2013 Virginia House of Delegates election
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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates 51 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 43.0%  14.4[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2013 was held on Tuesday, November 5.
Delegates not running for re-election
[edit]| Delegate | Seat | First elected | Party | Date announced | Ref. | |
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| John Cosgrove[n 1] | 78th district | 2001 | Republican | August 6, 2013 | [2] | |
| John Cox | 55th district | 2009 | Republican | March 5, 2013 | [3] | |
| Annie Crockett-Stark | 6th district | 2005 | Republican | March 13, 2013 | [4] | |
| Sal Iaquinto | 84th district | 2005 | Republican | February 23, 2013 | [5] | |
| Joe Johnson | 4th district | 1989 (1966–70) | Democratic | February 26, 2013 | [6] | |
| Donald Merricks | 16th district | 2007 | Republican | March 6, 2013 | [7] | |
| Bob Purkey | 82nd district | 1985 | Republican | April 6, 2013 | [8] | |
| Lacey Putney | 19th district | 1961 | Independent | March 27, 2013 | [9] | |
| Jim Scott | 53rd district | 1991 | Democratic | March 3, 2013 | [10] | |
| Bob Tata | 85th district | 1983 | Republican | March 27, 2012 | [11] | |
Results
[edit]Overview
[edit]| 67 | 33 |
| Republican | Democratic |
| Parties | Candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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| 2011 | 2013 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | |||
| Republican | 67 | 67 | 
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67.00% | 1,088,032 | 53.77% | |||
| Democratic | 32 | 33 | 1
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33.00% | 817,066 | 40.38% | |||
| Independent | 1 | 0 |  1 |
0.00% | 47,817 | 2.36% | |||
| Libertarian | 0 | 0 |
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0.00% | 15,252 | 0.75% | |||
| Independent Greens | 0 | 0 |
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0.00% | 12,682 | 0.63% | |||
| - | Write-ins | 0 | 0 |
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0.00% | 42,773 | 2.11% | ||
| Total | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100.00% | 2,023,622 | 100.00% | - | ||
Seats that changed hands
[edit]Democratic to Republican (1)
Independent to Republican (1)
Republican to Democratic (2)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Cosgrove filed to run but entered the special election to replace 14th district Senator Harry Blevins after Blevins announced his early retirement. Cosgrove won and was subsequently replaced on the November ballot by Jay Leftwich.
References
[edit]- ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Sheler, Jeff (August 7, 2013). "Cosgrove wins special election to fill Va. senate seat". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Schmidt, Markus (March 6, 2013). "Del. John Cox not running for re-election". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Sluss, Michael (March 13, 2013). "Crockett-Stark won't seek 5th term in House". The Roanoke Times. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Sizemore, Bill (February 24, 2013). "Virginia Beach Del. Iaquinto won't seek re-election". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ McGee, David (February 26, 2013). "Southwest Virginia delegate ending service 'while I'm ahead'". Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Dashiell, Joe (March 6, 2013). "Delegate Don Merricks will not seek reelection to Virginia General Assembly". Roanoke: WDBJ7. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Walker, Julian (April 6, 2013). "Del. Purkey latest local Rep. not seeking re-election". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ "Va. delegate ending legislative service after 5 decades". The Virginian-Pilot. March 27, 2013. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Benton, Nicholas F. (March 6, 2013). "State Del. Jim Scott, Human Rights Champion, Won't Seek 12th Term". Falls Church: Falls Church News-Press. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Walker, Julian (March 27, 2012). "Long-serving Va. Beach delegate won't seek re-election". The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ "Election Results - Virginia Department of Elections". www.elections.virginia.gov. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.