Virginia's 7th congressional district special election, 1991

A special election for Virginia's 7th congressional district was held on November 5, 1991 because the previous congressman D. French Slaughter Jr. had resigned due to a series of strokes. George Allen, who would later become Governor of Virginia and then a United States Senator, won with over 60% of the vote.

Results

Virginia'a 7th congressional district special election, 1991[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Allen 106,745 62.0%
Democratic K. E. Kay' Slaughter 59,655 34.7%
Independent John A. Torrice, Jr 5,566 3.2%
Other 89 0.1%
Total votes 172,055 100.0
Republican hold
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References

  1. "Elections Database". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
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