1997 Virginia House of Delegates election

none July 2026 September 2023 1997 Virginia House of Delegates elections Virginia legislative no 1995 Virginia House of Delegates election 1995 November 4, 1997 1999 Virginia House of Delegates election 1999 All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates 51 49.5%Registration/Turnout Statistics https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/index.html Virginia Department of Elections January 1, 2018 October 18, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181018023154/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/index.html dead 160x160px Tom Moss September 28, 1991 Democratic Party (United States) 88th 52 51 1 658,203 43.8% 2.9% Speaker Tom Moss Democratic Party (United States) Tom Moss Democratic Party (United States) 160x160px Vance Wilkins Republican Party (United States) November 19, 1991 24th 47 48 1 779,031 51.8% 1.1% 1997 Virginia House of Delegates Results.svg 400px Results:#F48D86 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain#96C7E0 Democratic hold #999999 Independent hold The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1997 was held on Tuesday, November 4. The 1997 general election yielded a 51-48-1 Democratic majority. David Brickley resigned his seat right afterward, however, and a special election for District 51 was called. His seat flipped to the Republicans, and with Independent Lacey Putney siding with the Republicans, the chamber was tied. Democrats retained the Speakership through a power-sharing agreement.Virginia State Legislature https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/local/longterm/library/vastateleg/issues/party2.htm 2021-06-29 The Washington Posthttps://books.google.com/books?id=GNr40qOoXOoC&dq=virginia%2520house%2520of%2520delegates%2520elections%25201997&pg=PA139 Southern Politics in the 1990s LSU Press 978-0-8071-4181-6 en Results Overview + ↓ 51 481 Democratic Republican Parties Candidates Seats Popular Vote 1995 1997 +/- Strength Vote % Change Democratic Party (United States)Democratic 70 52 51 1 51.00% 658,203 43.75% Republican Party (United States)Republican 68 47 48 1 48.00% 779,031 51.78% Independent Party (United States) Independent 19 1 1 1.00% 52,099 3.46% Reform Party (United States) Reform Party 4 0 0 0.00% 7,932 0.53% - Write-ins - 0 0 0.00% 7,287 0.48% Total 161 100 100 0 100.00% 1,504,552 100.00% - SourceHistorical Elections Database https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/ Virginia Department of Elections December 27, 2019 See also 1997 United States elections 1997 Virginia elections 1997 Virginia gubernatorial election 1997 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election 1997 Virginia Attorney General election References collapsed House of Delegates Virginia Category:Virginia House of Delegates elections