2017 Virginia House of Delegates election
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{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2017 Virginia House of Delegates election
| country = Virginia
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2015 Virginia House of Delegates election
| previous_year = 2015
| election_date = November 7, 2017
| next_election = 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election
| next_year = 2019
| seats_for_election = All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
| majority_seats = 51
| image2 = File:David Toscano 2010.jpg
| image_size = 160x160px
| leader2 = David Toscano
| leader_since2 = November 19, 2011
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| leaders_seat2 = 57th
| last_election2 =
| seats_before2 = 34
| seats_needed2 = {{increase}} 17
| seats2 = 49
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 15
| popular_vote2 = 1,304,241
| percentage2 = 53.1%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 17.4%
| title = Speaker
| before_election = Bill Howell
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Kirk Cox
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
| image1 = File:Bill Howell, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (Republican).png
| leader1 = Bill Howell
(retired)
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| leader_since1 = January 8, 2003
| leaders_seat1 = 28th
| last_election1 =
| seats_before1 = 66
| seats_needed1 = {{steady}}
| seats1 = 51
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 15
| popular_vote1 = 1,076,081
| percentage1 = 43.8%
| swing1 = {{decrease}} 15.8%
| map_image = 2017 Virginia House of Delegates Results.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Results:
{{legend0|#96C7E0|Democratic hold}} {{legend0|#0575B0|Democratic gain}}
{{legend0|#F48D86|Republican hold}}
}}
{{ElectionsVA}}
The 2017 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday, November 7. All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates were contested. The Republican Party held a 66–34 majority in the House of Delegates before the election but lost 15 seats to the Democratic Party, resulting in the Republicans holding a 50–49 advantage.
The election was notable for having a perfectly tied vote in the 94th district, which left control of the legislature undecided. The winner of the race was determined by a random drawing on January 4, 2018, which resulted in the Republicans holding a 51–49 majority.
Background
The election took place during the first term of President Donald Trump, a Republican who won the 2016 presidential election. Democrats fielded a larger number of candidates than usual in hopes of defying Trump.{{cite web|author=GRAHAM MOOMAW |url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/amid-trump-resistance-virginia-democrats-see-surge-of-candidates-for/article_d5078ea5-58b7-5190-a657-59de2cf1bdad.html |title=Amid Trump resistance, Virginia Democrats see surge of candidates for House of Delegates | Virginia |website=Richmond.com |date=March 11, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2017}} While there were 17 Republican delegates in districts that had voted Clinton, there were no Democrats from districts that had backed Trump. For this reason, Democrats focused more on picking up seats than on defending seats.{{cite web|last=Singer |first=Jeff |url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/1/23/1624010/-Virginia-s-House-is-the-most-important-legislature-up-this-year-and-Clinton-won-a-majority-of-seats |title=Virginia's House is the most important legislature up this year, and Clinton won a majority of seats |website=Dailykos.com |date=January 23, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2017}} Early on, it was expected that Republicans would hold the majority,{{cite web|url=http://wvtf.org/post/all-100-house-delegates-seats-are-year-and-theyre-getting-more-attention-usual |title=All 100 House of Delegates Seats Are Up This Year, and They're Getting More Attention Than Usual |publisher=WVTF |date=March 7, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2017}} but Democrats became more optimistic following the unexpectedly close result in Kansas's 4th congressional district special election.{{cite web|url=http://bluevirginia.us/2017/04/happen-ks04-style-swing-towards-dems-virginia-year |title=What Could Happen If There Were a KS04-Style Swing Towards Dems in Virginia This Year? – Blue Virginia |website=Bluevirginia.us |date=April 12, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2017}}{{cite web|author=Thomas Bowman |url=http://bluevirginia.us/2017/04/virginia-dems-rainbow-kansas-vote |title=Virginia Dems Should be Over the Moon about Kansas Vote | CCFund |website=Bluevirginia.us |date=April 12, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.roanoke.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-what-do-kansas-results-mean-for-virginia/article_434b8eb4-de25-5887-a03c-76ad90cf215f.html |title=Editorial: What do Kansas results mean for Virginia? | Opinion |website=Roanoke.com |date=April 14, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2017}} Likewise, after Jacqueline Smith won the election for Prince William County Clerk of Circuit Court, Republicans expressed concern that Democratic momentum and Republican internal bickering could cause them to lose five to ten seats in the House of Delegates.{{cite web|author=Brian Schoeneman |url=https://bearingdrift.com/2017/04/19/prince-william-clerk-court-race-loss-warning-november/ |title=Prince William Clerk of Court Race Loss is Warning for November |publisher=Bearing Drift |date=April 19, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2017}} Democratic state senator Jeremy McPike argued that Smith's victory boded well for Democratic turnout in the state election.{{cite web|url=http://www.insidenova.com/headlines/democrats-emboldened-by-win-jackie-smith-ready-to-get-to/article_ada44f92-24f0-11e7-a31a-4389e665cb26.html |title=Democrats emboldened by win; Jackie Smith 'ready to get to work' | Headlines |website=Insidenova.com |date=April 20, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2017}}
The filing deadline for Republicans and Democrats to participate in the June 13 primary was March 30.{{cite web |url=http://www.elections.virginia.gov/Files/BecomingACandidate/CandidateBulletins/2017November7GeneralHouseofDelegates.pdf |title=Candidacy Requirements for the November 7, 2017 General Election |website=Elections.virginia.gov |access-date=June 23, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618045931/http://www.elections.virginia.gov/Files/BecomingACandidate/CandidateBulletins/2017November7GeneralHouseofDelegates.pdf |archive-date=June 18, 2017 |url-status=dead }} There were seven open House seats, as Republicans Dave Albo, Mark Dudenhefer, Peter Farrell, Bill Howell, Jimmie Massie, and Rick Morris, and Democrat Daun Hester all declined to run again.{{cite web|url=http://wvtf.org/post/eight-house-delegates-members-wont-seek-re-election-seven-republicans-and-one-democrat |title=Eight House of Delegates Members Won't Seek Re-Election; Seven Republicans and One Democrat |publisher=WVTF |date=March 16, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2017}} A total of 55 House of Delegates races were contested.{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldcourier.com/news/field-set-for-june-primaries-november-house-lineup/article_469d0622-7d6d-5337-8ece-36b7f108ffbd.html |title=Field set for June primaries, November House lineup | News |website=Heraldcourier.com |date=April 1, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2017}} 77 Democrats lined up to challenge 49 Republican incumbents.{{cite web|url=https://www.restonnow.com/2017/04/13/del-ken-plum-a-sense-of-impending-changes-in-the-legislature/ |title=Del. Ken Plum: A Sense of Impending Changes in the Legislature |publisher=Reston Now |date=April 13, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2017}} 35 races were uncontested in the general election, with 13 having only a Republican candidate and 22 having only a Democrat.
