1989_Virginia_House_of_Delegates_election Knowpia

Virginia House of Delegates election, 1989
All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates; 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	66.5%
Speaker before election; A. L. Philpott; Democratic	Elected Speaker ; A. L. Philpott; Democratic

The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1989 was held on Tuesday, November 7. Primary elections were held on June 13, 1989.

Results edit

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59	40	1
Democratic	Republican

Parties		Candidates	Seats				Popular Vote
Parties		Candidates	1987	1989	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	79 ^[a]	64	59	5	59.00%	788,087	52.98%
	Republican	61	35	40	5	40.00%	668,856	44.96%
	Independent	9	1	1		1.00%	28,055	1.89%
-	Write-ins	-	0	0		0.00%	2,643	0.18%
Total		149	100	100	0	100.00%	1,487,641	100.00%	-

Source^[2]

^ Jackie Stump was elected in the 4th district as an independent write-in candidate, but he then served in the Democratic caucus and is therefore included in the Democratic figures.

^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
^ "Historical Elections Database". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved December 27, 2019.