:2007 Virginia elections
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Virginia's 2007 state elections were held on November 6, 2007. Voters elected all 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates 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 emphasized transportation and the grid lock within the Republican-controlled Virginia General Assembly. The Democrats ran a statewide 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.
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, R - Republican, I - Independent, IG - Independent Green, L - Libertarian
Note: Only Senate districts that were contested by more than one candidate are included here.
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! District ! Incumbent ! Party ! Elected ! Status ! 2007 result |
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| 1st | bgcolor = "lightgrey" | Marty Williams | Republican | 1995 | Defeated in primary | John Miller (D) 51.1% |
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| 6th | Republican | 1999 | Defeated | Ralph Northam (D) 54.3% |
| 9th
| bgcolor = "lightgrey" | Benjamin Lambert | Democratic | 1985 | Defeated in primary | A. Donald McEachin (D) 80.9% |
| 11th
| Republican | 1994 | Reelected | Stephen Martin (R) 62.4% |
| 13th
| Republican | 1991 | Reelected | Fred Quayle (R) 58.6% |
| 14th
| Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Harry Blevins (R) 70.8% |
| 15th
| Republican | 1999 | Reelected | Frank Ruff (R) 59.0% |
| 16th
| Democratic | 1991 | Reelected | Henry Marsh III (D) 66.6% |
| 17th
| Democratic | 1983 | Reelected | Edd Houck (D) 56.0% |
| 19th
| bgcolor = "lightgrey" | Charles Hawkins | Republican | 1991 | Retired | Robert Hurt (R) 75.7% |
| 20th
| Democratic | 1996 | Reelected | Roscoe Reynolds (D) 63.0% |
| 22nd
| bgcolor = "lightgrey" | J. Brandon Bell | Republican | 1991 | Defeated in primary | Ralph K. Smith (R) 50.8% |
| 24th
| Republican | 1995 | Reelected | Emmett Hanger (R) 65.4% |
| 26th
| Republican | 2003 | Reelected | Mark Obenshain (R) 70.4% |
| 27th
| bgcolor = "lightgrey" | Russ Potts | Republican | 1991 | Retired | Jill Holtzman Vogel (R) 48.4% |
| 28th
| bgcolor = "lightgrey" | John Chichester | Republican | 1977 | Retired | Richard Stuart (R) 50.6% |
| 29th
| Democratic | 1975 | Reelected | Chuck Colgan (D) 54.1% |
| 31st
| Democratic | 1995 | Reelected | Mary Margaret Whipple (D) 82.6% |
| 33rd
| Democratic | 2006 | Reelected | Mark Herring (D) 56.9% |
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| 34th | Republican | 2003 | Defeated | Chap Petersen (D) 55.3% |
| 35th
| Democratic | 1980 | Reelected | Dick Saslaw (D) 77.9% |
| 37th
| Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Ken Cuccinelli (R) 50.0% |
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| 39th | Republican | 2002 | Defeated | George Barker (D) 50.9% |
House of Delegates
{{Main|2007 Virginia House of Delegates election}}
Before 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.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111002101836/https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2007/196E44FA-8B19-4240-9A44-737216DAA55D/Unofficial/7_s.shtml Virginia State Board of Elections -- Election Results]
{{United States elections, 2007}}