In the 2017 election, Democrats reported 153,442 donations of $100 or less, whereas Republicans reported 7,332 such donations.{{cite web|title=The Impact of Small Donations in House Elections|url=https://www.vpap.org/updates/2826-impact-small-donations-house-elections/|publisher=Virginia Public Access Project|access-date=December 25, 2017|date=December 15, 2017}}
Delegates not running for re-election
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
! scope="col" | Delegate ! scope="col" | Seat ! scope="col" | First elected ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party ! scope="col" | Date announced ! class="unsortable" | Ref. |
| data-sort-value="Albo, Dave" | Dave Albo
| data-sort-value="42" | 42nd district | 1993 | width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | {{dts|April 5, 2017}} |
| data-sort-value="Dudenhefer, Mark" | Mark Dudenhefer
| data-sort-value="2" | 2nd district | 2015 | width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | {{dts|January 6, 2017}} |
| data-sort-value="Farrell, Peter" | Peter Farrell
| data-sort-value="56" | 56th district | 2013 | width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | {{dts|March 10, 2017}} |
| data-sort-value="Hester, Daun" | Daun Hester
| data-sort-value="89" | 89th district | 2012 | width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | {{dts|December 30, 2016}} |
| data-sort-value="Howell, William J." | William J. Howell
| data-sort-value="28" | 28th district | 1987 | width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | {{dts|February 20, 2017}} |
| data-sort-value="Massie, Jimmie" | Jimmie Massie
| data-sort-value="72" | 72nd district | 2007 | width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | {{dts|March 18, 2017}} |
| data-sort-value="Morris, Rick" | Rick Morris
| data-sort-value="64" | 64th district | 2011 | width="1" bgcolor="{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | {{dts|March 1, 2017}} |
Results
By November 8, the Associated Press called the elections in 96 districts, giving the Democrats a 49–47 advantage but not yet the majority of seats.{{cite news|last1=Barakat|first1=Matthew|title=Virginia House up for grabs after Democrats' historic gains|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/democrats-come-close-to-retaking-virginia-house/|newspaper=The Seattle Times|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=December 19, 2017|location=Fairfax|date=November 7, 2017}} Upon certification of the election results on November 27, the Republicans held a 51–49 majority.{{cite web|last1=Moomaw|first1=Graham|title=State Board of Elections certifies disputed Fredericksburg-area results despite 147 people voting in the wrong House race|url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/state-board-of-elections-certifies-disputed-fredericksburg-area-results-despite/article_4c44512a-d4b5-5712-a61d-6356466c05c1.html|publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=November 27, 2017}} A recount in the 94th district resulted in the Democrats gaining one more seat, causing a 50–50 split.{{cite news|last1=Pascale|first1=Jordan|title=Democrat Shelly Simonds wins Virginia House seat by 1 vote, ending GOP's 18-year majority|url=https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/virginia/democrat-wins-virginia-house-seat-by-vote-ending-gop-s/article_bbb3bb17-b131-5643-afd0-a1a7aadad1e2.html|newspaper=The Virginian-Pilot|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=December 19, 2017}} But a three-judge panel declined to certify the result and counted another vote that tied the election, which led to the panel declaring that there was no winner.{{cite news|last1=Morrison|first1=Jim|last2=Nirappil|first2=Fenit|title=Court tosses out one-vote victory in recount that had briefly ended a Republican majority in Virginia|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/court-tosses-out-one-vote-victory-in-recount-that-had-briefly-ended-a-republican-majority-in-virginia/2017/12/20/ed979a70-e5b9-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 20, 2017|date=December 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220194404/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/court-tosses-out-one-vote-victory-in-recount-that-had-briefly-ended-a-republican-majority-in-virginia/2017/12/20/ed979a70-e5b9-11e7-a65d-1ac0fd7f097e_story.html|archive-date=December 20, 2017|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}} So the balance of the House of Delegates was at 50–49 in the Republicans' favor until the race was resolved through drawing lots, as per state law. On January 4, 2018, the drawing was held and Republican David Yancey was declared the winner. His opponent, Shelly Simonds, conceded on January 10.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrat-who-lost-random-drawing-for-va-house-seat-opts-against-recount/2018/01/10/92a4776a-f60c-11e7-beb6-c8d48830c54d_story.html|title=Democrat who lost random drawing for Va. House seat concedes to Republican|last1=Schwartzman|first1=Paul|date=2018-01-10|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2018-01-11|last2=Vozzella|first2=Laura|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110190253/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrat-who-lost-random-drawing-for-va-house-seat-opts-against-recount/2018/01/10/92a4776a-f60c-11e7-beb6-c8d48830c54d_story.html|archive-date=January 10, 2018|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}
