2007 Virginia House of Delegates election explained

Election Name:2007 Virginia House of Delegates elections
Country:Virginia
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2005 Virginia House of Delegates election
Previous Year:2005
Election Date:November 6, 2007
Next Election:2009 Virginia House of Delegates election
Next Year:2009
Seats For Election:All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
Majority Seats:51
Turnout:30.2%[1]
Leader1:Bill Howell
Leader Since1:January 8, 2003
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:28th
Last Election1:57
Seats1:54
Seat Change1: 3
Popular Vote1:620,724
Percentage1:51.0%
Swing1: 5.1%
Speaker
Before Election:Bill Howell
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Howell
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Leader2:Ward Armstrong
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leader Since2:February 24, 2007
Leaders Seat2:10th
Last Election2:40
Seats2:44
Seat Change2: 4
Popular Vote2:522,604
Percentage2:42.9%
Swing2: 6.2%
Map Size:400px

The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2007 was held on Tuesday, November 6.

Results

Overview

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54442
RepublicanDemocratic
PartiesCandidatesSeatsPopular Vote
20052007+/-StrengthVote%Change
Republican5754 359.00%620,72450.98%
Democratic4044 445.00%522,60442.92%
Independent32 12.00%53,1574.37%
Independent Greens000.00%4,3760.36%
-Write-ins000.00%16,8121.38%
Total1001000100.00%1,217,673100.00%align="center" -

By House of Delegates district

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 are included here.

DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedStatus2007 Result
1stTerry KilgoreRepublican1993ReelectedTerry Kilgore (R) 72.3%
Jerry Taylor (D) 27.6%
5thBill CarricoRepublican2001ReelectedBill Carrico (R) 55.4%
Susie Dixon Garner (D) 44.5%
6thAnne Crockett-StarkRepublican2005ReelectedAnne Crockett-Stark (R) 55.6%
Bill Thomas Jr. (D) 44.3%
7thDave NutterRepublican2001ReelectedDave Nutter (R) 52.7%
Peggy Frank (D) 47.3%
9thAllen DudleyRepublican1993RetiredCharles Poindexter (R) 46.4%
Eric Ferguson (D) 43.9%
Jerry Boothe (I) 9.6%
11thOnzlee WareDemocratic2003ReelectedOnzlee Ware (D) 62.1%
Mac McCadden (I) 37.3%
13thBob MarshallRepublican1991ReelectedBob Marshall (R) 58.3%
Bruce Roemmelt (D) 41.6%
14thDanny Marshall IIIRepublican2001ReelectedDanny Marshall III (R) 51.9%
Adam Tomer (D) 48.0%
16thRobert HurtRepublican2001Elected to State SenateDonald Merricks (R) 64.0%
Andy Parker (D) 35.9%
17thWilliam FralinRepublican2003ReelectedWilliam Fralin (R) 75.1%
Alexander Ballin (I) 24.7%
19thLacey PutneyIndependent1961ReelectedLacey Putney (I) 72.6%
Lewis Medlin Jr. (D) 27.2%
21stJohn WelchRepublican2001DefeatedBobby Mathieson (D) 57.5%
John Welch (R) 42.1%
26thMatt LohrRepublican2005ReelectedMatt Lohr (R) 71.1%
Carolyn Frank (I) 28.5%
28thBill HowellRepublican1987ReelectedWilliam Howell (R) 61.7%
Clyde Matthews (D) 34.8%
Craig Ennis (IG) 3.2%
31stScott LingamfelterRepublican2001ReelectedScott Lingamfelter (R) 55.3%
Bill Day (D) 44.5%
32ndDavid PoissonDemocratic2005ReelectedDavid Poisson (D) 52.8%
Lynn Chapman (R) 47.1%
33rdJoe MayRepublican1993ReelectedJoe May (R) 59.8%
Marty Martinez (D) 40.0%
34thVince CallahanRepublican1967RetiredMargi Vanderhye (D) 51.5%
Dave Hunt (R) 48.4%
35thSteve ShannonDemocratic2003ReelectedSteve Shannon (D) 63.4%
Arthur Purves (R) 36.6%
39thVivian WattsDemocratic1995ReelectedVivian Watts (D) 78.3%
Laura C. Clifton (IG) 21.2%
40thTim HugoRepublican2003ReelectedTim Hugo (R) 57.1%
Rex Simmons (D) 42.8%
45thDavid EnglinDemocratic2005ReelectedDavid Englin (D) 64.2%
Mark Allen (R) 35.7%
49thAdam EbbinDemocratic2003ReelectedAdam Ebbin (D) 79.7%
James Ronald Fisher (IG) 19.1%
50thJackson MillerRepublican2006ReelectedJackson Miller (R) 60.4%
Jeanette Rishell (D) 39.5%
51stMichele McQuiggRepublican1997Elected to Clerk of CourtPaul Nichols (D) 51.8%
Faisal Gill (R) 47.7%
52ndJeff FrederickRepublican2003ReelectedJeff Frederick (R) 58.6%
Christopher Brown (D) 41.2%
54thBobby OrrockRepublican1989ReelectedBobby Orrock (R) 73.7%
Kimbra Kincheloe (I) 26.2%
56thBill JanisRepublican2001ReelectedBill Janis (R) 65.9%
Will Shaw (D) 34.0%
59thWatkins AbbittIndependent1985ReelectedWatkins Abbitt (I) 60.2%
Connie Brennan (D) 39.7%
67thChuck CaputoDemocratic2005ReelectedChuck Caputo (D) 52.7%
Marc Cadin (R) 47.3%
68thKatherine WaddellIndependent2005DefeatedManoli Loupassi (R) 54.1%
Katherine Waddell (I) 42.1%
Bill Grogan (I) 3.7%
69thFrank HallDemocratic1975ReelectedFrank Hall (D) 82.8%
Ray Gargiulo (R) 17.0%
72ndJack ReidRepublican1989RetiredJimmie Massie (R) 67.2%
Tom Herbert (D) 32.7%
78thJohn CosgroveRepublican2001ReelectedJohn Cosgrove (R) 61.7%
Mick Meyer (D) 38.2%
82ndBob PurkeyRepublican1985ReelectedBob Purkey (R) 60.6%
Bob MacIver (D) 39.2%
83rdLeo WardrupRepublican1991RetiredJoe Bouchard (D) 50.6%
Chris Stolle (R) 49.2%
86thTom RustRepublican2001ReelectedTom Rust (R) 52.8%
Jay Donahue (D) 47.1%
87thPaula MillerDemocratic2005ReelectedPaula Miller (D) 54.0%
Hank Giffin (R) 45.8%
88thMark ColeRepublican2001ReelectedMark Cole (R) 62.2%
Carlos Del Toro (D) 37.6%
94thGlenn OderRepublican2001ReelectedGlenn Oder (R) 74.3%
William D. Pelkey (I) 25.1%
96thMelanie RappRepublican2001RetiredBrenda Pogge (R) 56.8%
Troy Farlow (D) 36.6%
Pam Pouchot (I) 6.1%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registration/Turnout Statistics. Virginia Department of Elections. February 14, 2018. October 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181018023154/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/index.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Election Results - Virginia Department of Elections.