Campaign 2007 Virginia State Senate

All 40 seats in the Virginia Senate were up for election in 2007. Republicans gained control of the State Senate in 1999, retained the majority in 2003, but lost several closes races in 2007. The next Senate elections will be in 2011.

Below are the State Senate districts located in (or near) the 8th Congressional District, and the candidates from 2007. To learn more about the 2007 GOP campaigns for the Senate, click on "More info" below the district number.

If there's no election contest in your district this year, please help a Republican in another district.

NOTES:
• Legislative district lines were redrawn in 2001. There were at least some changes to every district, and in many cases, the changes were substantial. Please be sure to locate your current district.

Not sure of your Senate District? Try the State Board of Election's look-up service.

District	Location	Republican	Democrat
30th More info	Alexandria (Old Town, Central) Arlington (S. Arl) Fairfax Co. (Rte. 1)	[TBD]	Sen. Patsy Ticer * Re-elected *
31st More info	Arlington (N. Arl.) Falls Church (all) Fairfax Co. (Skyline, Baileys)	[TBD]	Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple * Re-elected *
32nd More info	Fairfax Co. (McLean, Reston)	[TBD]	Sen. Janet Howell * Re-elected *
33rd More info	Fairfax Co. (Chantilly) Loudoun Co. (eastern)	Patricia Phillips	Sen. Mark Herring * Re-elected *
34th More info	Fairfax City (all) Fairfax Co. (Vienna, Wolf Trap)	Sen. Jeannemarie Devolites Davis	Chap Petersen * Elected *
35th More info	Alexandria (West End) Fairfax Co. (Springfield, Annandale)	[TBD]	Sen. Dick Saslaw * Re-elected *
36th More info	Fairfax Co. (Mt. Vernon) Prince William Co. (Woodbridge)	[TBD]	Sen. Toddy Puller * Re-elected *
37th More info	Fairfax Co. (Centreville)	Sen. Ken Cuccinelli * Re-elected *	Janet Oleszek
39th More info	Fairfax Co. (Springfield, Clifton) Prince William Co. (northcentral)	Sen. Jay O'Brien	George Barker * Elected *
See election results for past Senate races: 2007: By Senate district, and for Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County and Falls Church. 2003: By Senate district, and for Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County and Falls Church. 1999: by Senate district.