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2001Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2001 election for Virginia House District 5

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Charles W. Carrico (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating J. H. Tate Jr. (D) by 17.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Charles W. CarricoRepublican · winner
58.9%11,561
J. H. Tate Jr.Democrat · incumbent
41.1%8,072
19,633 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+19.01993D+4.31995D+2.71997D+11.11999R+17.82001

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