2021 Virginia House of Delegates election

2021 Virginia House of Delegates elections

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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout54.9% Increase12.5[1]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Todd Gilbert Eileen Filler-Corn
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 8, 2020 January 1, 2019
Leader's seat 15th 41st
Last election 45 55
Seats won 52 48
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 7
Popular vote 1,666,569 1,536,509
Percentage 51.56% 47.54%
Swing Increase 8.3% Decrease 5.2%

Results:
     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold

Speaker before election

Eileen Filler-Corn
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Todd Gilbert
Republican

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.[2] This election coincided with the 2021 Virginia Gubernatorial election, the Lieutenant Gubernatorial election, and lastly, the Attorney General election, all of which were won by Republicans. The upper house of the Virginia General Assembly, the Senate of Virginia, held its next elections on November 7, 2023.

The certified results showed Republicans flipping seven seats and regaining a majority in the House of Delegates.[3] A recount in the 85th district, which concluded on December 3, showed incumbent Democrat Alex Askew gaining 12 votes, with Republican Karen Greenhalgh still winning by 115 votes.[4] A recount in the 91st district, which concluded on December 8, showed incumbent Democrat Martha Mugler losing by 94 votes to Republican A.C. Cordoza.[5]

  1. ^ "Virginia Department of Elections".
  2. ^ "Virginia elections, 2021". Ballotpedia.
  3. ^ Lavoie, Denise (November 16, 2021). "Virginia certifies election results, but 2 recounts loom". Associated Press. Archived from the original on November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Lavoie, Denise (December 3, 2021). "Virginia GOP completes sweep of elections with House win". Spectrum News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Schneider, Gregory S. (December 3, 2021). "Virginia Beach House of Delegates race called for Republican after recount, giving GOP the majority". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.