1997 Virginia House of Delegates election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1997 Virginia House of Delegates elections

| country = Virginia

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1995 Virginia House of Delegates election

| previous_year = 1995

| election_date = November 4, 1997

| next_election = 1999 Virginia House of Delegates election

| next_year = 1999

| seats_for_election = All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates

| majority_seats = 51

| turnout = 49.5%{{cite web|title=Registration/Turnout Statistics|url=https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/index.html|publisher=Virginia Department of Elections|access-date=January 1, 2018|archive-date=October 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018023154/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/index.html|url-status=dead}} {{decrease}}

| image1 = 160x160px

| leader1 = Tom Moss

| leader_since1 = September 28, 1991

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| leaders_seat1 = 88th

| last_election1 = 52

| seats1 = 51

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 1

| popular_vote1 = 658,203

| percentage1 = 43.8%

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 2.9%

| title = Speaker

| before_election = Tom Moss

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Tom Moss

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| image2 = 160x160px

| leader2 = Vance Wilkins

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| leader_since2 = November 19, 1991

| leaders_seat2 = 24th

| last_election2 = 47

| seats2 = 48

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 1

| popular_vote2 = 779,031

| percentage2 = 51.8%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 1.1%

}}

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The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1997 was held on Tuesday, November 4.