Note: Only House districts that were contested by more than one candidate, or that switched party control are included here.

District	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	2003 Result
5th	Bill Carrico	Republican	2001	Reelected	Bill Carrico (R) 54.9% Tom B. Graham (D) 45.1%
6th	Benny Keister	Democrat	2005	Reelected	Benny Keister (D) 50.1% Morgan Morris, Jr (R) 49.4%
8th	Morgan Griffith	Republican	2001	Reelected	Morgan Griffith (R) 59.2% Mark Q. Emick, Sr (D) 40.8%
9th	Allen Dudley	Republican	1993	Reelected	Allen Dudley (R) 58.9% Mark H. Newbill (D) 41.1%
15th	Allen L. Louderback	Republican	2001	Reelected	Allen L. Louderback (R) 63.1% Thomas A. Lewis (D) 36.8%
16th	Robert Hurt	Republican	2001	Reelected	Robert Hurt (R) 61.6% Kimble Reynolds, Jr. (D) 38.4%
17th	A. Victor Thomas	Democrat	1973	Retired	William Fralin (R) 62.1% Linda Wyatt (D) 31.8% Gary Bowman (I) 6.1%
19th	Lacey Putney	Independent	1961	Reelected	Lacey Putney (I) 73.6% Art Lipscomb (D) 26.5%
21st	John J. Welch	Republican	2001	Reelected	John J. Welch (R) 61.9% Tim Jackson (D) 38.0%
24th	Ben Cline	Republican	2002	Reelected	Ben Cline (R) 69.2% Eric W. Sheffield (I) 30.8%
26th	Glenn M. Weatherholtz	Republican	1995	Reelected	Glenn M. Weatherholtz (R) 54.5% Lowell L. Fulk (D) 45.4%
31st	Scott Lingamfelter	Republican	2001	Reelected	Scott Lingamfelter (R) 55.0% David G. Brickley (D) 45.0%
32nd	Dick Black	Republican	1998	Reelected	Dick Black (R) 52.0% Patricia H Morrissey (D) 36.6% David G. McWatters (I) 11.3%
35th	Jeannemarie Devolites	Republican	1997	Elected to State Senate	Steve Shannon (D) 51.9% Robert M McDowell (R) 48.1%
37th	Chap Petersen	Democratic	2001	Reelected	Chap Petersen (D) 59.5% Jack Rust (R) 40.5%
41st	Jim Dillard	Republican	1980	Reelected	Jim Dillard (R) 63.5% Michael J. Golden (I) 26.9% John M. Wolfe (I) 9.2%
43rd	Tom Bolvin	Republican	1997	Defeated	Mark D. Sickles (D) 53.8% Tom Bolvin (R) 46.1%
44th	Kristen J. Amundson	Democrat	1999	Reelected	Kristen J. Amundson (D) 56.3% David Kennedy (R) 43.6%
45th	Marian Van Landingham	Democratic	1981	Reelected	Marian Van Landingham (D) 63.6% Robert J. Test (R) 36.2%
47th	Jim Almand	Democratic	1981	Retired	Al Eisenberg (D) 65.5% R. Christian Hoff (R) 34.4%
48th	Robert H. Brink	Democratic	1997	Reelected	Robert H. Brink (D) 60.9% Steve Sass (R) 39.0%
52nd	Jack Rollison	Republican	2003	Defeated in Primary	Jeff Frederick (R) 56.7% Charles Taylor (D) 43.2%
56th	Bill Janis	Republican	2001	Reelected	Bill Janis (R) 57.8% Hunter H. McGuire, III (D) 42.2%
59th	Watkins Abbitt	Independent	1985	Reelected	Watkins Abbitt (I) 67.1% Allen Hale (D) 32.9%
60th	Clarke N. Hogan	Republican	2001	Reelected	Clarke N. Hogan (R) 66.4% Brad Wike (D) 33.6%
64th	William K. Barlow	Democrat	1991	Reelected	William K. Barlow (D) 56.6% Troy Lapetina (R) 43.4%
65th	Lee Ware	Republican	1997	Reelected	Lee Ware (R) 75.1% Robert E. Williams (D) 24.9%
75th	J. Paul Councill	Democrat	1973	Reelected	J. Paul Councill (D) 71.3% John B. Nicholson (I) 28.7%
81st	Terrie Suit	Republican	1999	Reelected	Terrie Suit (R) 69.6% Lois Williams (D) 25.0% Sharon Bivens (I) 5.4%
85th	Bob Tata	Republican	1983	Reelected	Bob Tata (D) 73.5% Eric Potter (R) 26.4%
86th	Tom Rust	Republican	2001	Reelected	Tom Rust (R) 63.8% Jim Kelly (D) 36.1%
88th	Mark Cole	Republican	2001	Reelected	Mark Cole (R) 71.2% Chuck Feldbush (D) 28.7%
90th	Winsome Sears	Republican	2001	Retired	Algie T. Howell, Jr. (D) 99.4%
92nd	Mary T. Christian	Democrat	1985	Retired	Jeion Ward (D) 54.1% Dr. Alvin Bryant (R) 45.5%
95th	Flora D. Crittenden	Democrat	1993	Retired	Mamye BaCote (D) 64.7% Raymond Johnson (R) 34.4%
96th	Melanie Rapp	Republican	2000	Retired	Melanie Rapp (R) 54.1% Philip Forgit (D) 45.7%
98th	Harvey Morgan	Republican	1980	Reelected	Harvey Morgan (R) 78.8% Michael Rowe (I) 21.1%
99th	Albert Pollard	Democrat	1999	Retired	Albert Pollard (D) 65.1% Shawn Donahue (D) 34.9%
100th	Robert Bloxom	Republican	2000	Retired	Lynwood Lewis (D) 59.3% Thomas B. Dix (R) 40.6%

References

↑ University of Virginia, Center for Politics. Virginia Votes 2003: Not much to remember, not much to forget.
↑ University of Virginia, Center for Politics. Virginia Votes 2003: Not much to remember, not much to forget.

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