2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on November 7, 2000 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 1990 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

November 7, 2000
All 11 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Republican Democratic Independent Last election 6 4 1 Seats won 6 4 1 Seat change 1 2 1 Popular vote 1,131,999 1,060,484 229,246 Percentage 46.74% 43.79% 9.47% Swing 0.46% 0.99% 1.44%

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2000[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	1,131,999	46.74%	6	+1
	Democratic	1,060,484	43.79%	4	-2
	Independents/Write-ins	229,246	9.47%	1	+1
Totals		2,421,729	100.00%	11	—

District 1

Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jo Ann Davis	151,344	57.50
	Democratic	Lawrence A. Davis	97,399	37.00
	Independent	Sharon A. Wood	9,652	3.70
	Independent	Josh Billings	4,082	1.60
		Write-ins	537	0.20
Total votes			263,014	100.00
	Republican hold

District 2

Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward L. Schrock	97,856	52.00
	Democratic	Jody M. Wagner	90,328	47.90
		Write-ins	145	0.10
Total votes			188,329	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert C. Scott (inc.)	137,527	97.70
		Write-ins	3,226	2.30
Total votes			140,753	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4

Virginia's 4th congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Norman Sisisky (inc.)	189,787	98.90
		Write-ins	2,108	1.10
Total votes			191,895	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 5

Virginia's 5th congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Virgil Goode (inc.)	143,312	67.38
	Democratic	John W. Boyd, Jr.	65,387	30.74
	Independent	Joseph S. Spence	3,936	1.85
	Independent	Others	70	0.03
Total votes			150,233	100.00
	Independent gain from Republican

District 6

Virginia's 6th congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte (inc.)	153,338	99.30
		Write-ins	1,145	0.70
Total votes			154,483	100.00
	Republican hold

District 7

Virginia's 7th congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Cantor	192,652	66.90
	Democratic	Warren A. Stewart	94,935	33.00
		Write-ins	304	0.10
Total votes			287,891	100.00
	Republican hold

District 8

Virginia's 8th congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Moran (inc.)	164,178	63.30
	Republican	Demaris H. Miller	88,262	34.10
	Independent politician	Ronald Crickenberger	3,483	1.10
	Independent politician	Richard Herron	2,805	1.30
		Write-ins	471	0.20
Total votes			263,014	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 9

Virginia's 9th congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Boucher (inc.)	137,488	69.80
	Republican	Michael Osborne	59,335	30.1
		Write-ins	32	0.10
Total votes			196,855	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 10

Virginia's 10th congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Wolf (inc.)	238,817	84.20
	Independent politician	Brian Brown	28,107	9.90
	Independent politician	Marc Rossi	16,031	5.70
		Write-ins	682	0.20
Total votes			283,637	100.00
	Republican hold

District 11

Virginia's 11th congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Davis (inc.)	150,395	61.90
	Democratic	M.L. Corrigan	83,455	34.30
	Independent	Robert K. McBridge	4,774	2.00
	Independent	C.W. Levy	4,059	1.70
		Write-ins	285	0.10
Total votes			242,968	100.00
	Republican hold

References

1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000election.pdf

See also

• 2000 United States House of Representatives elections