1989 Virginia House of Delegates election

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Virginia House of Delegates election, 1989
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  1987 November 7, 1989 1991  

All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout66.5% [1] Increase2.svg
 Majority partyMinority party
  Delegate Philpott 1988.jpg Delegate Guest 1988.jpg
Leader A. L. Philpott Andy Guest
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceJanuary 9, 1980December 3, 1985
Leader's seat 11th 31st
Last election64 + 1 35
Seats won59 + 1 40
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 5Increase2.svg 5
Popular vote788,087668,856
Percentage53.0%45.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.9%Increase2.svg 5.0%

Speaker before election

A. L. Philpott
Democratic

Elected Speaker

A. L. Philpott
Democratic

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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Results

Overview

59401
DemocraticRepublican
PartiesCandidatesSeatsPopular Vote
19871989+/-StrengthVote %Change
Democratic 79 [lower-alpha 1] 6459Decrease2.svg 559.00%788,08752.98%
Republican 613540Increase2.svg 540.00%668,85644.96%
Independent 911Steady2.svg1.00%28,0551.89%
- Write-ins -00Steady2.svg0.00%2,6430.18%
Total1491001000100.00%1,487,641100.00%-

Source [2]

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References

  1. 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.
  1. "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  2. "Historical Elections Database". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved December 27, 2019.