Political party strength in Virginia
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The following table indicates party affiliation in the Commonwealth of Virginia for the individual offices of:
It also indicates the historical composition of the collective:
- Senate
- House of Delegates
- State delegation to the United States Senate (individually)
- State delegation to the United States House of Representatives
1776–1851
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1852–present
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Member of the Council of State acting as governor.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Died in office.
- ^ Member of the Council of State acting as governor; was later elected in his own right.
- ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the U.S. Senate.
- ^ Re-elected a Democratic speaker.
- ^ First popularly-elected governor.
- ^ a b Held office in the Restored Government of Virginia.
- ^ a b Unelected military governor.
- ^ Elected John Brown Baldwin, a Conservative, as Speaker.
- ^ Unelected military governor, then elected in his own right.
- ^ Initially appointed to fill a vacancy, later elected in his own right. Resigned to become judge on the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
- ^ a b c d e f g Appointed by governor to fill vacancy.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Resigned to run for governor.
- ^ Initially elected in a special election to complete Collins's term.
- ^ Won special election to complete Reynolds's term.
- ^ Republicans and Democrats negotiated a power-sharing agreement to split control of the chamber after the tie.
- ^ Republicans won a special election to claim the majority in the chamber after Democrat Charles Waddell resigned his seat.[1][2]
- ^ The 1997 general election yielded a 51-48-1 Democrat 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.[3][4]
- ^ In August 2002, Goode switched parties and became a Republican.
- ^ a b Chief deputy attorney general elected attorney general by the General Assembly.
- ^ Independents caucused with Republicans.
- ^ a b Control of Senate decided by Lieutenant Governor.
- ^ On June 9, 2014, Democrat Phillip Puckett resigned from the Virginia State Senate. He was replaced by Republican Ben Chafin in an August 19 special election.
- ^ Republican State Senator Jennifer Kiggans vacated her seat after she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. Democrat Aaron Rouse won the special election to succeed her.
References
[edit]- ^ "Virginia State Legislature". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ Southern Politics in the 1990s. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-4181-6.
- ^ "Virginia State Legislature". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ Southern Politics in the 1990s. LSU Press. ISBN 978-0-8071-4181-6.
- ^ Cain, Andrew (January 13, 2010). "Democrats pick up state Senate seat". timesdispatch.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 16, 2010.[permanent dead link]