There were several notable candidates who won elections. Democratic candidate Chris Hurst, whose girlfriend was murdered on live television in 2015, defeated Republican incumbent and National Rifle Association-supported{{cite web |title=NRA-PVF {{!}} Grades {{!}} Virginia |url=http://nrapvf.org/grades/virginia |publisher=NRA-PVF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109023534/nrapvf.org/grades/virginia |archive-date=November 9, 2017 |language=en-US |url-status=usurped}} Joseph Yost in the 12th district.{{cite web|last1=Morris|first1=Chris|title=Boyfriend of Reporter Killed On Air Wins Virginia House Seat|url=http://fortune.com/2017/11/08/boyfriend-murdered-reporter-virginia-house/|publisher=Fortune|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=November 8, 2017}} In the 13th district, Democratic candidate Danica Roem defeated Republican incumbent Bob Marshall to become the first openly transgender candidate to be elected and serve in a state legislative body in the United States.{{cite web|last1=Park|first1=Madison|title=Election night brings historic wins for minority and LGBT candidates|url=https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/08/us/election-firsts-lgbt-minorities/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=November 8, 2017}} In the 21st and 42nd districts, respectively, Democratic candidates Kelly Fowler and Kathy Tran became the first Asian American women elected to the House of Delegates after defeating Republican incumbent Ron Villanueva and candidate Lolita Mancheno-Smoak.{{cite web|last1=Moore|first1=Jack|title=Why women won big in Va. House of Delegates races|url=https://wtop.com/virginia/2017/11/women-won-big-va-house-delegate-races/|publisher=WTOP|access-date=December 19, 2017|location=Washington|date=November 8, 2017}} Democratic candidates Elizabeth Guzmán and Hala Ayala defeated Republican incumbents Scott Lingamfelter and Richard Anderson in the 31st and 51st districts, respectively, to also become the first two Hispanic women elected to the House of Delegates.{{cite web|last1=Nuño|first1=Stephen A.|title=First Two Latinas Are Elected to Virginia House of Delegates, Making History|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/first-two-latinas-are-elected-virginia-house-delegates-making-history-n818911|work=NBC News|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=November 8, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Unofficial results: Guzman beats incumbent Scott Lingamfelter in 31st District|url=http://www.fauquier.com/news/politics/unofficial-results-guzman-beats-incumbent-scott-lingamfelter-in-st-district/article_750cd6f8-c424-11e7-a57f-f3801c1b12ec.html|publisher=Fauquier Times|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=November 7, 2017}} In the 50th district, Lee Carter, the Democratic candidate and a self-described democratic socialist, defeated Republican incumbent and House Majority Whip Jackson Miller.{{cite web|last1=Austermuhle|first1=Martin|title=Meet Lee Carter, The Democratic Socialist Heading To Virginia's House Of Delegates|url=https://wamu.org/story/17/11/14/meet-lee-carter-democratic-socialist-beat-republican-seat-virginias-house-delegates/|publisher=WAMU|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=November 14, 2017}} Democratic candidate Dawn M. Adams became the first openly lesbian candidate to be elected to the House of Delegates after defeating Republican incumbent G. Manoli Loupassi in the 68th district.{{cite web|title=Dawn Adams is first open lesbian in Virginia House|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/dawn-adams-is-first-open-lesbian-in-virginia-house|website=PBS NewsHour|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=December 19, 2017|location=Richmond|date=November 9, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Democrat unseats Loupassi by 325 votes|url=http://www.nbc12.com/story/36806651/democrat-unseats-loupassi-by-325-votes|publisher=WWBT|access-date=December 19, 2017|location=Richmond|date=November 9, 2017}}
In the 2017 election, 25 women were elected to the House of Delegates, breaking the previous record of 19 that was set in 2013.{{cite web|last1=Bryan|first1=Alix|title=The historic firsts that happened as Virginia 'turned blue'|url=http://wtvr.com/2017/11/08/the-historic-firsts-that-happened-as-virginia-turned-blue/|publisher=WTVR|access-date=December 19, 2017|location=Richmond|date=November 8, 2017}}
= Close races =
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
{{columns-list|colwidth=35em|
- {{font color|grey|HD District 94 Tie}}
- {{font color|red|HD District 40, 0.4%}}
- {{font color|red|HD District 28, 0.4%}}
- {{font color|red|HD District 27, 0.5%}}
- {{font color|blue|HD District 68 0.9%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|HD District 85 1.6%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|HD District 73, 3.1%}} (gain)
- {{font color|red|HD District 62, 3.5%}}
- {{font color|red|HD District 84, 3.6%}}
- {{font color|blue|HD District 10, 3.9%}} (gain)
- {{font color|red|HD District 100 4.4%}}
- {{font color|blue|HD District 21, 5.2%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|HD District 72, 5.6%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|HD District 51, 6.2%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|HD District 13, 7.8%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|HD District 50, 8.8%}} (gain)
- {{font color|blue|HD District 12, 8.9%}} (gain)
- {{font color|red|HD District 26, 9.2%}}
- {{font color|red|HD District 33, 9.7%}}
- {{font color|blue|HD District 31, 9.8%}} (gain)
}}
= Overall =
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[[File:Virginia House of Delegates (2018).svg|250px|thumb|
{{Legend|#F00|Republican (51)}}
{{Legend|#00F|Democratic (49)}}]]
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:centre;"
! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Party ! rowspan=2 | Leader ! colspan=4 | Delegates ! colspan=4 | Votes | |
| ! Of total
! class="unsortable" | ! ± ! ! Of total ! class="unsortable" | ! ± | |
|---|---|
| style="text-align:left;" | Republican Party
| style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}};" | | data-sort-value="Howell, William J." | William J. Howell | style="text-align:right;" | 51 | style="text-align:right;" | 51.00% | data-sort-value="" | {{Infobox political party/seats|51|100|hex={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{decrease}}15 | style="text-align:right;" | 1,076,081 | style="text-align:right;" | 43.81% | {{percentage bar|43.76 | c={{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|border-color=#c0c0c0|background-color=#f0f0f0}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{decrease}}15.79 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}};" | | data-sort-value="Toscano, David" | David Toscano | style="text-align:right;" | 49 | style="text-align:right;" | 49.00% | data-sort-value="" | {{Infobox political party/seats|49|100|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{increase}}15 | style="text-align:right;" | 1,304,241 | style="text-align:right;" | 53.10% | {{percentage bar|53.17 | c={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|border-color=#c0c0c0|background-color=#f0f0f0}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{increase}}17.35 |
