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2001Final results

2001 election for Virginia House District 51

Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia

Michele B. McQuigg (R) won re-election with 64.0% of the vote, defeating D. M. Oppenhagen (D) by 30.3 points.

Michele B. McQuiggRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%9,621
D. M. OppenhagenDemocrat
33.7%5,064
J. E. SimpsonLibertarian
2.3%353
15,038 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+7.81993D+17.01995D+14.41997R+11.11999R+30.32001

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

The candidates

Michele B. McQuigg (R)D. M. Oppenhagen (D)

Also on the ballot: J. E. Simpson (Libertarian), 2.3%