1993 Virginia House of Delegates election

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Virginia House of Delegates election, 1993
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  1991 November 2, 1993 1995  

All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout61.1% [1] Increase2.svg
 Majority partyMinority party
  Delegate Moss 1988.jpg Delegate Wilkins 1988.jpg
Leader Tom Moss Vance Wilkins
Party Democratic Republican
Leader sinceSeptember 28, 1991November 19, 1991
Leader's seat 88th 24th
Last election59+1 40
Seats won52+1 47
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 7Increase2.svg 7
Popular vote683,381800,251
Percentage44.2%51.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 10.0%Increase2.svg 8.8%

Speaker before election

Tom Moss
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Tom Moss
Democratic

The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1993 was held on Tuesday, November 2.

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Results

Overview

52471
DemocraticRepublican
PartiesCandidatesSeatsPopular Vote
19911993+/-StrengthVote %Change
Democratic 785852Decrease2.svg 652.00%683,38144.18%
Republican 784147Increase2.svg 647.00%800,25151.74%
Independent 3411Steady2.svg1.00%61,6563.99%
- Write-ins -00Steady2.svg0.00%1,4740.10%
Total1901001000100.00%1,546,762100.00%-

Source [2]

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References

  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.