| colspan=12 style="text-align:center;" |Other parties | |
| style="text-align:left;" | Write-in
| style="background:dimGrey;" | | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.00% | data-sort-value="" | {{Infobox political party/seats|0|100|hex=#696969}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{nochange}} | style="text-align:right;" | 36,640 | style="text-align:right;" | 1.49% | {{percentage bar|2.55 | c={{party color|Independent (United States)}}|border-color=#c0c0c0|background-color=#f0f0f0}}
| style="text-align:right;" | |
| style="text-align:left;" | Independent
| style="background:dimGrey;" | | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.00% | data-sort-value="" | {{Infobox political party/seats|0|100|hex=#696969}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{nochange}} | style="text-align:right;" | 26,603 | style="text-align:right;" | 1.08% | {{percentage bar|2.55 | c={{party color|Independent (United States)}}|border-color=#c0c0c0|background-color=#f0f0f0}}
| style="text-align:right;" | |
| style="text-align:left;" | Green Party
| style="background:{{party color|Green Party (United States)}};" | | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.00% | data-sort-value="" | {{Infobox political party/seats|0|100|hex={{party color|Independent politician}}}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{nochange}} | style="text-align:right;" | 6,409 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.26% | {{percentage bar|0.26 | c={{party color|Green Party (United States)}}|border-color=#c0c0c0|background-color=#f0f0f0}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{increase}}0.08 |
| style="text-align:left;" | Libertarian Party
| style="background:{{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}};" | | N/A | style="text-align:right;" | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | 0% | data-sort-value="" | {{Infobox political party/seats|0|100|hex={{party color|Independent politician}}}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{nochange}} | style="text-align:right;" | 6,295 | style="text-align:right;" | 0.25% | {{percentage bar|0.25 | c={{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}}|border-color=#c0c0c0|background-color=#f0f0f0}}
| style="text-align:right;" | {{decrease}}0.13 |
= By House of Delegates district =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| valign=bottom
! District ! colspan="3" |Incumbent ! colspan="2" |This race |
| valign=bottom
! Number ! Representative ! Party ! First |
| 1
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 1993 | Terry Kilgore (R) | Terry Kilgore (R) 76.0% |
|---|
| 2
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Jennifer Carroll Foy (D) | Jennifer Carroll Foy (D) 63.0% |
| 3
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2009 | Will Morefield (R) | Will Morefield (R) 78.1% |
| 4
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2014 | Todd Pillion (R) | Todd Pillion (R) unopposed |
| 5
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | Israel O'Quinn (R) | Israel O'Quinn (R) unopposed |
| 6
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2013 | Jeff Campbell (R) | Jeff Campbell (R) 81.3% |
| 7
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | Nick Rush (R) | Nick Rush (R) 66.3% |
| 8
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | Greg Habeeb (R) | Greg Habeeb (R) 63.9% |
| 9
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2007 | Charles Poindexter (R) | Charles Poindexter (R) 70.3% |
| 10
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Wendy Gooditis (D) | Wendy Gooditis (D) 51.9% |
| 11
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2014 | Sam Rasoul (D) | Sam Rasoul (D) unopposed |
| 12
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Chris Hurst (D) | Chris Hurst (D) 54.4% |
| 13
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 1991 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Danica Roem (D) | Danica Roem (D) 53.7% |
| 14
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2001 | Danny Marshall (R) | Danny Marshall (R) unopposed |
| 15
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2005 | Todd Gilbert (R) | Todd Gilbert (R) unopposed |
| 16
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2013 | Les Adams (R) | Les Adams (R) unopposed |
| 17
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | Chris Head (R) | Chris Head (R) 60.6% |
| 18
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | Michael Webert (R) | Michael Webert (R) 60.4% |
| 19
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2013 | Terry Austin (R) | Terry Austin (R) unopposed |
| 20
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2009 | Richard Bell (R) | Richard Bell (R) 54.5% |
| 21
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2009 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Kelly Fowler (D) | Kelly Fowler (D) 52.5% |
| 22
