State legislative elections results, 2011
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There were 578 seats up for election in November of 2011. The main election date was November 8, 2011. However, Louisiana holds its elections on October 22 and November 19, 2011.
Results for primaries and the general election will be displayed as they become available.
November 19 Election results
There were 25 state legislative races in Louisiana on, November 19, 2011. The results did not affect partisan control, as the GOP clinched the majority in the State Senate and State House.
Senate
Democratic
Republican
Louisiana State Senate | |||
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Party | As of November 2011 | After the 2011 Election | |
Democratic Party | 17 | 15 | |
Republican Party | 22 | 24 | |
Total | 39 | 39 |
House
Democratic
Republican
Third Party
Louisiana House of Representatives | |||
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Party | As of November 2011 | After the 2011 Election | |
Democratic Party | 46 | 45 | |
Republican Party | 57 | 58 | |
Independent | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 105 | 105 |
Partisan control
Heading into the 2011 elections, each political party controls 4 chambers with November elections.
Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2011 Elections | ||
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State senates | 2 | 2 |
State houses | 2 | 2 |
Totals: | 4 | 4 |
Of the 578 seats that were up for election, there were:
- 287 Democratic legislators
- 285 Republican legislators
- 4 Independent legislators
- 2 Vacancies
Thus, 49.7% of the seats were held by Democrats and 49.3% by Republicans.
Partisan breakdown of state legislators in the three states with elections on November 8, 2011 | |||||||||
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Before November 2011 election | After November 2011 election | ||||||||
Party | Senators | Representatives | Total state legislators | Senators | Representatives | Total state legislators | Gain/loss legislators | ||
70 | 154 | 224 | 66 | 130 | 196 | -28 | |||
61 | 146 | 207 | 67 | 168 | 235 | +28 | |||
0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | |||
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Partisan breakdown of state legislators in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia | |||||||||
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Before November 2011 election | After November 2011 election | ||||||||
Party | Senators | Representatives | Total state legislators | Senators | Representatives | Total state legislators | Gain/loss legislators | ||
87 | 200 | 287 | 79 | 173 | 252 | -23 | |||
83 | 202 | 285 | 92 | 226 | 318 | +26 | |||
0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | |||
1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
General Election Results
Overall summary
Partisan breakdown of state legislators in all 50 states | |||||||||
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Before November 2011 election | After November 2011 election | ||||||||
Party | Senators | Representatives | Total state legislators | Senators | Representatives | Total state legislators | Gain/loss legislators | ||
879 | 2,454 | 3,333 | 875 | 2,439 | 3,310 | -23 | |||
1,028 | 2,912 | 3,940 | 1,032 | 2,926 | 3,966 | +26 | |||
53 | 12 | 65 | 53 | 11 | 64 | -1 | |||
2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
Majority party before November 2011 | Majority party after November 2011 | ||||
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State | State Senate | State House | State Senate | State House | |
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Incumbents defeated in 2011 legislative elections | |||
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Party | Senate | House | Total |
Democratic | 5 | 9 | 14 |
Republican | 0 | 6 | 6 |
TOTALS | 5 | 15 | 20 |
New Legislators after the 2011 legislative elections | |||
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Party | Senate | House | Total |
Democratic | 10 | 29 | 39 |
Republican | 26 | 69 | 95 |
TOTALS | 36 | 98 | 134 |
Open Seat Winners in 2011 legislative elections | |||
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Party | Senate | House | Total |
Democratic | 10 | 19 | 29 |
Republican | 22 | 52 | 74 |
TOTALS | 32 | 71 | 103 |
Louisiana
Oct. 22 Louisiana election update
State Senate
There were 4 undecided races in the Louisiana State Senate that were on the ballot in the November 19 runoff. Prior to the runoff, Democrats had won 12 seats while Republicans claimed 23 seats -- meaning the GOP was assured to retain the majority in the chamber. There were four undecided races. They were:
- District 2: Democrats Elton Aubert and Troy Brown faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 24: Democrats Donald Cravins and Elbert Guillory faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 30: Republicans James David Cain and John Smith faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 39: Democrats Lydia Jackson and Gregory Tarver faced off in a general election on November 19.
