Commonwealth Of Virginia
State Board Of Elections
ELECTION RESULTS
NOVEMBER 3, 1998 GENERAL ELECTION

For Office of United States House of Representatives
By Congressional District

 

1st Congressional District

 

*Herbert H. "Herb" Bateman
(R)

Josh Billings
(I)

Bradford L. Phillips
(I)

Write-In Votes

Total Votes Cast

Accomack County

3,981

553

881

0

5,415

Caroline County

1,963

321

493

0

2,777

Essex County

1,150

126

160

0

1,436

Gloucester County

4,108

486

701

3

5,298

James City County

7,404

891

1,127

166

9,588

King & Queen County

701

117

141

0

959

King George County

2,059

217

340

14

2,630

King William County

1,585

212

228

11

2,036

Lancaster County

1,884

237

253

12

2,386

Mathews County

1,362

154

275

1

1,792

Middlesex County

1,583

190

182

3

1,958

Northampton County

1,538

230

281

1

2,050

Northumberland County

1,795

227

282

16

2,320

Richmond County

864

73

101

0

1,038

Spotsylvania County

6,874

1,040

2,030

16

9,960

Stafford County

7,444

1,184

2,144

157

10,929

Westmoreland County

1,694

285

322

3

2,304

York County

6,942

775

747

118

8,582

Fredericksburg City

1,552

263

377

41

2,233

Hampton City

6,443

657

763

107

7,970

Newport News City

10,536

956

1,116

142

12,750

Poquoson City

1,999

132

132

13

2,276

Williamsburg City

1,013

166

159

32

1,370

Total

76,474

9,492

13,235

856

100,057

Percentage of Vote

76.4%

9.5%

13.2%

0.9%

100.0%

* Denotes Incumbent

 

2nd Congressional District

 

*Owen B. Pickett
(D)

Write-In Votes

Total Votes Cast

Norfolk City

12,429

657

13,086

Virginia Beach City

55,546

3,459

59,005

Total

67,975

4,116

72,091

Percentage of Vote

94.3%

5.7%

100.0%

* Denotes Incumbent

 

 

3rd Congressional District

 

*Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
(D)

Robert S. "Bob" Barnett
(I)

Write-In Votes

Total Votes Cast

Charles City County

828

248

0

1,076

Henrico County

8,741

3,555

131

12,427

Isle Of Wight County

1,477

1,062

181

2,720

New Kent County

1,982

1,423

21

3,426

Surry County

741

345

2

1,088

Hampton City

7,791

1,755

230

9,776

Newport News City

7,128

1,665

134

8,927

Norfolk City

6,705

1,596

42

8,343

Richmond City

12,736

2,804

31

15,571

Total

48,129

14,453

772

63,354

Percentage of Vote

76.0%

22.8%

1.2%

100.0%

* Denotes Incumbent

 

 

4th Congressional District

 

*Norman Sisisky
(D)

Write-In Votes

Total Votes Cast

Amelia County

1,168

33

1,201

Brunswick County

1,953

1

1,954

Chesterfield County

4,023

183

4,206

Dinwiddie County

2,416

0

2,416

Greensville County

1,012

6

1,018

Isle Of Wight County

632

27

659

Nottoway County

1,574

1

1,575

Prince George County

2,327

121

2,448

Southampton County

1,853

28

1,881

Sussex County

1,129

0

1,129

Chesapeake City

23,201

779

23,980

Colonial Heights City

1,640

108

1,748

Emporia City

589

1

590

Franklin City

959

11

970

Hopewell City

1,535

5

1,540

Petersburg City

3,952

3

3,955

Portsmouth City

9,422

536

9,958

Suffolk City

5,178

173

5,351

Total

64,563

2,016

66,579

Percentage of Vote

97.0%

3.0%

100.0%

* Denotes Incumbent

 

 

5th Congressional District

 

Virgil H. Goode, Jr.
(D)

Write-In Votes

Total Votes Cast

Albemarle County

3,794

204

3,998

Appomattox County

1,580

0

1,580

Bedford County

6,084

11

6,095

Buckingham County

1,408

1

1,409

Campbell County

5,189

12

5,201

Charlotte County

1,490

3

1,493

Cumberland County

1,150

2

1,152

Fluvanna County

1,924

9

1,933

Franklin County

6,252

10

6,262

Halifax County

4,717

27

4,744

Henry County

9,127

14

9,141

Lunenburg County

1,257

32

1,289

Mecklenburg County

3,312

8

3,320

Nelson County

1,763

19

1,782

Patrick County

2382

5

2387

Pittsylvania County

6978

44

7022

Prince Edward County

1,818

2

1,820

Bedford City

824

5

829

Charlottesville City

3,518

296

3,814

Danville City

6,358

41

6,399

Martinsville City

2,172

40

2,212

Total

73,097

785

73,882

Percentage of Vote

98.9%

1.1%

100.0%

*Denotes Incumbent

 

 

6th Congressional District

 

*Robert W. Goodlate
(R)

David A. Bowers
(D)

Write-In Votes

Total Votes Cast

Alleghany County

1,979

1,178

0

3,157

Amherst County

3,395

1,878

0

5,273

Augusta County

12,559

3,024

0

15,583

Bath County

767

406

2

1,175

Bedford County

2,038

830

0

2,868

Botetourt County

5,829

2,061

1

7,891

Highland County

647

213

1

861

Roanoke County

15,301

5,680

6

20,987

Rockbridge County

2,740

1,460

1

4,201

Rockingham County

9,163

2,419

11

11,593

Buena Vista City

684

414

0

1,098

Clifton Forge City

529

368

0

897

Covington City

735

657

1

1,393

Harrisonburg City

3,009

1,272

12

4,293

Lexington City

701

595

0

1,296

Lynchburg City

7,167

4,593

18

11,778

Roanoke City

11,694

8,471

9

20,174

Salem City

4,511

1,803

2

6,316

Staunton City

3,231

1,295

1

4,527

Waynesboro City

2,498

870

1

3,369

Total

89,177

39,487

66

128,730

Percentage of Vote

69.3%

30.7%

0.1%

100.0%

*Denotes Incumbent

       

 

 

7th Congressional District

 

*Thomas J. "Tom"
Bliley, Jr.
(R)

Bradley E.
Evans
(I)

Write-In Votes

Total Votes Cast

Albemarle County

4,857

1,801

162

6,820

Chesterfield County

21,236

5,436

149

26,821

Culpeper County

3,376

1,223

8

4,607

Goochland County

2,137

680

7

2,824

Greene County

1,094

324

3

1,421

Hanover County

9,860

2,291

18

12,169

Henrico County

19,941

4,707

141

24,789

Louisa County

2,318

809

31

3,158