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 1997 | Kathy Byron (R) | Kathy Byron (R) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2009 | Scott Garrett (R) | Scott Garrett (R) 65.7% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2002 | Benjamin L. Cline (R) | Benjamin L. Cline (R) 71.9% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 1995 | Steve Landes (R) | Steve Landes (R) 58.0% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2010 | Tony Wilt (R) | Tony Wilt (R) 54.5% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2010 | Roxann Robinson (R) | Roxann Robinson (R) 50.2% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 1987 | {{Party shading/Hold}} | Bob Thomas (R) | Bob Thomas (R) 50.1% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2015 | Chris Collins (R) | Chris Collins (R) 64.2% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2015 | Nicholas Freitas (R) | Nicholas Freitas (R) 62.1% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2001 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Elizabeth Guzman (D) | Elizabeth Guzman (D) 54.0% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2009 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | David Reid (D) | David Reid (D)[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/magazine/how-the-resistance-helped-democrats-dominate-virginia.html How the 'Resistance' Helped Democrats Dominate Virginia], by Gideon Lewis-Kraus, Nov. 13, 2017, The New York Times 58.5% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2013 | Dave LaRock (R) | Dave LaRock (R) 54.8% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2015 | Kathleen Murphy (D) | Kathleen Murphy (D) 60.9% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2009 | Mark Keam (D) | Mark Keam (D) unopposed |
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| Ken Plum | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | Ken Plum (D) | Ken Plum (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2005 | David Bulova (D) | David Bulova (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2009 | Kaye Kory (D) | Kaye Kory (D) 73.5% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 1995 | Vivian Watts (D) | Vivian Watts (D) unopposed |
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| Tim Hugo | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2002 | | Tim Hugo (R){{cite web|url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/republican-tim-hugo-survives-recount-to-win-in-northern-virginia/article_122370fc-7c8b-5fd5-bd4d-cd472cc81de9.html|title=Republican Tim Hugo survives recount to win in Northern Virginia House district |publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=December 14, 2017 |access-date=December 15, 2017}} | Tim Hugo (R) 50.1% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2010 | Eileen Filler-Corn (D) | Eileen Filler-Corn (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 1993 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Kathy Tran (D) | Kathy Tran (D) 61.0% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2003 | Mark Sickles (D) | Mark Sickles (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2015 | Paul Krizek (D) | Paul Krizek (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2015 | Mark Levine (D) | Mark Levine (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2009 | Charniele Herring (D) | Charniele Herring (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2009 | Patrick Hope (D) | Patrick Hope (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2014 | Rip Sullivan (D) | Rip Sullivan (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2011 | Alfonso Lopez (D) | Alfonso Lopez (D) 81.3% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2006 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Lee Carter (D) | Lee Carter (D) 54.3% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2009 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Hala Ayala (D) | Hala Ayala (D) 53.0% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2009 | Luke Torian (D) | Luke Torian (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2013 | Marcus Simon (D) | Marcus Simon (D) 74.3% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 1989 | Bobby Orrock (R) | Bobby Orrock (R) 57.9% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2013 | Buddy Fowler (R) | Buddy Fowler (R) 59.9% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | {{Party shading/Hold}} | John McGuire III (R) | John McGuire III (R) 59.5% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2005 | David Toscano (D) | David Toscano (D) unopposed |
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| Rob Bell | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2001 | Rob Bell (R) | Rob Bell (R) 61.2% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | Matt Fariss (R) | Matt Fariss (R) 61.2% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2009 | James E. Edmunds (R) | James E. Edmunds (R) 61.9% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2000 | Tommy Wright (R) | Tommy Wright (R) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 1991 | Riley Ingram (R) | Riley Ingram (R) 51.7% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2015 | Lashrecse Aird (D) | Lashrecse Aird (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | {{Party shading/Hold}} | Emily Brewer (R) | Emily Brewer (R) 62.4% |
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| Lee Ware | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 1998 | Lee Ware (R) | Lee Ware (R) 64.0% |
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| Kirk Cox | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 1989 | Kirk Cox (R) | Kirk Cox (R) 63.5% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2009 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Karrie Delaney (D) | Karrie Delaney (D) 57.9% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2007 |{{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dawn M. Adams (D) | Dawn M. Adams (D) 50.4% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2009 | Betsy B. Carr (D) | Betsy B. Carr (D) 86.6% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2008 | Delores McQuinn (D) | Delores McQuinn (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2017 | Jeff Bourne (D) | Jeff Bourne (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2007 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (D) | Schuyler T. VanValkenburg (D) 52.7% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2000 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Debra H. Rodman (D) | Debra H. Rodman (D) 51.5% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2015 | Lamont Bagby (D) | Lamont Bagby (D) 76.0% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2005 | Roslyn Tyler (D) | Roslyn Tyler (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 1997 | Chris Jones (R) | Chris Jones (R) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2016 | Cliff Hayes, Jr. (D) | Cliff