2015 Virginia House of Delegates election

2015 Virginia House of Delegates elections

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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout29.1% Decrease 13.9[1]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Bill Howell David Toscano
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 8, 2003 November 19, 2011
Leader's seat 28th 57th
Last election 67 33
Seats won 66 34
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 798,868 451,865
Percentage 60.8% 34.4%
Swing Increase 7.0% Decrease 6.0%

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 2015 was held on Tuesday, November 3. All 100 seats of the Virginia House of Delegates were on the ballot. While Republicans maintained an enormous edge against Democrats in the chamber, their net loss of one seat cost them their previously held veto-proof majority against Governor Terry McAuliffe.[2]

  1. ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  2. ^ Nolan, Jim (November 6, 2015). "Both sides declare win, but neither really did". Woodbridge: Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 28, 2017.