1997 Virginia House of Delegates election
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The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1997 was held on Tuesday, November 4. The 1997 general election yielded a 51-48-1 Democratic majority. David Brickley resigned his seat right afterward, however, and a special election for District 51 was called. His seat flipped to the Republicans, and with Independent Lacey Putney siding with the Republicans, the chamber was tied. Democrats retained the Speakership through a power-sharing agreement.[2][3]
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November 4, 1997
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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates 51 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 49.5%[1]  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results: Republican hold Republican gain Democratic hold Independent hold | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Overview
| 51 | 48 | 1 |
| Democratic | Republican |
| Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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| 1995 | 1997 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
| Democratic | 70 | 52 | 51 | 1 |
51.00% | 658,203 | 43.75% | ||
| Republican | 68 | 47 | 48 |  1 |
48.00% | 779,031 | 51.78% | ||
| Independent | 19 | 1 | 1 |  |
1.00% | 52,099 | 3.46% | ||
| Reform Party | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
0.00% | 7,932 | 0.53% | ||
| - | Write-ins | - | 0 | 0 | |
0.00% | 7,287 | 0.48% | |
| Total | 161 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100.00% | 1,504,552 | 100.00% | - | |
Source[4]