1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Virginia's 11th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Thomas Davis (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Leslie Byrne (D) by 7.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Thomas DavisRepublican · winner
52.9%98,216
Leslie ByrneDemocrat
45.3%84,104
Gordon S. CruickshankIndependent
1.7%3,246
185,680 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Leslie ByrneThomas Davis
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$9.8K
Cash on hand
$5.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: Gordon S. Cruickshank $5.9K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994