1989 Virginia House of Delegates election
{{Short description|Election for the Virginia House of Delegates held on November 7, 1989}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = Virginia House of Delegates election, 1989
| country = Virginia
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1987 Virginia House of Delegates election
| previous_year = 1987
| election_date = November 7, 1989
| next_election = 1991 Virginia House of Delegates election
| next_year = 1991
| seats_for_election = All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
| majority_seats = 51
| image1 = 160x160px
| leader1 = A. L. Philpott
| leader_since1 = January 9, 1980
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| leaders_seat1 = 11th
| last_election1 = 64 + 1
| seats1 = 59 + 1
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 5
| popular_vote1 = 788,087
| percentage1 = 53.0%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 3.9%
| title = Speaker
| before_election = A. L. Philpott
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = A. L. Philpott
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| image2 = 160x160px
| leader2 = Andy Guest
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| leader_since2 = December 3, 1985
| leaders_seat2 = 31st
| last_election2 = 35
| seats2 = 40
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 5
| popular_vote2 = 668,856
| percentage2 = 45.0%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 5.0%
}}
{{ElectionsVA}}
The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1989 was held on Tuesday, November 7. Primary elections were held on June 13, 1989.
Results
= Overview =
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|+ ↓ |
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| style="background:blue; width:59.0%;" | 59 | style="background:red; width:40.0%;" | 40 | style="background:grey; width:1.0%;" |1 |
Democratic
| Republican |
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! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center rowspan= 2 colspan=2| Parties ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center rowspan= 2| Candidates ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=4| Seats ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=center colspan=3| Popular Vote |
align=center | 1987
! align=center | 1989 ! align=center | +/- ! align=center | Strength ! align=center | Vote ! align=center | % ! align=center | Change |
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{{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
|align=left|Democratic |align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | 79 {{efn|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.}} | align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | 64 | align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | 59 | align=right |{{decrease}} 5 | align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | 59.00% | align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | 788,087 | align=right {{party shading/Democratic}} | 52.98% | align=right | |
{{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
|align=left|Republican | align=right | 61 | align=right | 35 | align=right | 40 | align=right | {{increase}} 5 | align=right | 40.00% | align=right | 668,856 | align=right | 44.96% | align=right | |
{{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| align=right | 9 | align=right | 1 | align=right | 1 | align=right | {{steady}} | align=right | 1.00% | align=right | 28,055 | align=right | 1.89% | align=right | |
-
| align=right | - | align=right | 0 | align=right | 0 | align=right | {{steady}} | align=right | 0.00% | align=right | 2,643 | align=right | 0.18% | align=right | |
align=center colspan="2" |Total
! align=center | 149 ! align=center | 100 ! align=center | 100 ! align=center | 0 ! align=center | 100.00% ! align=center | 1,487,641 ! align=center | 100.00% ! align=center | - |
See also
References
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{{reflist}}{{1989 United States elections}}