| Election Name: | 2003 Virginia House of Delegates elections |
| Country: | Virginia |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2001 Virginia House of Delegates election |
| Previous Year: | 2001 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2003 |
| Next Election: | 2005 Virginia House of Delegates election |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
| Seats For Election: | All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates |
| Majority Seats: | 51 |
| Turnout: | 30.8%[1] |
| Leader1: | Bill Howell |
| Leader Since1: | January 8, 2003 |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 28th |
| Last Election1: | 64 |
| Seats1: | 61 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 630,430 |
| Percentage1: | 57.9% |
| Swing1: | 1.9% |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Bill Howell |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bill Howell |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leader2: | Frank Hall |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leader Since2: | January 9, 2002 |
| Leaders Seat2: | 69th |
| Last Election2: | 34 |
| Seats2: | 37 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 403,531 |
| Percentage2: | 37.0% |
| Swing2: | 1.9% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2003 was held on Tuesday, November 4.
| 61 | 37 | 2 |
| Republican | Democratic |
| Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2003 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||||
| Republican | 74 | 64 | 61 | 3 | 61.00% | 630,430 | 57.85% | ||||
| Democratic | 57 | 34 | 37 | 3 | 37.00% | 403,531 | 37.03% | ||||
| Independent | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2.00% | 47,119 | 4.32% | |||||
| Independent Greens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 362 | 0.03% | |||||
| - | Write-ins | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 28,031 | 1.61% | |||||
| Total | 143 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100.00% | 1,089,815 | 100.00% | align="center" | - | ||
Party abbreviations: D - Democratic, R - Republican, I - Independent, IG - Independent Green, L - Libertarian
Note: Only House districts that were contested by more than one candidate, or that switched party control are included here.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | 2003 Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | Bill Carrico | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Bill Carrico (R) 54.9% Tom B. Graham (D) 45.1% |
| 6th | Benny Keister | Democrat | 2005 | Reelected | Benny Keister (D) 50.1% Morgan Morris, Jr (R) 49.4% |
| 8th | Morgan Griffith | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Morgan Griffith (R) 59.2% Mark Q. Emick, Sr (D) 40.8% |
| 9th | Allen Dudley | Republican | 1993 | Reelected | Allen Dudley (R) 58.9% Mark H. Newbill (D) 41.1% |
| 15th | Allen L. Louderback | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Allen L. Louderback (R) 63.1% Thomas A. Lewis (D) 36.8% |
| 16th | Robert Hurt | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Robert Hurt (R) 61.6% Kimble Reynolds, Jr. (D) 38.4% |
| 17th | A. Victor Thomas | Democrat | 1973 | Retired | William Fralin (R) 62.1% Linda Wyatt (D) 31.8% Gary Bowman (I) 6.1% |
| 19th | Lacey Putney | Independent | 1961 | Reelected | Lacey Putney (I) 73.6% Art Lipscomb (D) 26.5% |
| 21st | John J. Welch | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | John J. Welch (R) 61.9% Tim Jackson (D) 38.0% |
| 24th | Ben Cline | Republican | 2002 | Reelected | Ben Cline (R) 69.2% Eric W. Sheffield (I) 30.8% |
| 26th | Glenn M. Weatherholtz | Republican | 1995 | Reelected | Glenn M. Weatherholtz (R) 54.5% Lowell L. Fulk (D) 45.4% |
| 31st | Scott Lingamfelter | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Scott Lingamfelter (R) 55.0% David G. Brickley (D) 45.0% |
| 32nd | Dick Black | Republican | 1998 | Reelected | Dick Black (R) 52.0% Patricia H Morrissey (D) 36.6% David G. McWatters (I) 11.3% |
| 35th | Jeannemarie Devolites | Republican | 1997 | Elected to State Senate | Steve Shannon (D) 51.9% Robert M McDowell (R) 48.1% |
| 37th | Chap Petersen | Democratic | 2001 | Reelected | Chap Petersen (D) 59.5% Jack Rust (R) 40.5% |
| 41st | Jim Dillard | Republican | 1980 | Reelected | Jim Dillard (R) 63.5% Michael J. Golden (I) 26.9% John M. Wolfe (I) 9.2% |
| 43rd | Tom Bolvin | Republican | 1997 | Defeated | Mark D. Sickles (D) 53.8% Tom Bolvin (R) 46.1% |
| 44th | Kristen J. Amundson | Democrat | 1999 | Reelected | Kristen J. Amundson (D) 56.3% David Kennedy (R) 43.6% |
| 45th | Marian Van Landingham | Democratic | 1981 | Reelected | Marian Van Landingham (D) 63.6% Robert J. Test (R) 36.2% |
| 47th | Jim Almand | Democratic | 1981 | Retired | Al Eisenberg (D) 65.5% R. Christian Hoff (R) 34.4% |
| 48th | Robert H. Brink | Democratic | 1997 | Reelected | Robert H. Brink (D) 60.9% Steve Sass (R) 39.0% |
| 52nd | Jack Rollison | Republican | 2003 | Defeated in Primary | Jeff Frederick (R) 56.7% Charles Taylor (D) 43.2% |
| 56th | Bill Janis | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Bill Janis (R) 57.8% Hunter H. McGuire, III (D) 42.2% |
| 59th | Watkins Abbitt | Independent | 1985 | Reelected | Watkins Abbitt (I) 67.1% Allen Hale (D) 32.9% |
| 60th | Clarke N. Hogan | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Clarke N. Hogan (R) 66.4% Brad Wike (D) 33.6% |
| 64th | William K. Barlow | Democrat | 1991 | Reelected | William K. Barlow (D) 56.6% Troy Lapetina (R) 43.4% |
| 65th | Lee Ware | Republican | 1997 | Reelected | Lee Ware (R) 75.1% Robert E. Williams (D) 24.9% |
| 75th | J. Paul Councill | Democrat | 1973 | Reelected | J. Paul Councill (D) 71.3% John B. Nicholson (I) 28.7% |
| 81st | Terrie Suit | Republican | 1999 | Reelected | Terrie Suit (R) 69.6% Lois Williams (D) 25.0% Sharon Bivens (I) 5.4% |
| 85th | Bob Tata | Republican | 1983 | Reelected | Bob Tata (D) 73.5% Eric Potter (R) 26.4% |
| 86th | Tom Rust | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Tom Rust (R) 63.8% Jim Kelly (D) 36.1% |
| 88th | Mark Cole | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Mark Cole (R) 71.2% Chuck Feldbush (D) 28.7% |
| 90th | Winsome Sears | Republican | 2001 | Retired | Algie T. Howell, Jr. (D) 99.4% |
| 92nd | Mary T. Christian | Democrat | 1985 | Retired | Jeion Ward (D) 54.1% Dr. Alvin Bryant (R) 45.5% |
| 95th | Flora D. Crittenden | Democrat | 1993 | Retired | Mamye BaCote (D) 64.7% Raymond Johnson (R) 34.4% |
| 96th | Melanie Rapp | Republican | 2000 | Retired | Melanie Rapp (R) 54.1% Philip Forgit (D) 45.7% |
| 98th | Harvey Morgan | Republican | 1980 | Reelected | Harvey Morgan (R) 78.8% Michael Rowe (I) 21.1% |
| 99th | Albert C. Pollard | Democrat | 1999 | Retired | Albert C. Pollard (D) 65.1% Shawn Donahue (D) 34.9% |
| 100th | Robert Bloxom | Republican | 2000 | Retired | Lynwood Lewis (D) 59.3% Thomas B. Dix (R) 40.6% |