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2002 United States Senate election in Virginia

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Field	Value
election_name	2002 United States Senate election in Virginia
country	Virginia
flag_year	1997
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	1996 United States Senate election in Virginia
previous_year	1996
next_election	2008 United States Senate election in Virginia
next_year	2008
election_date	November 5, 2002
turnout	29.0% (voting eligible)
image1	File:Warner(R-VA) (cropped).jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	John Warner
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	1,229,894
percentage1	82.58%
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	Nancy Spannaus
party2	Independent
popular_vote2	145,102
percentage2	9.74%
image3	Jacob Hornberger speaking at the University of Arizona (cropped).png
nominee3	Jacob Hornberger
party3	Independent
popular_vote3	106,055
percentage3	7.12%
map_image	{{switcher
map_caption	Warner:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	John Warner
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	John Warner
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

|[[File:2002 United States Senate election in Virginia results map by county.svg|300px]] |County and independent city results |[[File:2002 United States Senate election in Virginia results map by congressional district.svg|300px]] |Congressional district results}} The 2002 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Senator John Warner won re-election to a fifth term, making him one of only three Virginia U.S. senators to serve five or more terms. Democrats did not field a candidate against Warner, and he won every single county and city in the state with at least 60% of the vote. , this was the last time Republicans won a U.S. Senate election in Virginia.

Major candidates

Independents

Jacob Hornberger, libertarian political activist
Nancy Spannaus, Lyndon LaRouche Movement activist

Republican

John Warner, incumbent U.S. senator

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 4, 2002

Results

Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Appomattox (largest city: Appomattox)
Bath (largest city: Hot Springs)
Bland (largest city: Bland)
Buckingham (largest city: Dillwyn)
Buchanan (largest city: Grundy)
Buena Vista (independent city)
Bristol (independent city)
Charlotte (largest city: Keysville)
Chesapeake (independent city)
Chesapeake (independent city)
Craig (largest city: New Castle)
Cumberland (largest city: Farmville)
Dickenson (largest borough: Clintwood)
Dinwiddie (largest town: McKenney)
Emporia (independent city)
Franklin (largest city: Rocky Mount)
Galax (independent city)
Giles (largest city: Pearisburg)
Grayson (largest city: Independence)
Henry (largest city: Martinsville)
King and Queen (largest city: King and Queen Courthouse)
King William (largest city: West Point)
Lee (largest city: Pennington Gap)
Louisa (largest city: Louisa)
Lunenburg (largest city: Victoria)
Norton (independent city)
Radford (independent city)
Pulaski (largest city: Pulaski)
Russell (largest city: Lebanon)
Scott (largest city: Gate City)
Smyth (largest city: Marion)
Southampton (largest municipality: Courtland)
Tazewell (largest city: Richlands)
Wise (largest city: Big Stone Gap)
Westmoreland (largest city: Colonial Beach)
Wythe (largest city: Wytheville)
Nelson (largest municipality: Nellysford)
Prince Edward (largest municipality: Farmville)
Williamsburg (independent city)
Caroline (largest borough: Bowling Green)
Hopewell (independent city)
Montgomery (largest borough: Blacksburg)
Covington (independent city)
Martinsville (independent city)
Brunswick (largest borough: Lawrenceville)
Charlottesville (independent city)
Northampton (largest borough: Exmore)
Surry (no municipalities)
Emporia (independent city)
Roanoke (independent city)
Richmond (independent city)
Falls Church (independent city)
Norfolk (independent city)
Portsmouth (independent city)
Alexandria (independent city)
Buena Vista (independent city)
Alleghany (largest borough: Clinfton Forge)
Arlington (no municipalities)
Greensville (largest city: Jarratt)
Sussex (largest city: Waverly)
Petersburg (independent city)
Charles City (no municipalities)
Franklin (largest city: Rocky Mount)

References

Dr. Michael McDonald. (December 28, 2011). "2002 General Election Turnout Rates". [[George Mason University]].
(27 October 2002). "WARNER MAKES HISTORY". Richmond Times - Dispatch.
(31 January 2001). "Full Context Interview with Jacob G. Hornberger".
[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4C0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RggGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6707,595341&dq=nancy%20spannaus&hl=en "The Free Lance-Star - Google News Archive Search"].
(November 4, 2002). "Senate Races".
[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002/2002Stat.htm#46 "2002 ELECTION STATISTICS"].

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