2000Final results
2000 election for Virginia's 1st District
U.S. House · Virginia
Jo Ann Davis (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Lawrence A. Davies (D) by 20.5 points.
Jo Ann DavisRepublican · winner
57.5%151,344
Lawrence A. DaviesDemocrat
37.0%97,399
Sharon A. WoodIndependent
3.7%9,652
Josh BillingsIndependent
1.6%4,082
263,014 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 2000
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.
Lawrence A. DaviesJo Ann Davis
$205.6K
Raised by the campaign
$427.8K
$203.8K
Spent by the campaign
$407.9K
$1.8K
Cash on hand
$19.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Jo Ann Davis (R)Lawrence A. Davies (D)
Also on the ballot: Sharon A. Wood (Independent), 3.7%; Josh Billings (Independent), 1.6%