2001Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2001 election for Virginia House District 7
Virginia House of Delegates · Virginia
David A. Nutter (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating James M. Shuler (D) by 4.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
David A. NutterRepublican · winner
52.4%8,603
James M. ShulerDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%7,821
16,424 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)