VA House Of Delegates Election Results: Majority Up For Grabs

Burke VA

02 November, 2021

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VIRGINIA — Along with Virginia's gubernatorial election, control of the Virginia House of Delegates is up for grabs in Tuesday's general election. Patch will update unofficial results on Wednesday as not all races were called by midnight. All 100 House of Delegates were on the Nov. 2 ballot. Between the governor, House of Delegates and Senate, Democrats have a trifecta of power resulting from the 2019 election. Democratic control hangs in the balance as Virginians await results of the governor's race and House of Delegates races. Even if Republicans won both contests, the GOP couldn't earn a trifecta since the Virginia Senate races are not up for election in 2021. In the House, Democrats have a majority with 55 members to 45 Republican members. It would take six seats flipped for Republicans to gain control of the House. Democrats had flipped six Republican seats in 2019 to gain the majority. House of Delegates Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn told Patch the reforms Democrats have made are on the ballot in this election. "This election is key, and it's the most important election in a long time. We've been governing, we Democrats, for 22 months, and we have made tremendous progress in so many issues that are so important to Virginians," said Filler-Corn. Since Democrats gained control of the Virginia General Assembly, there have been reforms passed on gun violence prevention, voter rights expansions, marijuana legalization, policing and more. Republican criticisms have claimed Democratic policies have shifted Virginia too far to the left. There are nine uncontested House of Delegates races; the rest have multiple candidates. While uncontested races and seats in strongly Democratic or Republican districts likely won't flip, there are some competitive races to watch. In the 10th district, Democratic incumbent Del. Wendy Gooditis seeks re-election in a district she flipped from Republicans in 2017. She faces Republican challenger Nick Clemente in a district that the Virginia Public Access classifies as a 0.5 Republican index. The district includes parts of Loudoun, Clarke and Frederick counties. Other Northern Virginia races deemed competitive by VPAP include district 40 (incumbent Del. Dan Helmer, 2.2 Democratic index); district 51 (incumbent Del. Hala Ayala running for lieutenant governor, 2.3 Democratic index), district 31 (incumbent Del. Elizabeth Guzman, 3.1 Democratic index), district 50 (incumbent Del. Lee Carter not running for re-election, 7.3 Democratic index), and district 13 (incumbent Del. Danica Roem, 7.9 Democratic index). Districts that include Fairfax County will have a delay in full results. Media reports indicate ballots are being re-scanned and vote totals will be released later Tuesday. Breaking: Fairfax County, Virginia has announced that they are *RE-SCANNING* ballots and will be releasing their vote totals later tonight.— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) November 2, 2021 Just south of Northern Virginia in parts of Stafford County and Fredericksburg, Democratic incumbent Del. Joshua Cole is being challenged by Republican Tara Durant in the 28th district. VPAP gives the district a 7.4 Republican index. The most competitive race in the state is in Henrico County's 73rd district, which VPAP gives a 0.2 Democratic index. Democratic Del. Rodney Willett faces Republican Mary Margaret Kastelberg. For the Republican Party, the most competitive race involves Del. Kirk Cox, the former House Speaker when Republicans had the majority. In the 66th district covering part of Chesterfield County and Colonial Heights, there is a 2.3 Republican index. The majority for the Virginia Senate is 21-19 with a Democratic majority. The next Virginia Senate elections will happen in 2023. We will update this story as results come in from the Virginia Department of Elections. Subscribe to free News Alerts for election results.