Election results, 2021: State legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes
One (0.5%) of the 220 state legislative races in 2021 was decided by fewer than 100 votes. New Jersey held elections for the General Assembly and Senate, and Virginia held elections for the House of Delegates. The race decided by fewer than 100 votes was for Virginia House of Delegates District 91.
That district changed partisan control. Aijalon Cordoza (R) defeated incumbent Martha Mugler (D) by 94 votes. Charles West (L) received 417 votes, and there were 31 write-in votes.
In 2020, 30 (0.5%) of 5,875 state legislative races were decided by fewer than 100 votes.
| State legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes, 2021 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Party | Office | Votes for winning candidate | Votes for second-place candidate | Difference? | Did the district flip? | Partisan control after election | |
| Aijalon Cordoza | Republican | Virginia House of Delegates District 91 | 13,741 | 13,647 | 94 | Yes |  52-48
| |
District populations
Virginia House District 91 had a population of 80,968, according to the 2020 census. There were an average of 86,545 residents in each of Virginia's 100 House districts, making it the state with the 12th-highest average population per state representative.
New Jersey's average of 116,181 people per state representative was the 7th-highest in the nation based on the 2020 census. The state's average of 232,362 people per state senator was 9th-highest.
Election analysis
Hundreds of elections took place in 2021 across the United States, including primary and general elections at the state and local levels and special elections at the federal, state, and local levels. You will find Ballotpedia's research and curation on 2021 elections in the United States below.
- Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection report
- Incumbent win rates by state
- Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections
- Third-party candidates who won more than the margin of victory
- Number of state legislators by party
- Partisan balance of governors
- Results of elected officials seeking other offices
- State government trifectas
- State government triplexes
- State legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes
- State legislative seats that changed party control
- State legislative veto-proof majorities
- Partisan balance of mayors of the 100 largest cities by population
See also
- Election results, 2022: State legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes
- Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2023
- Ballotpedia Email Updates
- Contact us
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