1999 Virginia Senate election
November 2, 1999
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The Virginia Senate election of 1999 was held on Tuesday, November 2. Republicans won a 1997 special election to claim a 21-19 majority in the chamber after Democrat Charles L. Waddell resigned his seat.[2][3] Republicans maintained this majority in 1999, which gave Republicans their first ever elected majority in history.
Overall results
| 21 | 19 |
| Republican | Democratic |
| Parties | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1999 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | ||
| Republican | 20 | 21 | 1 | 52.50% | 694,231 | |||
| Democratic | 20 | 19 | 1 | 47.50% | 440,873 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |||||
| - | Write-ins | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
| Total | 40 | 40 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% | - | ||
Election results
Party abbreviations: D - Democratic, R - Republican, I - Independent, IG - Independent Green, L - Libertarian
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Status | 2003 Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marty Williams | Republican | 1995 | Reelected | Marty Williams (R) unopposed |
| 2nd | W. Henry Maxwell | Democrat | 1993 | Reelected | W. Henry Maxwell (D) 80.7% M. A. Rogers, Sr. (I) 19.3% |
| 3rd | Tommy Norment | Republican | 1991 | Reelected | Tommy Norment (R) 63.0% Lynwood Lewis (D) 37.0% |
| 4th | Bill Bolling | Republican | 1995 | Reelected | Bill Bolling (R) unopposed |
| 5th | Yvonne Miller | Democrat | 1988 | Reelected | Yvonne Miller (D) unopposed |
| 6th | Stanley C. Walker | Democrat | 1971 | Defeated | Nick Rerras (R) 59.3% Stanley C. Walker (D) 40.7% |
| 7th | Ed Schrock | Republican | 1995 | Reelected | Ed Schrock (R) unopposed |
| 8th | Ken Stolle | Republican | 1991 | Reelected | Ken Stolle (R) unopposed |
| 9th | Benjamin Lambert | Democrat | 1986 | Reelected | Benjamin Lambert (D) unopposed |
| 10th | John Watkins | Republican | 1998 | Reelected | John Watkins (R) 70.0% Alex McMurtrie, Jr. (I) 30.0% |
| 11th | Stephen H. Martin | Republican | 1994 | Reelected | Stephen H. Martin (R) 64.6% W. S. Hastings, Jr. (D) 35.4% |
| 13th | Fred Quayle | Republican | 1991 | Reelected | Fred Quayle (R) 76.4% Richard H. Ramsey, Sr. (D) 23.2% |
| 17th | Edd Houck | Democratic | 1983 | Reelected | Edd Houck (D) 59.5% Robert G. Stuber (R) 40.5% |
| 18th | Louise Lucas | Democrat | 1991 | Reelected | Louise Lucas (D) 69.8% Walter D Brown, III (R) 30.1% |
| 20th | Roscoe Reynolds | Democratic | 1996 | Reelected | Roscoe Reynolds (D) 67.8% Thomas L Peterson (R) 32.2% |
| 22nd | Malfourd W. Trumbo | Republican | 1991 | Reelected | Malfourd W. Trumbo (R) unopposed[4] |
| 23rd | Stephen Newman | Republican | 1995 | Reelected | Stephen Newman (R) 64.1% Robert E Clarke (D) 35.9% |
| 24th | Emmett Hanger | Republican | 1995 | Reelected | Emmett Hanger (R) 74.3% Steven Sisson (D) 25.7%< |
| 26th | Kevin G. Miller | Republican | 1983 | Retired | Mark Obenshain (R) 67.9% Rodney L. Eagle (D) 31.9% |
| 27th | Russ Potts | Republican | 1991 | Reelected | Russ Potts (R) 58.2% Mark R. Herring (D) 41.1% |
| 29th | Chuck Colgan | Democratic | 1975 | Reelected | Chuck Colgan (D) 54.7% David C Mabie (R) 45.3% |
| 31st | Mary Margaret Whipple | Democratic | 1995 | Reelected | Mary Margaret Whipple (D) 69.4% Kamal Nawash (R) 30.3% |
| 32nd | Janet Howell | Democratic | 1992 | Reelected | Janet Howell (D) 56.7% David Hunt (R) 43.3% |
| 34th | Leslie Byrne | Democrat | 1999 | Retired | Jeannemarie Devolites (R) 52.8% Ronald F Christian (D) 47.1% |
| 34th | Dick Saslaw | Democratic | 1980 | Reelected | Dick Saslaw (D) 82.5% C.W. Levy (I) 16.4% |
| 36th | Toddy Puller | Democratic | 1999 | Reelected | Toddy Puller (D) 55.4% Chris Braunlich (R) 44.5% |
| 37th | Ken Cuccinelli | Republican | 2001 | Reelected | Ken Cuccinelli (R) 53.3% James E Mitchell, III (D) 46.6% |
| 39th | Jay O'Brien | Republican | 2002 | Reelected | Jay O'Brien (R) 57.8% Greg Galligan (D) 42.2% |
See also
References
- ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- ^ "Virginia State Legislature". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
- ^ Southern Politics in the 1990s. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-4181-6.
- ^ "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections".