A searchable record of Virginia’s elections and state elected officials, 1776–2008 — who ran, who won, and who served.
Or browse membership rolls, election results, or summary statistics.
11,321
Individuals
42,051
Service records
5,061
Elections
8,953
Candidacies
2007
Latest assembly
Latest election covered, by office
- 2006 · U.S. House of Representatives · District 1
- 2006 · U.S. Senate · District VA1
- 2005 · Governor of VirginiaVirginia
- 2007 · Virginia House of Delegates · District H01Lee and Scott Counties; parts of Washington and Wise Counties
- 2007 · Virginia Senate · District S01City of Poquoson; part of York County; parts of City of Hampton and City of Newport News
Membership Rolls
Legislators and governors by assembly year, office, and leadership post.
Election Data
General Assembly, U.S. Congress, and gubernatorial election results with vote tallies.
Candidates & Officials
Search nearly 11,000 candidates and officeholders by name, party, gender, or ethnicity.
Statistics
Frequencies and crosstabs: turnover, tenure, party, gender, ethnicity, district type.
Codebook
Variable definitions and value labels for every field in the database.
Documentation
Sources, methods, and acknowledgments.
The Virginia Elections and State Elected Officials Database Project provides a current and accessible compilation and statistical resource on Virginia state elections and state elected officials from 1776 to 2008.