1989 Virginia House of Delegates election
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The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1989 was held on Tuesday, November 7. Primary elections were held on June 13, 1989.
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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates 51 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 66.5%[1]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
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edit| 59 | 40 | 1 |
| Democratic | Republican |
| Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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| 1987 | 1989 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
| Democratic | 79 [a] | 64 | 59 |  5
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59.00% | 788,087 | 52.98% | ||
| Republican | 61 | 35 | 40 | 5
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40.00% | 668,856 | 44.96% | ||
| Independent | 9 | 1 | 1 | 
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1.00% | 28,055 | 1.89% | ||
| - | Write-ins | - | 0 | 0 |
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0.00% | 2,643 | 0.18% | |
| Total | 149 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100.00% | 1,487,641 | 100.00% | - | |
Source[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jackie Stump was elected in the 4th district as an independent write-in candidate, but he then served in the Democratic caucus and is therefore included in the Democratic figures.
- ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Historical Elections Database". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved December 27, 2019.