2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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All 11 Virginia seats to the United 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%

The 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 5, 2002, to determine who will represent the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. Virginia has eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview

Statewide

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

Popular vote

Republican			66.45%
Democratic			29.05%
Constitution			1.77%
Green			1.36%
Other			1.37%

House seats

Republican			72.73%
Democratic			27.27%

By district

Results of the 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	113,168	95.91%	0	0.00%	4,829	4.09%	117,997	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	103,807	83.15%	0	0.00%	21,039	16.85%	124,846	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	0	0.00%	87,521	96.10%	3,552	3.90%	91,073	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	108,733	97.92%	0	0.00%	2,308	2.08%	111,041	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	95,360	63.47%	54,805	36.48%	68	0.05%	150,233	100.0%	Republican Gain
District 6	105,530	97.06%	0	0.00%	3,202	2.94%	108,732	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	113,658	69.45%	49,854	30.46%	153	0.09%	163,665	100.0%	Republican hold
District 8	64,121	37.32%	102,759	59.81%	4,919	2.86%	171,799	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	52,076	34.22%	100,075	65.76%	32	0.02%	152,183	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 10	115,917	71.72%	45,464	28.13%	234	0.14%	161,615	100.0%	Republican hold
District 11	135,379	82.90%	0	0.00%	27,919	17.10%	163,298	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	1,007,749	66.45%	440,478	29.05%	163,298	4.50%	1,516,482	100.0%

District 1

See also: Virginia's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Jo Ann Davis, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. She was elected with 57.5% of the vote in 2000.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jo Ann Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Harry Nielsen, businessman (write in)

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Results

Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jo Ann Davis (incumbent)	113,168	95.9
	Write-in		4,829	4.1
Majority			108,339	91.8
Total votes			117,997	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Virginia's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Ed Schrock, who had represented the district since 2001, ran for re-election. He was elected with 52.0% of the vote in 2000.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ed Schrock, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declined

• Jody Wagner, Virginia State Treasurer and nominee for this seat in 2000

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• D.C. Amarasinghe, doctor

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Results

Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Schrock (incumbent)	103,807	83.1
	Green	D.C. Amarasinghe	20,589	16.5
	Write-in		450	0.4
Majority			83,218	66.7
Total votes			124,846	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Bobby Scott, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 97.7% of the vote in 2000.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

No Republican filed to run.

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe D	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe D	October 14, 2002

Results

Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Scott (incumbent)	87,521	96.1
	Write-in		3,552	3.9
Majority			83,969	92.2
Total votes			91,073	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: Virginia's 4th congressional district

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

• Louise Lucas, state senator and nominee for this seat in 2001 ^{[4] [5]}

Declined

• Mark Sisisky, son of former U.S. Representative Norman Sisisky

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Results

Virginia's 4th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (incumbent)	108,733	97.9
	Write-in		2,308	2.1
Majority			106,425	95.8
Total votes			111,041	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: Virginia's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Independent Virgil 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Virgil Goode, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Meredith Richards, Charlottesville City Council member and psychologist ^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• George Shropshire, Teamsters union official ^[7]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Results

Virginia's 5th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Virgil Goode (incumbent)	95,360	63.5
	Democratic	Meredith Richards	54,805	36.5
	Write-in		68	0.0
Majority			40,555	27.0
Total votes			150,233	100.0
	Republican gain from Independent

District 6

See also: Virginia's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Bob Goodlatte, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 99.3% of the vote in 2000.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Goodlatte, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Other Candidates

• Martin Jeffrey, ex-Roanoke NAACP president (Independent)

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Results

Virginia's 6th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte (incumbent)	105,530	97.1
	Write-in		3,202	2.9
Majority			102,328	94.1
Total votes			108,732	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

See also: Virginia's 7th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Eric Cantor, who had represented the district since 2000, ran for re-election. He was elected with 66.9% of the vote in 2000.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eric Cantor, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ben Jones, actor and former U.S. Representative from Georgia ^[8]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Results

Virginia's 7th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Cantor (incumbent)	113,658	69.4
	Democratic	Ben Jones	49,854	30.5
	Write-in		153	0.1
Majority			63,804	39.0
Total votes			163,665	100.00
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Virginia's 8th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Jim Moran, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 63.3% of the vote in 2000.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Moran, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Tate, internet consultant

Libertarian primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ron Crickenberger, national political director of the United States Libertarian Party and nominee for this seat in 2000

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe D	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe D	October 14, 2002

Results

Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Moran (incumbent)	102,759	59.8
	Republican	Scott Tate	64,121	37.3
	Libertarian	Ron Crickenberger	4,558	2.7
	Write-in		361	0.2
Majority			38,638	22.5
Total votes			171,799	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

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

See also: Virginia's 9th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Rick Boucher, who had represented the district since 1983, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69.8% of the vote in 2000.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rick Boucher, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jay Katzen, diplomat, former state delegate and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2001

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe D	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe D	October 14, 2002

Results

Virginia's 9th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Boucher (incumbent)	100,075	65.8
	Republican	Jay Katzen	52,076	34.2
	Write-in		32	0.0
Majority			47,999	31.5
Total votes			152,183	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

See also: Virginia's 10th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Frank Wolf, who had represented the district since 1981, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 84.2% of the vote in 2000.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Wolf, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Stevens, Jr., businessman

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Results

Virginia's 10th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Wolf (incumbent)	115,917	71.7
	Democratic	John Stevens, Jr.	45,464	28.1
	Write-in		234	0.1
Majority			70,453	43.6
Total votes			161,615	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

See also: Virginia's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Tom Davis, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61.9% of the vote in 2000.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed to run.

Constitution primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Creel, retired civil service employee

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [2]	Safe R	November 4, 2002
New York Times [3]	Safe R	October 14, 2002

Results

Virginia's 11th congressional district election, 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Davis (incumbent)	135,379	82.9
	Constitution	Frank Creel	26,892	16.5
	Write-in		1,027	0.6
Majority			108,487	66.4
Total votes			163,298	100.0
	Republican hold

References

1. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 46 & 47.
2. "50 most competitive House races of 2002". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2002. Archived from the original on November 6, 2002. Retrieved November 24, 2023.
3. "2002 Senate, House and Governor Ratings". The New York Times. October 14, 2002. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
4. "Your Voice: A Limited Role For Virginia Voters". Daily Press. June 9, 2002. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
5. Bob Lewis (August 29, 2002). "Lucas abandons Democratic bid for Congress". Richmond Free Press. Vol. 11, no. 35. Associated Press. p. A9. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
6. Waldo Jaquith (May 18, 2002). "Richards Wins Congressional Nomination". Charlottesville News. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
7. Ken Woodley (May 17, 2002). "Democrats Picking Goode's Rival". Farmville Herald. Farmville, VA. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
8. Robert Haught (June 6, 2002). "Yet another clown in Congress?". The Oklahoman. Retrieved January 7, 2026.