The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1985 was held on Tuesday, November 5. Primary elections were held on June 11, 1985.
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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates 51 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 53.0%[1] ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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edit65 | 33 | 2 |
Democratic | Republican |
Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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1983 | 1985 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
Democratic | 79 | 65 | 65 | 65.00% | 630,701 | 58.29% | |||
Republican | 59 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 33.00% | 427,656 | 39.52% | ||
Independent | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.00% | 23,050 | 2.13% | ||
- | Write-ins | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 603 | 0.06% | ||
Total | 143 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100.00% | 1,082,010 | 100.00% | - |
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See also
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edit- ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ "Historical Elections Database". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved December 27, 2019.