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2003 Virginia Senate election
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The 2003 Virginia Senate election was held on November 4th, 2003, to elect the 40 members of the Virginia Senate. In the previous election in 1999, the Republican Party won 21 seats, while the Democratic Party won 19 seats. The general election saw Republicans flip 3 senate seats, maintaining and expanding their control of the Senate majority. 20 of the 40 seats up for election went uncontested by either major party. 38 of the 40 seats had an incumbent that ran and won re-election. No incumbent lost re-election.
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November 4, 2003
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Background
In 2001, Governor Jim Gilmore (R), in conjunction with the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate, both controlled by Republicans, completed constitutionally required redistricting after the 2000 census was completed. This was the first time in commonwealth history that Republicans controlled the redistricting process in Virginia.[1] This resulted in maps more favorable to the Republican party in the Virginia Senate, the Virginia House of Delegates, and Virginia's United States Congressional District maps. The 2001 Virginia Gubernatorial election resulted in the victory of Mark Warner, flipping the office to the Democratic Party. Republicans concurrently flipped 12 seats in the 2001 Virginia House of Delegates election, resulting in a near-supermajority of 64% of seats for Republicans, just shy of the two-thirds supermajority needed to override gubernatorial vetoes. Therefore, this election along with the concurrent House of Delegates election would determine if Republicans would be able to override Governor Warner's veto power. If Democrats had a net gain of 1 seat in this election, Lt. Gov Tim Kaine, elected in 2001, would have served as the tie-breaking vote in a hypothetical 20-20 senate.
Seats Changing Parties
- District 15: Open Seat previously held by Richard Holland, (D), won by Frank Ruff, Jr. (R).
- District 34: Open Seat previously held by Leslie Bryne, (D), won by Jeanne Devolites (R).
- District 39: Open Seat previously held by Madison Marye, (D), won by Jay O'Brien, Jr. (R).
Closest Races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%
- District 34: 5.63% (Gain)
- District 37: 6.69%
- District 29: 9.36%
Results[2]
Gains are determined based on the 1999 Virginia Senate election, not special election results in between. This explains why some races have an incumbent and a "gain" tag.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marty Williams (incumbent) | 10,261 | 94.52% | |
| Write-in | 595 | 5.48% | ||
| Total votes | 10,856 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mamie Locke (incumbent) | 12,784 | 64.75% | |
| Republican | Phil Bomersheim | 4,805 | 24.34% | |
| Independent | Joyce Hobson | 2,116 | 10.72% | |
| Write-in | 105 | 0.15% | ||
| Total votes | 19,744 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tommy Norment (incumbent) | 21,309 | 65.53% | |
| Democratic | Mary Minor | 11,080 | 34.07% | |
| Write-in | 131 | 0.40% | ||
| Total votes | 32,520 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Bolling (incumbent) | 27,646 | 99.44% | |
| Write-in | 155 | 0.56% | ||
| Total votes | 27,801 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Yvonne B. Miller (incumbent) | 12,622 | 97.85% | |
| Write-in | 277 | 2.15% | ||
| Total votes | 12,899 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nick Rerras (incumbent) | 15,771 | 61.70% | |
| Democratic | Andrew A. Protogyrou | 9,775 | 38.24% | |
| Write-in | 14 | 0.05% | ||
| Total votes | 25,560 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Wagner (incumbent*) | 12,694 | 59.02% | |
| Democratic | Clarence A. Holland | 8,737 | 40.62% | |
| Write-in | 14 | 0.05% | ||
| Total votes | 21,507 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Stolle (incumbent) | 13,641 | 96.88% | |
| Write-in | 440 | 3.12% | ||
| Total votes | 14,081 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Benjamin Lambert (incumbent) | 18,747 | 98.94% | |
| Write-in | 201 | 1.06% | ||
| Total votes | 18,948 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Watkins (incumbent) | 27,637 | 99.19% | |
| Write-in | 226 | 0.81% | ||
| Total votes | 27,863 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Martin (incumbent) | 18,702 | 97.27% | |
| Write-in | 524 | 2.73% | ||
| Total votes | 19,226 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Walter Stosch (incumbent) | 22,497 | 98.35% | |
| Write-in | 378 | 1.65% | ||
| Total votes | 22,875 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Fred Quayle (incumbent) | 22,174 | 76.44% | |
| Independent | Richard H. Ramsey Sr. | 6,735 | 23.22% | |
| Write-In | 99 | 0.34% | ||
| Total votes | 29,008 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harry Blevins (incumbent*) | 12,878 | 97.44% | |
| Write-in | 338 | 2.56% | ||
| Total votes | 13,216 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Ruff (incumbent*) | 27,288 | 99.82% | |
