2007Final results
2007 election for Virginia Senate District 17
Virginia State Senate · Virginia
R. Edward Houck (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Chris J. Yakabouski (R) by 12.1 points.
R. Edward HouckDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.0%25,178
Chris J. YakabouskiRepublican
44.0%19,754
44,932 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 2007
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET