1989 Virginia House of Delegates election

Virginia House of Delegates election, 1989

←  1987 November 7, 1989 1991  →
All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	66.5% [1]
Majority party Minority party   Leader A. L. Philpott Andy Guest Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 9, 1980 December 3, 1985 Leader's seat 11th 31st Last election 64 + 1 35 Seats won 59 + 1 40 Seat change 5 5 Popular vote 788,087 668,856 Percentage 53.0% 45.0% Swing 3.9% 5.0%
Results:      Republican hold     Republican gain      Democratic hold     Democratic gain      Independent hold     Independent gain
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.

Results

Overview

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59	40	1
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Candidates	Seats				Popular Vote
			1987	1989	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	79 [a]	64	59	5	59.00%	788,087	52.98%
	Republican	61	35	40	5	40.00%	668,856	44.96%
	Independent	9	1	1		1.00%	28,055	1.89%
-	Write-ins	-	0	0		0.00%	2,643	0.18%
Total		149	100	100	0	100.00%	1,487,641	100.00%	-

Source ^[2]

See also

• 1989 United States elections
• 1989 Virginia elections
  • 1989 Virginia gubernatorial election
  • 1989 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election
  • 1989 Virginia Attorney General election

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.