2017 Virginia House of Delegates election

2017 Virginia House of Delegates election

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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout47.6% Increase 18.5[1]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Bill Howell
(retired)
David Toscano
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 8, 2003 November 19, 2011
Leader's seat 28th 57th
Seats before 66 34
Seats won 51 49
Seat change Decrease 15 Increase 15
Popular vote 1,076,081 1,304,241
Percentage 43.8% 53.1%
Swing Decrease 15.8% Increase 17.4%

Results:
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold

Speaker before election

Bill Howell
Republican

Elected Speaker

Kirk Cox
Republican

The 2017 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday, November 7. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were contested. The Republican Party held a 66–34 majority in the House of Delegates before the election but lost 15 seats to the Democratic Party, resulting in the Republicans holding a 50–49 advantage.

The election was notable for having a perfectly tied vote in the 94th district, which left control of the legislature undecided. The winner of the race was determined by a random drawing on January 4, 2018, which resulted in the Republicans holding a 51–49 majority.

  1. ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2017.