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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | 2007 result |
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| 1st | Marty Williams | Republican | 1995 | Defeated in primary | John Miller (D) 51.1% Tricia Stall (R) 48.6% |
| 6th | Nick Rerras | Republican | 1999 | Defeated | Ralph Northam (D) 54.3% Nick Rerras (R) 45.5% |
| 9th | Benjamin Lambert | Democratic | 1985 | Defeated in primary | A. Donald McEachin (D) 80.9% Silver Persinger (I) 18.3% |
| 11th | Stephen Martin | Republican | 1994 | Reelected | Stephen Martin (R) 62.4% Alex McMurtrie, Jr. (D) 18.4% Roger Habeck (I) 14.7% Hank Cook (I) 4.3% |
| 13th | Fred Quayle | Republican | 1991 | Reelected | Fred Quayle (R) 58.6% Steve Heretick (D) 41.1% |
| 14th | Harry Blevins | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Harry Blevins (R) 70.8% Donald Tabor Jr. (L) 28.8% |
| 15th | Frank Ruff | Republican | 1999 | Reelected | Frank Ruff (R) 59.0% Bob Wilkerson (D) 40.9% |
| 16th | Henry Marsh III | Democratic | 1991 | Reelected | Henry Marsh III (D) 66.6% Robert Owens (I) 33.1% |
| 17th | Edd Houck | Democratic | 1983 | Reelected | Edd Houck (D) 56.0% Chris Yakabouski (R) 43.9% |
| 19th | Charles Hawkins | Republican | 1991 | Retired | Robert Hurt (R) 75.7% Sherman Witcher (I) 24.2% |
| 20th | Roscoe Reynolds | Democratic | 1996 | Reelected | Roscoe Reynolds (D) 63.0% Jeff Evans (R) 36.9% |
| 22nd | J. Brandon Bell | Republican | 1991 | Defeated in primary | Ralph K. Smith (R) 50.8% Michael Breiner (D) 49.0% |
| 24th | Emmett Hanger | Republican | 1995 | Reelected | Emmett Hanger (R) 65.4% David Cox (D) 26.7% Arin Sime (L) 7.8% |
| 26th | Mark Obenshain | Republican | 2003 | Reelected | Mark Obenshain (R) 70.4% Maxine Hope Roles (D) 29.5% |
| 27th | Russ Potts | Republican | 1991 | Retired | Jill Holtzman Vogel (R) 48.4% Karen Schultz (D) 47.2% Donald Marro (I) 4.2% |
| 28th | John Chichester | Republican | 1977 | Retired | Richard Stuart (R) 50.6% Albert Pollard (D) 49.2% |
| 29th | Chuck Colgan | Democratic | 1975 | Reelected | Chuck Colgan (D) 54.1% Robert FitzSimmonds (R) 45.8% |
| 31st | Mary Margaret Whipple | Democratic | 1995 | Reelected | Mary Margaret Whipple (D) 82.6% Samuel Burley (IG) 16.5% |
| 33rd | Mark Herring | Democratic | 2006 | Reelected | Mark Herring (D) 56.9% Patricia Phillips (R) 43.0% |
| 34th | Jeannemarie Devolites-Davis | Republican | 2003 | Defeated | Chap Petersen (D) 55.3% Jeannemarie Devolites-Davis (R) 44.4% |
| 35th | Dick Saslaw | Democratic | 1980 | Reelected | Dick Saslaw (D) 77.9% Mario Palmiotto (IG) 21.0% |
| 37th | Ken Cuccinelli | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Ken Cuccinelli (R) 50.0% Janet Oleszek (D) 49.8% |
| 39th | Jay O'Brien | Republican | 2002 | Defeated | George Barker (D) 50.9% Jay O'Brien (R) 49.0% |
House of Delegates
[edit]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.