2013 Virginia House of Delegates election

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2013 Virginia House of Delegates elections
Flag of Virginia.svg
  2011 November 5, 2013 2015  

All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout43.0% Increase2.svg 14.4 [1]
 Majority partyMinority party
  Bill Howell, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (Republican).png David Toscano 2010.jpg
Leader Bill Howell David Toscano
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 8, 2003November 19, 2011
Leader's seat 28th 57th
Last election6732
Seats won6733
Seat changeSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 1
Popular vote1,088,032817,066
Percentage53.8%40.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.0%Increase2.svg 6.0%

2013 Virginia House of Delegates Results.svg
Results:
     Republican hold     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain

Speaker before election

Bill Howell
Republican

Elected Speaker

Bill Howell
Republican

The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2013 was held on Tuesday, November 5.

Contents

Delegates not running for re-election

DelegateSeatFirst electedPartyDate announcedRef.
John Cosgrove [n 1] 78th district 2001 Republican August 6, 2013 [2]
John Cox 55th district 2009 Republican March 5, 2013 [3]
Annie Crockett-Stark 6th district 2005 Republican March 13, 2013 [4]
Sal Iaquinto 84th district 2005 Republican February 23, 2013 [5]
Joe Johnson 4th district 1989 (1966–70) Democratic February 26, 2013 [6]
Donald Merricks 16th district 2007 Republican March 6, 2013 [7]
Bob Purkey 82nd district 1985 Republican April 6, 2013 [8]
Lacey Putney 19th district 1961 Independent March 27, 2013 [9]
Jim Scott 53rd district 1991 Democratic March 3, 2013 [10]
Bob Tata 85th district 1983 Republican March 27, 2012 [11]

Results

Overview

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6733
RepublicanDemocratic
PartiesCandidatesSeatsPopular Vote
20112013+/-StrengthVote %Change
Republican 6767Steady2.svg67.00%1,088,03253.77%
Democratic 3233Increase2.svg133.00%817,06640.38%
Independent 10Decrease2.svg1
0.00%47,8172.36%
Libertarian 00Steady2.svg0.00%15,2520.75%
Independent Greens 00Steady2.svg0.00%12,6820.63%
- Write-ins 00Steady2.svg0.00%42,7732.11%
Total1001000100.00%2,023,622100.00%-

Seats that changed hands

Democratic to Republican (1)
Independent to Republican (1)
Republican to Democratic (2)

See also

Notes

  1. Cosgrove filed to run but entered the special election to replace 14th district Senator Harry Blevins after Blevins announced his early retirement. Cosgrove won and was subsequently replaced on the November ballot by Jay Leftwich.

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