Election Name: | 2002 United States Senate election in Virginia |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1996 United States Senate election in Virginia |
Previous Year: | 1996 |
Next Election: | 2008 United States Senate election in Virginia |
Next Year: | 2008 |
Election Date: | November 5, 2002 |
Turnout: | 29.0% (voting eligible)[1] |
Nominee1: | John Warner |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,229,894 |
Percentage1: | 82.58% |
Nominee2: | Nancy Spannaus |
Party2: | Independent (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 145,102 |
Percentage2: | 9.74% |
Nominee3: | Jacob Hornberger |
Party3: | Independent (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 106,055 |
Percentage3: | 7.12% |
Map Size: | 300px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | John Warner |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | John Warner |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2002 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Senator John Warner won re-election to a fifth term, making him one of only three Virginia U.S. Senators to serve five or more terms.[2] Democrats did not field a candidate against Warner, and he won every single county and city in the state with at least 60% of the vote., this was the last time Republicans won a U.S. Senate election in Virginia.