2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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All 11 Virginia seats to theUnited 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%

The2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 5, 2002, to determine who will represent theCommonwealth ofVirginia in theUnited States House of Representatives. Virginia has eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the2000 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:

Incumbent RepublicanJo 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)

Incumbent RepublicanEd 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 in2000

• D.C. Amarasinghe, doctor

Incumbent DemocratBobby 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.

Incumbent RepublicanRandy Forbes, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was elected with 52.0% of the vote in a2001 special election.

• Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Louise Lucas,state senator and nominee for this seat in2001^[4][5]

• Mark Sisisky, son of former U.S. RepresentativeNorman Sisisky

Incumbent IndependentVirgil 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]

Incumbent RepublicanBob 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-RoanokeNAACP president (Independent)

Incumbent RepublicanEric 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]

Incumbent DemocratJim 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. SenatorJohn McCain^[9]

• Ron Crickenberger, national political director of theUnited States Libertarian Party and nominee for this seat in2000

2002 Virginia's 9th congressional district election

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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 DemocratRick 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, formerstate delegate and nominee forLieutenant Governor in2001

Incumbent RepublicanFrank 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

Incumbent RepublicanTom 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

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