2002 United States Senate election in Virginia

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.^[2] 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. As of 2024^[update], this was the last time Republicans won a U.S. Senate election in Virginia.

2002 United States Senate election in Virginia

← 1996 November 5, 2002 2008 →
Turnout	29.0% (voting eligible)[1]
Nominee John Warner Nancy Spannaus Jacob Hornberger Party Republican Independent Independent Popular vote 1,229,894 145,102 106,055 Percentage 82.58% 9.74% 7.12%
County and independent city results Warner:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
U.S. senator before election John Warner Republican Elected U.S. Senator John Warner Republican

Major candidates

Independents

• Jacob Hornberger, libertarian political activist^[3]
• Nancy Spannaus, Lyndon LaRouche Movement activist^[4]

Republican

• John Warner, incumbent U.S. Senator

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[5]	Safe R	November 4, 2002

Results

United States Senate election in Virginia, 2002^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Warner (incumbent)	1,229,894	82.58%	+30.10%
	Independent	Nancy B. Spannaus	145,102	9.74%
	Independent	Jacob Hornberger	106,055	7.12%
	Write-ins		8,371	0.56%	+0.43%
Majority			1,084,792	72.83%	+67.75%
Turnout			1,489,422
	Republican hold		Swing

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)

See also

• 2002 United States Senate elections