2015 Virginia House of Delegates election

2015 Virginia House of Delegates elections
November 3, 2015
All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout29.1% 13.9
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Bill Howell David Toscano
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 8, 2003 November 19, 2011
Leader's seat 28th 57th
Last election 67 33
Seats won 66 34
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 798,868 451,865
Percentage 60.8% 34.4%
Swing 7.0% 6.0%
Results:
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
Speaker before election

Bill Howell
Republican

 Elected Speaker

Bill Howell
Republican

The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2015 was held on Tuesday, November 3. All 100 seats of the Virginia House of Delegates were on the ballot. While Republicans maintained an enormous edge against Democrats in the chamber, their net loss of one seat cost them their previously held veto-proof majority against Governor Terry McAuliffe.

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