| Write-In | 50 | 0.18% | ||
| Total votes | 27,338 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry L. Marsh (incumbent) | 13,901 | 99.00% | |
| Write-in | 141 | 1.00% | ||
| Total votes | 14,042 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edd Houck (incumbent) | 21,324 | 59.25% | |
| Republican | Robert G. Stuber | 14,640 | 40.68% | |
| Write-in | 27 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 35,991 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | L. Louise Lucas (incumbent) | 19,409 | 69.77% | |
| Republican | Walter D Brown, III | 8,383 | 30.13% | |
| Write-in | 27 | 0.10% | ||
| Total votes | 27,819 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles R. Hawkins (incumbent*) | 23,622 | 99.98% | |
| Write-in | 5 | 0.02% | ||
| Total votes | 23,627 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Roscoe Reynolds (incumbent) | 27,699 | 67.76% | |
| Republican | Thomas L Peterson | 13,134 | 32.13% | |
| Write-in | 43 | 0.11% | ||
| Total votes | 40,876 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John S. Edwards (incumbent) | 21,349 | 99.92% | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 21,367 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brandon Bell (incumbent**) | 23,810 | 56.75% | |
| Democratic | Stephen H. Emick | 18,140 | 43.24% | |
| Write-in | 6 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 41,956 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephen Newman (incumbent) | 26,446 | 64.07% | |
| Democratic | Robert E Clarke | 14,812 | 35.88% | |
| Write-in | 21 | 0.05% | ||
| Total votes | 41,279 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Emmett Hanger (incumbent) | 25,548 | 71.74% | |
| Democratic | Steven Sisson | 10,028 | 28.16% | |
| Write-in | 36 | 0.10% | ||
| Total votes | 35,612 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Creigh Deeds (incumbent*) | 25,015 | 98.39% | |
| Write-in | 410 | 1.61% | ||
| Total votes | 25,425 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mark Obenshain | 26,771 | 67.91% | |
| Independent | Rodney L. Eagle | 12,457 | 31.60% | |
| Write-In | 194 | 0.49% | ||
| Total votes | 39,422 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Russ Potts (incumbent) | 26,152 | 58.18% | |
| Democratic | Mark Herring | 18,460 | 41.07% | |
| Write-in | 335 | 0.75% | ||
| Total votes | 44,947 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Chichester (incumbent*) | 23,251 | 97.99% | |
| Write-in | 478 | 2.01% | ||
| Total votes | 23,729 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles J. Colgan (incumbent) | 16,185 | 54.68% | |
| Republican | David C Mabie | 13,415 | 45.32% | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 29,601 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patsy Ticer (incumbent*) | 18,633 | 95.38% | |
| Write-in | 903 | 4.62% | ||
| Total votes | 19,536 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mary Margaret Whipple (incumbent) | 23,015 | 69.39% | |
| Republican | Kamal Nawash | 10,053 | 30.31% | |
| Write-in | 100 | 0.30% | ||
| Total votes | 33,168 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Janet Howell (incumbent) | 21,252 | 56.70% | |
| Republican | David Hunt | 16,214 | 43.26% | |
| Write-in | 13 | 0.03% | ||
| Total votes | 37,479 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William C. Mims (incumbent) | 27,818 | 97.27% | |
| Write-in | 780 | 2.73% | ||
| Total votes | 28,598 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jeannemarie Devolites Davis | 22,690 | 52.75% | |
| Democratic | Ronald F Christian | 20,267 | 47.12% | |
| Write-In | 58 | 0.13% | ||
| Total votes | 43,015 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dick Saslaw (incumbent) | 17,735 | 82.48% | |
| Independent | C.W. Levy | 3,537 | 16.45% | |
| Write-In | 231 | 1.07% | ||
| Total votes | 21,503 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Toddy Puller (incumbent*) | 16,637 | 55.42% | |
| Republican | Chris Braunlich | 13,373 | 44.54% | |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.04% | ||
| Total votes | 30,022 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ken Cuccinelli (incumbent*) | 16,762 | 53.31% | |
| Democratic | James E Mitchell, III | 14,658 | 46.62% | |
| Write-in | 23 | 0.07% | ||
| Total votes | 31,443 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Phillip Puckett (incumbent) | 30,255 | 99.81% | |
| Write-in | 57 | 0.19% | ||
| Total votes | 30,312 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jay O'Brien (incumbent*) | 18,780 | 57.76% | |
| Democratic | Greg Galligan | 13,717 | 42.19% | |
| Write-In | 19 | 0.06% | ||
| Total votes | 32,516 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William C. Wampler Jr. (incumbent) | 27,826 | 99.91% | |
| Write-in | 24 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 27,850 | 100.00% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
*Denotes incumbency due to special election victory prior to 2003 election
**Denotes incumbency, however, changed district number in the 2003 election