Virginia state elections, 2007
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Virginia's 2007 state elections were held on November 6, 2007. Voters elected all 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbered years. The House is presided over by the Speaker of the House, who is elected from among the...

 to two-year terms ending in 2009, and all 40 members of the Virginia Senate to four-year terms ending in 2011. There were also elections for local offices (such as Board of Supervisors and Clerk of the Circuit Court) in most counties. Occurring simultaneously were local elections in some counties.

In general, the Democrats
Democratic Party of Virginia
The Democratic Party of Virginia is based in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is affiliated with the national Democratic Party of the United States. The organization is governed by a State Party Plan, which guarantees an open and fair candidate selection process...

 emphasized transportation and the grid lock within the Republican
Republican Party of Virginia
The Republican Party of Virginia is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based in the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia.- Organization and candidate selection :The State Party Plan...

-controlled Virginia General Assembly
Virginia General Assembly
The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the oldest legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, established on July 30, 1619. The General Assembly is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members,...

. The Democrats ran a state-wide coordinated "21/51" campaign seeking to regain control of both the House and the Senate. The Republicans emphasized the need to take local actions against illegal immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...

.

State Senate

Previous to the election, Virginia's Senate consisted of 23 Republicans and 17 Democrats. Democrats defeated three incumbent Senators and won an open Republican seat to take control of the Senate by a 21 to 19 majority.

Election Results

Party abbreviations: D - Democratic
Democratic Party of Virginia
The Democratic Party of Virginia is based in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is affiliated with the national Democratic Party of the United States. The organization is governed by a State Party Plan, which guarantees an open and fair candidate selection process...

, R - Republican
Republican Party of Virginia
The Republican Party of Virginia is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based in the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia.- Organization and candidate selection :The State Party Plan...

, I - Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

, IG - Independent Green
Independent Green Party of Virginia
The Independent Greens of Virginia, , is the state affiliate of the Independence Party of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It became a state party around 2003 when a faction of the Arlington local chapter of the Green Party of Virginia split from the main party...

, L - Libertarian

Note: Only Senate districts that were contested by more than one candidate are included here.
District Incumbent Party Elected Status 2007 Result
1st Marty Williams
Marty Williams
Martin E. "Marty" Williams was a Republican member of the Senate of Virginia from 1996 to 2008.-Political career:Williams served on the Newport News City Council for six years and was twice elected Vice-Mayor by his peers. In 1995, Williams challenged long-term Senator Hunter Andrews in the 1st...

Republican 1995 Defeated in Primary John Miller
John Miller (Virginia politician)
John C. Miller is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Senate of Virginia in 2007...

 (D) 51.1%

Tricia Stall (R) 48.6%
6th Nick Rerras Republican 1999 Defeated Ralph Northam
Ralph Northam
Ralph S. Northam is an American politician and physician from Virginia. A Democrat, he currently serves in the Senate of Virginia, representing the 6th district. He was first elected in November 2007....

 (D) 54.3%

Nick Rerras (R) 45.5%
9th Benjamin Lambert
Benjamin Lambert
Benjamin J. Lambert, III is an optometrist and former Virginia legislator elected to the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia Senate as a Democrat.-Early life and education:...

Democratic 1985 Defeated in Primary A. Donald McEachin (D) 80.9%
Silver Persinger (I) 18.3%
11th Stephen Martin Republican 1994 Reelected Stephen Martin (R) 62.4%
Alex McMurtrie Jr. (D) 18.4%
Roger Habeck (I) 14.7%
Hank Cook (I) 4.3%
13th Fred Quayle
Fred Quayle
Frederick MacDonald "Fred" Quayle is an American politician and Republican State Senator who represents the 13th District in the Commonwealth of Virginia. His district includes parts of the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hopewell, Portsmouth, Suffolk, all of Surry County and parts of Isle of...

Republican 1991 Reelected Fred Quayle
Fred Quayle
Frederick MacDonald "Fred" Quayle is an American politician and Republican State Senator who represents the 13th District in the Commonwealth of Virginia. His district includes parts of the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Hopewell, Portsmouth, Suffolk, all of Surry County and parts of Isle of...

