2009 Virginia House of Delegates election information
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2009 Virginia House of Delegates elections
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November 3, 2009
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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
40.4%[1]
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Bill Howell
Ward Armstrong
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader since
January 8, 2003
February 24, 2007
Leader's seat
28th
10th
Last election
54
44
Seats before
53
45
Seats won
59
39
Seat change
6
6
Popular vote
1,047,069
668,502
Percentage
56.8%
36.2%
Swing
5.8%
6.7%
Results: Republican hold Republican gain Democratic hold Democratic gain Independent hold
Speaker before election
Bill Howell
Republican
Elected Speaker
Bill Howell
Republican
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2009 Elections to the Virginia House of Delegates were held on November 3, 2009. Prior to the election, Republicans held 53 seats, Democrats held 43 seats, and Independents held 2 seats (both of whom caucus with the Republicans).
There were 2 seats previously held by Democrats that were vacant on election day: the 69th (Frank Hall resigned April 14, 2009) and the 80th (Ken Melvin resigned May 1, 2009). Eight incumbent Democrats were defeated, one incumbent Republican was defeated, and one open Republican seat was won by a Democrat.
The composition of the House of Delegates in 2010 was 59 Republicans, 2 Independents who caucus with the Republicans, and 39 Democrats.
^"Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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