Hayes, Jr. (D) 82.6% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2013 | Jay Leftwich (R) | Jay Leftwich (R) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2015 | Steve Heretick (D) | Steve Heretick (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2009 | Matthew James (D) | Matthew James (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2008 | Barry Knight (R) | Barry Knight (R) 59.0% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2015 | Jason Miyares (R) | Jason Miyares (R) 58.9% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2009 | Chris Stolle (R) | Chris Stolle (R) 56.6% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2013 | Glenn Davis (R) | Glenn Davis (R) 51.7% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2017 | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Cheryl Turpin (D) | Cheryl Turpin (D) 50.7% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2015 | Jennifer Boysko (D) | Jennifer Boysko (D) 68.5% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2015 | John Bell (D) | John Bell (D) 61.7% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2001 | Mark Cole (R) | Mark Cole (R) 52.7% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2012 | {{Party shading/Hold}} | Jay Jones (D) | Jay Jones (D) 84.5% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2014 | Joe Lindsey (D) | Joe Lindsey (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | Gordon Helsel (R) | Gordon Helsel (R) 56.2% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2003 | Jeion Ward (D) | Jeion Ward (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2016 | Michael Mullin (D) | Michael Mullin (D) 60.0% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | {{Party shading/Hold}} | David Yancey (R) | David Yancey (R) 48.638% |
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| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | 2015 | Marcia Price (D) | Marcia Price (D) unopposed |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2007 | Brenda Pogge (R) | Brenda Pogge (R) 56.9% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | Chris Peace (R) | Chris Peace (R) 72.2% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | Keith Hodges (R) | Keith Hodges (R) 65.1% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2011 | Margaret Ransone (R) | Margaret Ransone (R) 62.2% |
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| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | 2014 | Robert Bloxom Jr. (R) | Robert Bloxom Jr. (R) 52.1% |
= Seats that changed hands =
Aftermath
= Reaction =
Frank Bruni, a columnist for The New York Times, said the Republican Party should be "scared" as a result of the Virginia elections.{{cite news|last1=Bruni|first1=Frank|title=The G.O.P. Should Be Scared by Virginia|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/opinion/virginia-election-democrats-northam-gillespie.html|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=December 22, 2017|date=November 7, 2017}} Slate writer Mark Stern blamed gerrymandering as the reason why the Democrats did not win a majority in the House of Delegates.{{cite magazine| author-link = Mark Joseph Stern | last = Stern |first=Mark Joseph|title=Blue Wave, Meet Red Wall|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/11/gerrymandering_saved_republicans_in_virginia.html|magazine=Slate|access-date=December 22, 2017|date=November 8, 2017}} Chicago Tribune editorial board member Clarence Page called the election an "unmistakable anti-Trump backlash."{{cite news|last1=Page|first1=Clarence|title=Don't underestimate the anti-Trump revenge vote|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-donald-trump-virginia-northam-danica-roem-gillespie-1113-20171110-story.html|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=December 22, 2017|date=November 10, 2017}}
= Misinformation =
On November 7, a Twitter account called "MAGA Mike King" was suspended after it tweeted more than a dozen times a graphic purportedly instructing Virginians on how to vote by text.{{cite web|last1=O'Sullivan|first1=Donie|title=Virginia voter suppression tweets went undetected by Twitter for hours|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/11/07/media/twitter-virginia-voter-suppression/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=December 22, 2017|date=November 8, 2017}} On the same day, Harry Wiggins, the chair of the Prince William County Democratic Committee, told The Intercept that voters in his county were receiving robocalls falsely telling them their polling places had changed.{{cite web|last1=Jilani|first1=Zaid|last2=Fang|first2=Lee|title=Virginia Voters Get Mysterious Robocalls That Their Polling Places Have Changed|url=https://theintercept.com/2017/11/07/virginia-voters-get-mysterious-robocalls-telling-them-their-polling-place-has-changed/|website=The Intercept|access-date=December 22, 2017|date=November 7, 2017}}
= Irregularities =
On November 13, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed a lawsuit in the state court alleging that conflicting and misleading instructions from the Stafford County Electoral Board would ultimately prevent provisional ballots from being counted.{{cite web|title=LDF Files Emergency Lawsuit in Virginia State Court Seeking Relief for Voters on Election Day|url=http://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/ldf-files-emergency-lawsuit-virginia-state-court-seeking-relief-voters-election-day|publisher=NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=November 13, 2017}} Their lawsuit was thrown out on November 14 by judge Victoria Willis because it was not clear that the two voters named as plaintiffs had been harmed.{{cite news|last1=Vozzella|first1=Laura|title=Judge throws out lawsuit in key Virginia House race|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/judge-throws-out-naacp-legal-defense-suit-in-key-virginia-house-race/2017/11/14/3da58e3a-c960-11e7-8321-481fd63f174d_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 19, 2017|location=Stafford|date=November 14, 2017}} On November 20, the Virginia State Board of Elections voted unanimously to delay certification of elections in the 28th and 88th districts after Elections Commissioner Edgardo Cortés announced that in April 2016, Fredericksburg registrar Juanita Pitchford erroneously assigned 83 voters from the 28th to the 88th.{{cite news|last1=Vozzella|first1=Laura|title=Va. holds off certifying tight House race amid new claims of ballot mix-ups.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-holds-off-certifying-tight-house-race-amid-new-claims-of-ballot-mix-ups/2017/11/20/780bf2a6-ce12-11e7-9d3a-bcbe2af58c3a_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 19, 2017|location=Richmond|date=November 20, 2017}}
