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These are official results certified by the State Board of Elections in late November 2002.
This was a status-quo election year. All incumbent congressional officeholders were re-elected; four were unopposed. Four members were serving their first term at the time of the election. The party balance of the congressional delegation remained at 8 Republicans, 3 Democrats. Both Senators are Republican. This was the first election held in new congressional district lines following the decennial reapportionment.
The Republican Party gained one seat in the State Senate and now holds 23 seats to the Democrats' 17 after two special elections to fill vacancies. The House of Delegates remained unchanged at 64 Republicans, 34 Democrats, and 2 Independents following four additional special legislative elections to fill vacancies.
Senators Warren Barry (R-37) and Madison Marye (D-39) resigned in mid-2002 and special elections were held in August and November, respectively, for those seats. Delegate Jim Shuler (D), who had been defeated in November 2001, moved to a new district and won an open seat caused when Creigh Deeds was elected to the Senate in 2001. Another seat opened when Jerrauld Jones (D-89) resigned to accept a job in the administration of Governor Mark Warner (D). Later, Speaker Vance Wilkins (R-24) resigned, and his successor was elected in November. Delegate Jay O'Brien (R) resigned from the House following his elevation to the Senate in November, causing yet another special election, held in December 2002.
Two state constitutional amendments and two bond referenda passed overwhelmingly. Regional sales tax questions were both defeated by wide margins in Northern and Eastern Virginia.
| Office or Issue | Winners | Number of Votes | Percentage |
| US Senate | John Warner (R) | 1,317,177 | 83.65% |
| US Congress - 1st | Jo Ann S. Davis (R) | 113,165 | 95.95% |
| US Congress - 2nd | Edward Schrock (R) | 103,802 | 82.99% |
| US Congress - 3rd | Robert C. Scott (D) | 87,106 | 96.50% |
| US Congress - 4th | J. Randy Forbes (R) | 108,728 | 97.92% |
| US Congress - 5th | Virgil H. Goode, Jr. (R) | 95,358 | 63.47% |
| US Congress - 6th | Robert W. Goodlatte (R) | 105,525 | 97.11% |
| US Congress - 7th | Eric I. Cantor (R) | 113,501 | 69.50% |
| US Congress - 8th | James Moran (D) | 101,651 | 59.85% |
| US Congress - 9th | Frederick Boucher (D) | 100,074 | 65.76% |
| US Congress - 10th | Frank Wolf (R) | 115,938 | 71.76% |
| US Congress - 11th | Thomas Davis, III (R) | 135,389 | 83.39% |
| Constitutional Amdt 1 | Yes | 1,090,748 | 72.69% |
| Constitutional Amdt 2 | Yes | 965,385 | 64.44% |
| Education Bonds | Yes | 1,124,257 | 72.81% |
| Parks & Recreation Bonds | Yes | 1,051,420 | 68.68% |
| Sales Tax - Northern Va. | No | 267,205 | 55.00% |
| Sales Tax - Eastern Va. | No | 201,152 | 61.64% |
| Special Legislative Elections | |||
| State Senate Dist. 37 (Aug. 6) | Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II (R) | 10,041 | 55.01% |
| State Senate Dist. 39 (Nov. 5) | James K. O'Brien, Jr. (R) | 25,465 | 57.15% |
| House of Del. Dist. 12 (Jan. 8) | James Shuler (D) | 7,284 | 70.77% |
| House of Del. Dist. 24 (Nov. 5) | Ben Cline (R) | 10,176 | 57.42% |
| House of Del. Dist. 40 (Dec. 17) | Tim Hugo (R) | 2,927 | 67.40% |
| House of Del. Dist. 89 (Aug. 6) | Kenneth C. Alexander (D) | 3,927 | 72.57% |