 (R) 58.6%

Steve Heretick (D) 41.1%
14th Harry Blevins
Harry Blevins
Harry B. Blevins is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1998–2001. Since then he has been a member of the Senate of Virginia. He represents the 14th district, which includes parts of the cities of Chesapeake and Virginia...

Republican 2001 Reelected Harry Blevins
Harry Blevins
Harry B. Blevins is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1998–2001. Since then he has been a member of the Senate of Virginia. He represents the 14th district, which includes parts of the cities of Chesapeake and Virginia...

 (R) 70.8%

Donald Tabor Jr. (L) 28.8%
15th Frank Ruff
Frank Ruff
Frank M. Ruff, Jr. is an American politician. A Republican, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1992–2000 and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in November 2000. He the 15th district, which includes six whole counties and parts of five others in Southside Virginia.-External...

Republican 1999 Reelected Frank Ruff
Frank Ruff
Frank M. Ruff, Jr. is an American politician. A Republican, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1992–2000 and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in November 2000. He the 15th district, which includes six whole counties and parts of five others in Southside Virginia.-External...

 (R) 59.0%

Bob Wilkerson (D) 40.9%
16th Henry Marsh III Democratic 1991 Reelected Henry Marsh III (D) 66.6%
Robert Owens (I) 33.1%
17th Edd Houck
Edd Houck
R. Edward "Edd" Houck is a Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 17th District since 1984. He was defeated by a margin of 222 votes in his attempt to be re-elected on November 8, 2011.-State Senate:...

Democratic 1983 Reelected Edd Houck
Edd Houck
R. Edward "Edd" Houck is a Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 17th District since 1984. He was defeated by a margin of 222 votes in his attempt to be re-elected on November 8, 2011.-State Senate:...

 (D) 56.0%

Chris Yakabouski (R) 43.9%
19th Charles Hawkins
Charles Hawkins
Charles Hawkins was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1838 to 1845....

Republican 1991 Retired Robert Hurt
Robert Hurt (Virginia politician)
Robert Hurt is the U.S. Representative for , serving since January 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from Charlottesville to Southside and west to Bedford and Franklin counties. Prior to joining Congress, Hurt was a state senator and delegate, councilman and...

 (R) 75.7%

Sherman Witcher (I) 24.2%
20th Roscoe Reynolds
Roscoe Reynolds
William Roscoe Reynolds is an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1986–97 and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in a December 1996 special election. Prior to his election to the House of Delegates, Reynolds served as Commonwealth's Attorney for...

Democratic 1996 Reelected Roscoe Reynolds
Roscoe Reynolds
William Roscoe Reynolds is an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1986–97 and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in a December 1996 special election. Prior to his election to the House of Delegates, Reynolds served as Commonwealth's Attorney for...

 (D) 63.0%

Jeff Evans
Jeff Evans
Jeff Evans is a British writer and journalist. He is the author the Good Bottled Beer Guide, and was the editor of the Good Beer Guide from 1991 to 1998. He has also written about television.-Biography:...

 (R) 36.9%
22nd Brandon Bell Republican 1991 Defeated in Primary Ralph K. Smith
Ralph K. Smith
Ralph K. Smith is an American politician and businessman. A Republican, he served as mayor of Roanoke, Virginia 2000–04 and was elected to the Senate of Virginia in November 2007. He the 22nd district, made up of Botetourt County, the cities of Radford and Salem, and parts of Montgomery and...

 (R) 50.8%

Michael Breiner (D) 49.0%
24th Emmett Hanger
Emmett Hanger
Emmett Wilson Hanger, Jr. is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 to 1991, when he was unseated by Creigh Deeds. Since 1996 he has been a member of the Senate of Virginia. He currently represents the 24th district...

Republican 1995 Reelected Emmett Hanger
Emmett Hanger
Emmett Wilson Hanger, Jr. is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 to 1991, when he was unseated by Creigh Deeds. Since 1996 he has been a member of the Senate of Virginia. He currently represents the 24th district...

