Virginia House of Delegates election, 1991

Virginia House of Delegates election, 1991

November 5, 1991
All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	49.1%[1]
Majority party Minority party   Leader Tom Moss Andy Guest Party Democratic Republican Leader since September 28, 1991 December 3, 1985 Leader's seat 88th 31st Last election 59+1 40 Seats won 58+1 41 Seat change 1 1
Speaker before election Ford C. Quillen (acting) Democratic Elected Speaker Tom Moss Democratic

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The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1991 was held on Tuesday, November 5. Just over a month earlier, on September 28, House Speaker A. L. Philpott died of cancer. Democratic floor leader Tom Moss led his party going into the election; Moss was elected Speaker two weeks later, after his conference maintained a majority in the chamber.

Election Results^[2]

See also

• United States elections, 1991
• Virginia elections, 1991
  • Virginia Senate election, 1991

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