2003Final results
2003 election for Virginia Senate District 23
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
Stephen D. Newman (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating R. E. Clarke (D) by 28.2 points.
Stephen D. NewmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.1%26,446
R. E. ClarkeDemocrat
35.9%14,812
41,258 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 2003
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET