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2001Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2001 election for Virginia House District 37

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

J. C. Petersen (D) won with 52.3% of the vote, defeating John H. Rust Jr. (R) by 4.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

J. C. PetersenDemocrat · winner
52.3%10,899
John H. Rust Jr.Republican · incumbent
47.7%9,959
20,858 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

EvenR+9.71995R+13.41997D+4.52001

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

The candidates

J. C. Petersen (D)John H. Rust Jr. (R)