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2001 election for Virginia House District 18

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

C. L. Athey Jr. (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating P. B. Schwartz (D) by 17.1 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

C. L. Athey Jr.Republican · winner
54.4%10,746
P. B. SchwartzDemocrat
37.3%7,375
Jerry M. WoodIndependent
8.3%1,650
19,771 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2001

The seat's recent races

EvenD+47.81995D+48.71999R+17.12001

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

C. L. Athey Jr. (R)P. B. Schwartz (D)Jerry M. Wood (I)