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2001 Virginia House of Delegates election

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2001 Virginia House of Delegates elections

← 1999 November 6, 2001 2003 →

All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout46.4%[1] Increase
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Vance Wilkins Richard Cranwell
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since November 19, 1991 January 12, 2000
Leader's seat 24th 14th
Last election 52 47
Seats won 64 34
Seat change Increase 12 Decrease 13
Popular vote 933,120 657,292
Percentage 55.5% 39.1%
Swing Increase 5.0% Decrease 4.8%

Results:
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Independent hold      Independent gain

Speaker before election

Vance Wilkins
Republican

Elected Speaker

Vance Wilkins
Republican

The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2001 was held on Tuesday, November 6.

Results

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Overview

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64 34 2
Republican Democratic
Parties Candidates Seats Popular Vote
1999 2001 +/- Strength Vote % Change
Republican 81 52 64 Increase 12 64.00% 933,120 55.47%
Democratic 69 47 34 Decrease 13 34.00% 657,292 39.08%
Independent 15 2 2 Steady 2.00% 78,464 4.66%
Libertarian 5 0 0 Steady 0.00% 4,741 0.28%
Independent Greens 1 0 0 Steady 0.00% 385 0.02%
- Write-ins 0 0 Steady 0.00% 8,114 0.48%
Total 171 100 100 0 100.00% 1,682,116 100.00% -

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Election Results - Virginia Department of Elections".