On November 22, federal judge T. S. Ellis III rejected the Virginia Democratic Party's bid to halt the Virginia State Board of Elections from certifying the vote totals in the 28th district.{{cite web|last1=Moomaw|first1=Graham|title=Federal judge rejects Va. Democrats' bid to bar state elections officials from certifying result in House District 28|url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/federal-judge-rejects-va-democrats-bid-to-bar-state-elections/article_29ba15fb-9744-5c37-8bef-1a119d8528c4.html|publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=November 22, 2017}} After certifying the final results on November 27, Virginia State Board of Elections Chairman James Alcorn acknowledged the possibility of other voters being erroneously assigned to the wrong district.{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Max|title=More bad ballots may have been cast in Va.|url=https://wtop.com/virginia/2017/11/voters-casting-wrong-ballots-va-yes/|publisher=WTOP|access-date=December 26, 2017|location=Richmond|date=November 28, 2017}} On December 7, the Democrats filed an amended complaint that asked the judge to order the state to decertify the election, block Republican candidate Robert Thomas from being seated as a delegate when the General Assembly convenes in January, and hold a new election for the seat.{{cite news|last1=Vozzella|first1=Laura|title=Democrats ask federal judge for new election in tainted Va. House race|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/democrats-ask-federal-judge-for-new-election-in-tainted-va-house-race/2017/12/07/340f81c8-dadb-11e7-a841-2066faf731ef_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 19, 2017|location=Richmond|date=December 7, 2017}}
On January 2, 2018, it was reported that the Virginia Department of Elections, Speaker Bill Howell, and Fredericksburg's Electoral Board knew there were problems with voters assigned to the wrong House districts in the Fredericksburg area since at least early 2015.{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Max|title=Exclusive: Va. knew of issues with voting in wrong House districts before 2017 election|url=https://wtop.com/virginia/2018/01/exclusive-va-knew-voting-wrong-house-districts-issues-2017-election/|publisher=WTOP|access-date=January 2, 2018|location=Washington|date=January 2, 2018}}
= Recounts =
On November 29, Democratic candidates Shelly Simonds and Donte Tanner filed for recounts in the 94th and 40th districts, respectively.{{cite news|last1=Nirappil|first1=Fenit|title=With control of Virginia House at stake, Democrats seek recounts in two races|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/with-control-of-virginia-house-at-stake-democrats-seek-recounts-in-two-races/2017/11/29/b4106954-d52d-11e7-95bf-df7c19270879_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=November 29, 2017}} On November 30, Republican incumbent Manoli Loupassi, who lost to Democratic candidate Dawn Adams, filed for a recount in the 68th district.{{cite news|last1=Moomaw|first1=Graham|last2=Cain|first2=Andrew|title=Loupassi, who previously conceded to Adams, files for recount in Richmond-area House race|url=http://www.roanoke.com/news/politics/general_assembly/loupassi-who-previously-conceded-to-adams-files-for-recount-in/article_983978e8-cccf-5cef-8947-2cd3471278cf.html|newspaper=The Roanoke Times|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=December 1, 2017}} On December 3, Democratic candidate Joshua Cole filed a request for a recount in the 28th district.{{cite web|title=3rd Democratic House candidate files for recount|url=https://wtop.com/stafford-county/2017/12/3rd-democratic-house-candidate-files-for-recount/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053552/https://wtop.com/stafford-county/2017/12/3rd-democratic-house-candidate-files-for-recount/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 22, 2017|website=WTOP|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=December 19, 2017|location=Stafford|date=December 3, 2017}} On December 14, Republican incumbent Tim Hugo won the recount in the 40th district, defeating Donte Tanner by 99 votes.{{cite news|last1=Olivo|first1=Antonio|title=Republican delegate prevails after recount in key Va. House race with 100-vote margin|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/republican-delegate-prevails-after-recount-in-key-va-house-race-with-100-vote-margin/2017/12/14/9e468df0-e0eb-11e7-9eb6-e3c7ecfb4638_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 19, 2017|date=December 14, 2017}} On December 20, Adams' victory over Loupassi was confirmed by the recount.{{cite web|last1=Oliver|first1=Ned|title=Recount confirms Democrat Dawn Adams' victory over Loupassi in Richmond-area House of Delegates seat|url=http://www.richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/recount-confirms-democrat-dawn-adams-victory-over-loupassi-in-richmond/article_1b8d481c-a6be-5bc9-ae2b-50a6ec8c72ed.html|publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch|access-date=January 2, 2018|date=December 20, 2017}} On December 21, Republican candidate Robert Thomas defeated Joshua Cole in the recount of the 28th district election.{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Max|title=Thomas wins recount in disputed Stafford Co. House race|url=https://wtop.com/stafford-county/2017/12/va-sets-date-draw-name-hat-fourth-recount-begins/slide/1/|publisher=WTOP|access-date=December 25, 2017|location=Stafford|date=December 21, 2017}}
