1997 Virginia House of Delegates election
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1997 was held on Tuesday, November 4.
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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates 51 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 49.5%[1]  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Overview
| 51 | 48 | 1 |
| Democratic | Republican |
| Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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| 1995 | 1997 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
| Democratic | 70 | 52 | 51 | |
51.00% | 658,203 | 43.75% | ||
| Republican | 68 | 47 | 48 |  |
48.00% | 779,031 | 51.78% | ||
| Independent | 19 | 1 | 1 |  |
1.00% | 52,099 | 3.46% | ||
| Reform Party | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
0.00% | 7,932 | 0.53% | ||
| - | Write-ins | - | 0 | 0 | |
0.00% | 7,287 | 0.48% | |
| Total | 161 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100.00% | 1,504,552 | 100.00% | - | |
Source[2]
See also
- United States elections, 1997
- Virginia elections, 1997
- Virginia gubernatorial election, 1997
- Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1997
- Virginia Attorney General election, 1997
References
- "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- "Historical Elections Database". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
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