United States Senate election in Virginia, 2002

United States Senate election in Virginia, 2002

November 4, 2002

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 82.6% 9.7% 7.1%

U.S. Senate election results map. Red denotes counties/districts won by Warner.

U.S. Senator before election John Warner Republican Elected U.S. Senator John Warner Republican

The 2002 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. 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] The 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.

Major candidates

Independents

• Jacob Hornberger, Libertarian Party activist
• Nancy Spannaus, Lyndon LaRouche Movement activist^[3]

Republican

• John Warner, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

United States Senate election in Virginia, 2002[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Warner (inc.)	1,229,894	82.58%	+30.10%
	Independent	Nancy B. Spannaus	145,102	9.74%
	Independent	Jacob G. Hornberger, Jr.	106,055	7.12%
	Write-ins		8,371	0.56%
Majority			1,084,792	72.83%	+67.75%
Turnout			1,489,422
	Republican hold		Swing

References

1. Dr. Michael McDonald (December 28, 2011). "2002 General Election Turnout Rates". George Mason University. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
2. http://0-proquest.umi.com.wave.lccc.edu/pqdweb?index=16&did=227948861&SrchMode=1&sid=1&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1284779106&clientId=18115
3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4C0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RggGAAAAIBAJ&pg=6707,595341&dq=nancy+spannaus&hl=en
4. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002/2002Stat.htm#46

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