On December 19, the recount in the 94th district determined that Simonds defeated Republican incumbent David Yancey by one vote, which ended the 18-year Republican majority in the House of Delegates and created an even 50–50 split. It was the first time in almost thirty years that a recount changed an election result in Virginia. However, a three-judge panel declined to certify the results, citing a questionable ballot that had previously not been counted, which they deemed should be counted in favor of the Republican instead. Judge Bryant Sugg said, "The court declares there is no winner in this election." In the event of a tie in a House of Delegates election, state law says the winner is chosen by lot. On December 21, James Alcorn tweeted that a random drawing would occur on December 27.{{cite news|last1=Anapol|first1=Avery|title=Virginia election board to pick winner of tied race by random draw|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/365960-virginia-election-board-to-pick-winner-of-tied-race-by-random-draw/|newspaper=The Hill|access-date=December 21, 2017|date=December 21, 2017}}
On December 26, the drawing was postponed after Simonds filed a legal motion challenging the validity of a ballot counted in Yancey's favor.{{cite news|last1=Vozzella|first1=Laura|title=Name-drawing in tied Va. House race delayed after Democrat announces court challenge|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/on-eve-of-drawing-to-determine-winner-in-tied-va-race-democrats-announce-plans-to-sue/2017/12/26/a94a2f5a-ea3b-11e7-9f92-10a2203f6c8d_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 26, 2017|date=December 26, 2017}} On December 28 on CNN's New Day, Simonds said, "I do have a problem with doing a game of chance now, because I do feel now I did win fair and square during the recount."{{cite news|last1=Beavers|first1=Olivia|title=Democrat in Virginia: I feel like I won 'fair and square'|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/366658-va-dem-delegate-hopeful-i-feel-like-i-won-fair-and-square/|newspaper=The Hill|access-date=December 28, 2017|date=December 28, 2017}} On December 29, Alcorn tweeted, "The State Board of Elections will convene on Thursday, January 4 at 11:00 am. Unless the court system intervenes, the Board will draw a winner for [the 94th district]."{{cite web|last1=Clark|first1=Dartunorro|title=Random-winner drawing in tied Virginia House race back on as politicians trade barbs|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/random-winner-drawing-tied-virginia-house-race-back-politicians-trade-n833511|work=NBC News|access-date=December 30, 2017|date=December 29, 2017}} In the legal case, Yancey filed paperwork arguing that Simonds had presented no grounds for a recount court to reconsider its decision.{{cite news|last1=Amin|first1=Reema|title=In tied 94th race, Yancey files rebuttal to Simonds reversal motions|url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/newport-news/dp-nws-politics-94th-republican-response-20171229-story.html|newspaper=Daily Press|access-date=December 31, 2017|location=Newport News|date=December 29, 2017}} On January 3, 2018, the recount panel rejected Simonds' motion, allowing the random draw to proceed as planned.{{Cite news|url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/judges-reject-democrat-s-request-to-undo-tie-in-newport/article_9bcbb7b8-f756-510d-8bce-d2404c7515c6.html|title=Judges reject Democrat's request to undo tie in Newport News House district, setting up Thursday tiebreaker|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|access-date=2018-01-03|language=en}} On January 4, the tie-breaking drawing was held and Yancey was the winner. Simonds conceded on January 10.
= Speakership =
If the Republicans retained a majority in the House of Delegates, Kirk Cox was in line to become speaker.{{cite news|last1=Martz|first1=Michael|title=With recounts pending, leaders eye balance of power in House of Delegates|url=http://www.roanoke.com/with-recounts-pending-leaders-eye-balance-of-power-in-house/article_d3c32616-32d8-5c3d-90c3-7221a78c86fc.html|newspaper=The Roanoke Times|access-date=December 28, 2017|date=November 8, 2017}} On December 8, Kenneth R. Plum, a Democrat and the most senior member of the House of Delegates, voiced the possibility of him becoming speaker while minority leader David Toscano is named the majority leader.{{cite web|last1=Moomaw|first1=Graham|title=Plum, Toscano face potential speakership showdown|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/plum-toscano-face-potential-speakership-showdown/article_6e2f4cec-dd53-11e7-adad-27789f84772e.html|website=The Daily Progress|publisher=Richmond Times-Dispatch|access-date=December 30, 2017|location=Richmond|date=December 9, 2017}} In an email disclosed by The Washington Post on December 27, Toscano accused the Republicans of trying "to undermine [Democratic] unity by offering deals to various members in exchange [for] a vote for Speaker." Toscano also warned his fellow Democratic delegates against calling in sick when the legislature convenes or taking an ill-timed bathroom break during the floor session, fearing that in an evenly split chamber, the Republicans might seize any opportunity to call a vote and take control.{{cite news|last1=Vozzella|first1=Laura|last2=Morrison|first2=Jim|title=In a House divided, Democrats say Va. GOP is offering perks for speaker votes|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/latest-twist-in-tied-virginia-house-race-arrives-via-ups/2017/12/27/75412e5c-eb12-11e7-b698-91d4e35920a3_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 28, 2017|location=Richmond|date=December 27, 2017}} After the Republicans retained a majority in the House of Delegates, Cox was elected speaker by a vote of 98–0 on January 10, 2018. Cox didn't vote for himself, and one Democratic delegate didn't appear to be in the chamber.{{cite news|last1=Moomaw|first1=Graham|title=Kirk Cox elected speaker of the House on 98-0 vote|url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/general-assembly/kirk-cox-elected-speaker-of-the-house-on--/article_e55fd94f-5181-55e7-bb19-9b183d3144b3.html|access-date=January 15, 2018|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=January 10, 2018}}