 (R) 65.4%

David Cox (D) 26.7%
Arin Sime (L) 7.8%
26th Mark Obenshain
Mark Obenshain
Mark D. Obenshain is a Republican member of the Senate of Virginia from Harrisonburg. Obenshain has accumulated a conservative voting record since his election to the Shenandoah Valley's 26th state senate district in 2003...

Republican 2003 Reelected Mark Obenshain
Mark Obenshain
Mark D. Obenshain is a Republican member of the Senate of Virginia from Harrisonburg. Obenshain has accumulated a conservative voting record since his election to the Shenandoah Valley's 26th state senate district in 2003...

 (R) 70.4%

Maxine Hope Roles (D) 29.5%
27th Russ Potts
Russ Potts
H. Russell "Russ" Potts Jr. was a Republican state senator in Virginia from Winchester. He was an independent candidate for governor in 2005, receiving 2.22 percent of the vote in a race won by Democrat Tim Kaine. He chaired the Senate Education and Health Committee in the Virginia General Assembly...

Republican 1991 Retired Jill Holtzman Vogel
Jill Holtzman Vogel
Jill Holtzman Vogel is an American politician. A Republican, she was elected to the Senate of Virginia in 2007. She the 27th district in the northern part of the state, consisting of Clarke and Frederick Counties, the city of Winchester, and parts of Fauquier and Loudoun Counties.-External links:*...

 (R) 48.4%

Karen Schultz (D) 47.2%
Donald Marro (I) 4.2%
28th John Chichester
John Chichester
John Chichester was the President Pro Tempore of the Virginia Senate. He represented the 28th district in the Senate from 1978 to 2007....

Republican 1977 Retired Richard Stuart
Richard Stuart
Richard H. Stuart is an American politician. A Republican, he was elected to the Senate of Virginia in November 2007. He the 28th district, made up of six counties and parts of two others in the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula, and northern Piedmont, plus part of the city of...

 (R) 50.6%

Albert Pollard (D) 49.2%
29th Chuck Colgan Democratic 1975 Reelected Chuck Colgan (D) 54.1%
Robert FitzSimmonds (R) 45.8%
31st Mary Margaret Whipple
Mary Margaret Whipple
Mary Margaret Whipple is a Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 31st District since 1996. She is the Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus, and she is the first woman to hold a leadership position in the Virginia General Assembly. On February 25, 2011, Whipple announced...

Democratic 1995 Reelected Mary Margaret Whipple
Mary Margaret Whipple
Mary Margaret Whipple is a Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 31st District since 1996. She is the Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus, and she is the first woman to hold a leadership position in the Virginia General Assembly. On February 25, 2011, Whipple announced...

 (D) 82.6%

Samuel Burley (IG) 16.5%
33rd Mark Herring
Mark Herring
Mark R. Herring is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Senate of Virginia, in a special election on January 31, 2006, winning against Republican candidate Mick Staton...

Democratic 2006 Reelected Mark Herring
Mark Herring
Mark R. Herring is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Senate of Virginia, in a special election on January 31, 2006, winning against Republican candidate Mick Staton...

 (D) 56.9%

Patricia Phillips (R) 43.0%
34th Jeannemarie Devolites-Davis Republican 2003 Defeated Chap Petersen
Chap Petersen
John Chapman "Chap" Petersen is an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 2002–06 and was elected to the Virginia State Senate in November 2007. He the state's 34th district, made up of the city of Fairfax and part of Fairfax County.-Early...

 (D) 55.3%

Jeannemarie Devolites-Davis (R) 44.4%
35th Dick Saslaw Democratic 1980 Reelected Dick Saslaw (D) 77.9%
Mario Palmiotto (IG) 21.0%
37th Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
Kenneth Thomas 'Ken' Cuccinelli II is a U.S. politician and the Attorney General of Virginia. From 2002 until January 16, 2010 he was a Republican member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 37th district in Fairfax County...

Republican 2001 Reelected Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
Kenneth Thomas 'Ken' Cuccinelli II is a U.S. politician and the Attorney General of Virginia. From 2002 until January 16, 2010 he was a Republican member of the Senate of Virginia, representing the 37th district in Fairfax County...

 (R) 50.0%

Janet Oleszek
Janet Oleszek
Janet Oleszek is a former at-large member of the Fairfax County school board in Virginia. She was elected to the school board in 2003, serving for one term...

