1991 Virginia Senate election

1991 Virginia Senate elections

November 5, 1991
All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	49.1% 10.0 pp
Majority party Minority party   Leader Hunter Andrews William A. Truban Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 9, 1980 January 14, 1976 Leader's seat 1st 27th Last election 30 seats, 63.2% 10 seats, 33.4% Seats won 22 18 Seat change 8 8 Popular vote 657,012 499,273 Percentage 54.8% 41.7% Swing 8.4 pp 8.3 pp
Majority leader before election Hunter Andrews Democratic Elected Majority leader Hunter Andrews Democratic

In the elections to the Senate of Virginia, United States in October 1991, the Republican Party gained 8 seats from the Democrats, but the Democrats retained a majority with 22 seats to the Republicans' 18. One electoral district was newly created and another two were merged into one.

Overall results

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22	18
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Seats				Popular Vote
		1987	1991	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	30	22	8	55.00%	657,012
	Republican	10	18	8	45.00%	499,273
	Independent	0	0		0.00%
-	Write-ins	0	0		0.00%
Total		40	40	0	100.00%		100.00%	-

Results by district

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
1	Hunter Andrews	Democratic	1963	Re-elected	Hunter Andrews (D) 52.44% Barry I. Epstein (R) 44.90% Lorene Marable-Safavinia (I) 2.63%
2	Robert C. Scott	Democratic	1982	Re-elected	Robert C. Scott (D) unopposed
3	William E. Fears	Democratic	1967	Lost re-election Republican gain	Tommy Norment (R) 54.27% William E. Fears (D) 45.71%
4	Elmo G. Cross, Jr.	Democratic	1975	Re-elected	Elmo G. Cross, Jr. (D) 62.15% Randy D. Barrack (R) 37.83%
5	Yvonne B. Miller	Democratic	1987	Re-elected	Yvonne B. Miller (D) 75.53% F. P. Clay, Jr. (R) 20.20% Loretta F. Chandler (I) 3.99%
6	Stanley C. Walker	Democratic	1971	Re-elected	Stanley C. Walker (D) 83.10% Alain E. Lareau, Jr. (R) 16.40%
7	Clarence A. Holland	Democratic	1983	Re-elected	Clarence A. Holland (D) 53.41% Mark S. Bailey (R) 46.47%
8	Moody E. Stallings, Jr.	Democratic	1987	Lost re-election Republican gain	Ken Stolle (R) 54.02% Moody E. Stallings, Jr. (D) 45.80%
9	Benjamin Lambert	Democratic	1985	Re-elected	Benjamin Lambert (D) unopposed
10	Joseph B. Benedetti	Republican	1986	Re-elected	Joseph B. Benedetti (R) unopposed
11	Robert E. Russell, Sr.	Republican	1983	Re-elected	Robert E. Russell, Sr. (R) 53.54% Alexander B. McMurtrie, Jr. (D) 46.33%
12	Edwina P. Dalton	Republican	1987	Retired Republican hold	Walter Stosch (R) 75.61% Charlotte L. Armstrong (D) 24.30%
13	Johnny Joannou	Democratic	1983	Lost re-election Republican gain	Fred Quayle (R) 50.78% Johnny Joannou (D) 49.20%
14	Mark Earley	Republican	1987	Re-elected	Mark Earley (R) 68.44% Johnny W. Butt (D) 31.51%
15	Richard J. Holland	Democratic	1979	Re-elected	Richard J. Holland (D) unopposed
16	Elmon T. Gray	Democratic	1971	Retired Democratic hold	Henry L. Marsh (D) 60.10% Don A. Harrington, Jr. (I) 22.40% John C. Holden (I) 17.45%
17	Edd Houck	Democratic	1983	Re-elected	Edd Houck (D) 63.78% J. Russ Moulton, Jr. (R) 36.22%
18	Howard P. Anderson	Democratic	1971	Retired Democratic hold	Louise Lucas (D) 51.88% Frank Ruff (R) 48.12%
19	William Onico Barker	Republican	1979	Retired Republican hold	Charles R. Hawkins (R) unopposed
20	Virgil Goode	Democratic	1973	Re-elected	Virgil Goode (D) unopposed
21	Granger Macfarlane	Democratic	1983	Lost re-election Republican gain	J. Brandon Bell (R) 53.49% Granger Macfarlane (D) 46.45%
22	Dudley J. Emick	Democratic	1975	Retired Republican gain	Malfourd W. Trumbo (R) 43.27% Francis E. Longaker (I) 28.87% A. Carole Pratt (I) 27.84%
23	Elliot S. Schewel	Democratic	1975	Re-elected	Elliot S. Schewel (D) unopposed
24	Frank W. Nolen	Democratic	1974	Re-elected	Frank W. Nolen (D) unopposed
25	Thomas J. Michie, Jr.	Democratic	1980	Loss re-election Republican gain	Edgar S. Robb (R) 50.76% Thomas J. Michie, Jr. (D) 49.20%
26	Kevin G. Miller	Republican	1983	Re-elected	Kevin G. Miller (R) 59.47% Margaret E. Haynes (D) 40.52%
27	William A. Truban	Republican	1971	Retired Republican hold	Russ Potts (R) 49.61% Dennis L. Hupp (D) 31.35% Thomas A. Lewis (I) 17.20% Robert Lynwood Coffman (I) 1.83%
28	John Chichester	Republican	1978	Re-elected	John Chichester (R) 69.48% Edwin C. King (D) 30.52%
29	Charles Colgan	Democratic	1975	Re-elected	Charles Colgan (D) unopposed
30	Robert L. Calhoun	Republican	1988	Re-elected	Robert L. Calhoun (R) 65.25% Stanley R. Vosper, Jr. (D) 34.59%
31	Edward M. Holland	Democratic	1971	Re-elected	Edward M. Holland (D) 71.80% Francis J. Mahoney, Jr. (R) 28.02%
32	Clive L. DuVal	Democratic	1971	Retired Democratic hold	Janet Howell (D) 52.46% Frederick T. Dykes (R) 47.41%
33	Charles L. Waddell	Democratic	1971	Re-elected	Charles L. Waddell (D) 48.98% Dennis G. Pierce (R) 25.83% Kristen C. Umstattd (I) 25.14%
34	Emilie F. Miller	Democratic	1987	Loss re-election Republican gain	Jane H. Woods (R) 52.06% Emiie F. Miller (D) 47.88%
35	Richard L. Saslaw	Democratic	1979	Re-elected	Richard L. Saslaw (D) 60.21% Christy Anne Marie Collins (R) 39.74%
36	Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr.	Democratic	1971	Re-elected	Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. (D) 51.17% John M. Griswold (R) 48.71%
37	None (District created)			New seat Republican gain	Warren E. Barry (R) 60.60% James C. Tso (D) 39.32%
38	Daniel W. Bird, Jr.	Democratic	1975	Re-elected	Jackson E. Reasor, Jr. (D) unopposed
39	Madison E. Marye Redistricted from the 37th district	Democratic	1973	Re-elected	Madison E. Marye (D) unopposed
40	J. Jack Kennedy Jr.	Democratic	1991	Loss redistricting contest Democratic loss	William C. Wampler, Jr. (R) 52.35% Joe Jack Kennedy, Jr. (D) 47.63%
	William C. Wampler Jr. Redistricted from the 39th district	Republican	1987	Re-elected

See also

• United States elections, 1991
• Virginia elections, 1991
  • Virginia House of Delegates election, 1991

References

• "Election Data for 1991 for Virginia Senate Race(s)". The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project, 1776-2007. Virginia State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2012.