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%

External links

• Virginia State Board of Elections -- Election Results