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The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1997 was held on Tuesday, November 4.
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| Elections in Virginia |
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The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1997 was held on Tuesday, November 4.
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| 1995 | 1997 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
| Democratic | 70 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 51.00% | 658,203 | 43.75% | ||
| Republican | 68 | 47 | 48 |  1 | 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% | - | |
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