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The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1999 was held on Tuesday, November 2.
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Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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1997 | 1999 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
Republican | 71 | 48 | 52 | 4 | 52.00% | 606,235 | 50.53% | ||
Democratic | 66 | 51 | 47 | 4 | 47.00% | 526,294 | 43.87% | ||
Independent | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1.00% | 60,812 | 5.07% | |||
- | Write-ins | - | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 6,308 | 0.53% | ||
Total | 162 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100.00% | 1,199,649 | 100.00% | - |
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Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most-populous city, and Fairfax County is the most-populous political subdivision. The Commonwealth's population in 2020 was over 8.65 million, with 36% of them living in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area.
2009 Elections to the Virginia House of Delegates were held on November 3, 2009. Prior to the election, Republicans held 53 seats, Democrats held 43 seats, and Independents held 2 seats.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1991 was held on Tuesday, November 5. Just over a month earlier, on September 28, House Speaker A. L. Philpott died of cancer. Democratic floor leader Tom Moss led his party going into the election; Moss was elected Speaker two weeks later, after his conference maintained a majority in the chamber.
During the 2018 election year in Virginia several local, state, and federal elections were held. On May 1, several of Virginia's cities and towns held mayoral, city council, and school board elections. Primary elections for Congress were held on June 12.
The 2019 Virginia elections took place on November 5, 2019. All 40 seats of the Senate of Virginia and 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were up for re-election, as were many local offices.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1993 was held on Tuesday, November 2.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1989 was held on Tuesday, November 7. Primary elections were held on June 13, 1989.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1995 was held on Tuesday, November 7.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1987 was held on Tuesday, November 3. Primary elections were held on June 9, 1987.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1997 was held on Tuesday, November 4.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2001 was held on Tuesday, November 6.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2003 was held on Tuesday, November 4.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2005 was held on Tuesday, November 8.
The Virginia Senate election of 1999 was held on Tuesday, November 2.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2013 was held on Tuesday, November 5.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2011 was held on Tuesday, November 8.
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2007 was held on Tuesday, November 6.
The 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019, concurrently with the elections for the Senate of Virginia, to elect members to the 161st Virginia General Assembly. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were up for election. It resulted in Democrats gaining 6 seats in the House of Delegates, and gaining control of both chambers of the General Assembly, marking the first time that Democrats held control of both legislative and executive branches in Virginia since 1993.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Virginia was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Virginia voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote, pitting the Republican Party's nominee, incumbent President Donald Trump, and running mate Vice President Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden, and his running mate California Senator Kamala Harris. Virginia has 13 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
The 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election for the 162nd Virginia General Assembly were held on November 2, 2021 to coincide with biennial elections in the U.S. state of Virginia. All 100 Delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-member constituencies. Primary elections took place on June 8. This election coincided with the Virginia gubernatorial, lieutenant gubernatorial, and Attorney General elections, all of which were won by Republicans. The upper house of the Virginia General Assembly, the Senate of Virginia, will hold its next election on November 7, 2023.