1999 Virginia Senate election


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. Republicans maintained this majority in 1999, which gave Republicans their first ever elected majority in history.

Overall results

Election results

Party abbreviations: D - Democratic, R - Republican, I - Independent, IG - Independent Green, L - Libertarian
DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedStatus2003 Result
1stMarty WilliamsRepublican1995ReelectedMarty Williams unopposed
2ndW. Henry MaxwellDemocrat1993ReelectedW. Henry Maxwell 80.7%
M. A. Rogers, Sr. 19.3%
3rdTommy NormentRepublican1991ReelectedTommy Norment 63.0%
Lynwood Lewis 37.0%
4thBill BollingRepublican1995ReelectedBill Bolling unopposed
5thYvonne MillerDemocrat1988ReelectedYvonne Miller unopposed
6thStanley C. WalkerDemocrat1971DefeatedNick Rerras 59.3%
Stanley C. Walker 40.7%
7thEd SchrockRepublican1995ReelectedEd Schrock unopposed
8thKen StolleRepublican1991ReelectedKen Stolle unopposed
9thBenjamin LambertDemocrat1986ReelectedBenjamin Lambert unopposed
10thJohn WatkinsRepublican1998ReelectedJohn Watkins 70.0%
Alex McMurtrie, Jr. 30.0%
11thStephen H. MartinRepublican1994ReelectedStephen H. Martin 64.6%
W. S. Hastings, Jr. 35.4%
13thFred QuayleRepublican1991ReelectedFred Quayle 76.4%
Richard H. Ramsey, Sr. 23.2%
17thEdd HouckDemocratic1983ReelectedEdd Houck 59.5%
Robert G. Stuber 40.5%
18thLouise LucasDemocrat1991ReelectedLouise Lucas 69.8%
Walter D Brown, III 30.1%
20thRoscoe ReynoldsDemocratic1996ReelectedRoscoe Reynolds 67.8%
Thomas L Peterson 32.2%
22ndMalfourd W. TrumboRepublican1991ReelectedMalfourd W. Trumbo unopposed
23rdStephen NewmanRepublican1995ReelectedStephen Newman 64.1%
Robert E Clarke 35.9%
24thEmmett HangerRepublican1995ReelectedEmmett Hanger 74.3%
Steven Sisson 25.7%<
26thKevin G. MillerRepublican1983RetiredMark Obenshain 67.9%
Rodney L. Eagle 31.9%
27thRuss PottsRepublican1991ReelectedRuss Potts 58.2%
Mark R. Herring 41.1%
29thChuck ColganDemocratic1975ReelectedChuck Colgan 54.7%
David C Mabie 45.3%
31stMary Margaret WhippleDemocratic1995ReelectedMary Margaret Whipple 69.4%
Kamal Nawash 30.3%
32ndJanet HowellDemocratic1992ReelectedJanet Howell 56.7%
David Hunt 43.3%
34thLeslie ByrneDemocrat1999RetiredJeannemarie Devolites 52.8%
Ronald F Christian 47.1%
34thDick SaslawDemocratic1980ReelectedDick Saslaw 82.5%
C.W. Levy 16.4%
36thToddy PullerDemocratic1999ReelectedToddy Puller 55.4%
Chris Braunlich 44.5%
37thKen CuccinelliRepublican2001ReelectedKen Cuccinelli 53.3%
James E Mitchell, III 46.6%
39thJay O'BrienRepublican2002ReelectedJay O'Brien 57.8%
Greg Galligan 42.2%