 (D) 49.8%
39th Jay O'Brien
Jay O'Brien (Virginia politician)
James Kenneth "Jay" O'Brien Jr. was a Republican member of the Virginia Senate, representing the 39th District from 2003 through 2007. Previously he was a Delegate of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1993 through 2002...

Republican 2002 Defeated George Barker
George Barker (Virginia politician)
George Lincoln Barker is an American politician of the Democratic Party from Virginia. He currently serves in the Senate of Virginia, representing the 39th district, made up of parts of Fairfax and Prince William Counties. He was first elected in November 2007.-Early life:Barker attended Harvard...

 (D) 50.9%

Jay O'Brien
Jay O'Brien (Virginia politician)
James Kenneth "Jay" O'Brien Jr. was a Republican member of the Virginia Senate, representing the 39th District from 2003 through 2007. Previously he was a Delegate of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1993 through 2002...

 (R) 49.0%

House of Delegates

Previous to the election, Republicans controlled the House of Delegates with 57 seats, compared to the Democrats' 40 seats, and three seats held by Independents. Democrats won four seats from the Republicans, defeating one incumbent and taking three open seats, while one Republican defeated an incumbent Independent, making the post-election composition of the House 54 Republicans, 44 Democrats, and 2 Independents.

Election Results

Party abbreviations: D - Democratic
Democratic Party of Virginia
The Democratic Party of Virginia is based in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is affiliated with the national Democratic Party of the United States. The organization is governed by a State Party Plan, which guarantees an open and fair candidate selection process...

, R - Republican
Republican Party of Virginia
The Republican Party of Virginia is the Virginia chapter of the Republican Party. It is based in the Richard D. Obenshain Center in Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia.- Organization and candidate selection :The State Party Plan...

, I - Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

, IG - Independent Green
Independent Green Party of Virginia
The Independent Greens of Virginia, , is the state affiliate of the Independence Party of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It became a state party around 2003 when a faction of the Arlington local chapter of the Green Party of Virginia split from the main party...

, L - Libertarian

Note: Only House districts that were contested by more than one candidate are included here.
District Incumbent Party Elected Status 2007 Result
1st Terry Kilgore Republican 1993 Reelected Terry Kilgore (R) 72.3%
Jerry Taylor (D) 27.6%
5th Bill Carrico Republican 2001 Reelected Bill Carrico (R) 55.4%
Susie Dixon Garner (D) 44.5%
6th Anne Crockett-Stark Republican 2005 Reelected Anne Crockett-Stark (R) 55.6%
Bill Thomas Jr. (D) 44.3%
7th Dave Nutter Republican 2001 Reelected Dave Nutter (R) 52.7%
Peggy Frank (D) 47.3%
9th Allen Dudley Republican 1993 Retired Charles Poindexter (R) 46.4%
Eric Ferguson (D) 43.9%
Jerry Boothe (I) 9.6%
11th Onzlee Ware Democratic 2003 Reelected Onzlee Ware (D) 62.1%
Mac McCadden (I) 37.3%
13th Bob Marshall Republican 1991 Reelected Bob Marshall (R) 58.3%
Bruce Roemmelt (D) 41.6%
14th Danny Marshall III Republican 2001 Reelected Danny Marshall III (R) 51.9%
Adam Tomer (D) 48.0%
16th Robert Hurt Republican 2001 Elected to State Senate Donald Merricks (R) 64.0%
Andy Parker (D) 35.9%
17th William Fralin Republican 2003 Reelected William Fralin (R) 75.1%
Alexander Ballin (I) 24.7%
19th Lacey Putney Independent 1961 Reelected Lacey Putney (I) 72.6%
Lewis Medlin Jr. (D) 27.2%
21st John Welch Republican 2001 Defeated Bobby Mathieson
Bobby Mathieson
Robert W. "Bobby" Mathieson is an American politician. A Democrat, he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in November 2002. He represented the 21st district in the city of Virginia Beach....

 (D) 57.5%

John Welch (R) 42.1%
26th Matt Lohr Republican 2005 Reelected Matt Lohr (R) 71.1%
Carolyn Frank (I) 28.5%
28th Bill Howell Republican 1987 Reelected William Howell (R) 61.7%
Clyde Matthews (D) 34.8%
Craig Ennis (IG) 3.2%
31st Scott Lingamfelter Republican 2001 Reelected Scott Lingamfelter (R) 55.3%
Bill Day (D) 44.5%
32nd David Poisson Democratic 2005 Reelected David Poisson (D) 52.8%
Lynn Chapman (R) 47.1%
33rd Joe May Republican 1993 Reelected Joe May (R) 59.8%
Marty Martinez (D) 40.0%
34th Vince Callahan Republican 1967 Retired Margi Vanderhye (D) 51.5%
Dave Hunt (R) 48.4%
35th Steve Shannon Democratic 2003 Reelected Steve Shannon (D) 63.4%
Arthur Purves (R) 36.6%
39th Vivian Watts Democratic 1995 Reelected Vivian Watts (D) 78.3%
Laura C. Clifton (IG) 21.2%
40th Tim Hugo Republican 2003 Reelected Tim Hugo (R) 57.1%
Rex Simmons (D) 42.8%
45th David Englin Democratic 2005 Reelected David Englin (D) 64.2%
Mark Allen (R) 35.7%
49th Adam Ebbin
Adam Ebbin
Adam P. Ebbin is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A Democrat, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the state's 49th district in Northern Virginia since January 2004...

Democratic 2003 Reelected Adam Ebbin (D) 79.7%
James Ronald Fisher (IG) 19.1%
50th Jackson Miller Republican 2006 Reelected Jackson Miller (R) 60.4%
Jeanette Rishell (D) 39.5%
51st Michele McQuigg Republican 1997 Elected to Clerk of Court Paul Nichols (D) 51.8%
Faisal Gill (R) 47.7%
52nd Jeff Frederick Republican 2003 Reelected Jeff Frederick (R) 58.6%
Christopher Brown (D) 41.2%
54th Bobby Orrock Republican 1989 Reelected Bobby Orrock (R) 73.7%
Kimbra Kincheloe (I) 26.2%
56th Bill Janis Republican 2001 Reelected Bill Janis (R) 65.9%
Will Shaw (D) 34.0%
59th Watkins Abbitt Independent 1985 Reelected Watkins Abbitt (I) 60.2%
Connie Brennan (D) 39.7%
67th Chuck Caputo Democratic 2005 Reelected Chuck Caputo (D) 52.7%
Marc Cadin (R) 47.3%
68th Katherine Waddell Independent 2005 Defeated Manoli Loupassi (R) 54.1%
Katherine Waddell (I) 42.1%
Bill Grogan (I) 3.7%
69th Frank Hall Democratic 1975 Reelected Frank Hall (D) 82.8%
Ray Gargiulo (R) 17.0%
72nd Jack Reid Republican 1989 Retired Jimmie Massie (R) 67.2%
Tom Herbert (D) 32.7%
78th John Cosgrove Republican 2001 Reelected John Cosgrove (R) 61.7%
Mick Meyer (D) 38.2%
82nd Bob Purkey Republican 1985 Reelected Bob Purkey (R) 60.6%
Bob MacIver (D) 39.2%
83rd Leo Wardrup Republican 1991 Retired Joe Bouchard
Joe Bouchard
Joe Bouchard was the original bassist for Blue Öyster Cult. He grew up in Clayton, New York...

(D) 50.6%

Chris Stolle (R) 49.2%
86th Tom Rust Republican 2001 Reelected Tom Rust (R) 52.8%
Jay Donahue (D) 47.1%
87th Paula Miller Democratic 2005 Reelected Paula Miller (D) 54.0%
Hank Giffin (R) 45.8%
88th Mark Cole Republican 2001 Reelected Mark Cole (R) 62.2%
Carlos Del Toro (D) 37.6%
94th Glenn Oder Republican 2001 Reelected Glenn Oder (R) 74.3%
William D. Pelkey (I) 25.1%
96th Melanie Rapp Republican 2001 Retired Brenda Pogge (R) 56.8%
Troy Farlow (D) 36.6%
Pam Pouchot (I) 6.1%

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