Thus, of the four races, three were assured to be won by Democrats and one by the GOP.
The result of the 2011 elections in Louisiana is that the partisan control will be in the Republicans favor, 24-15, for a Republican gain of 2 seats.
State House
There were 21 undecided races in the Louisiana House of Representatives that were on the ballot in the November 19 runoff. Prior to the runoff, Democrats had won 35 seats while Republicans claimed 49 seats -- meaning the GOP was assured to retain the majority in the chamber. There were still 21 undecided races. They were:
- District 3: Democrats Lynn Cawthorne and Barbara Norton faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 10: Jerri Ray de Pingre (R) and Gene Reynolds (D) faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 12: Republicans Jason Bullock and Rob Shadoin faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 14: Republicans Sam Little and Jay Morris faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 17: Democrats Billye Burns and Marcus Hunter faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 22: Billy Chandler (R) and Terry Brown (I) faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 23: Kenny Cox (D) and Rick Nowlin (R) faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 39: Don Menard (R) and Stephen Ortego (D) faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 44: Democrats Rickey Hardy and Vincent Pierre faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 53: Republicans Billy Hebert and Lenar Whitney faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 56: G. "Ram" Ramachandran (D) and Gregory Miller (R) faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 57: Randal Gaines (D) and Russ Wise (I) faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 58: Democrats Dwayne Bailey and Ed Price faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 61: Democrats C. Denise Marcelle and Alfred Williams faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 62: Ken Dawson (D) and Kenny Havard (R) faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 81: Kevin Hull and Clay Schexnayder (R) faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 86: Republicans Chris Broadwater and George Holton faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 96: Terry Landry (D) and Eric Martin (I) faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 101: Democrats Tiffany Foxworth and Edward James faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 103: Ray Garofalo (R) and Chad Lauga (D) faced off in a general election on November 19.
- District 105: Republicans Harold Asevedo and Chris Leopold faced off in a general election on November 19.
Thus, of the 21 races, six were assured to be won by Democrats and five by the GOP.
Senate
The following candidates won election to the Louisiana State Senate during the October 22 primary. Because these candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote, they were declared official winners of the race and will be sworn into the Senate in January 2012.
Democratic
Republican
- A.G. Crowe
- R.L. Allain II
- Ronnie Johns
- Barrow Peacock
- John Alario
- Conrad Appel
- Daniel Martiny
- Jack Donahue (Louisiana)
- Dale Erdey
- Dan Claitor
- Jody Amedee
- Norby Chabert
- Fred Mills Jr.
- Dan Morrish
- Jonathan Perry (Louisiana)
- John R. Smith (Louisiana)
- Mike Walsworth
- Gerald Long
- Neil Riser
- Francis Thompson
- Robert Kostelka
- Robert Adley
- Sherri Smith Buffington
- Patrick Cortez
- Mack White Jr.
Louisiana State Senate | |||
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Party | As of November 2011 | After the 2011 Election | |
Democratic Party | 17 | 15 | |
Republican Party | 22 | 24 | |
Total | 39 | 39 |
House
The following candidates won election to the Louisiana House of Representatives during the October 22 primary. Because these candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote, they were declared official winners of the race and will be sworn into the House in January 2012.
Democratic
- Roy Burrell
- Patrick Williams (Louisiana)
- Patrick Jefferson
- Katrina Jackson
- Major Thibaut
- John Anders
- Herbert Dixon
- Robert Johnson (Louisiana)
- Regina Ashford Barrow
- James Armes
- Michael Danahay
- Dorothy Hill
- Albert Franklin
- H. Bernard LeBas
- Ledricka Johnson Thierry
- Mickey Guillory
- Jack Montoucet
- Sam Jones
- Jerry Gisclair
- Karen St. Germain
- Dalton Honore
- Patricia Haynes Smith (Louisiana)
- John Bel Edwards (Louisiana)
- Harold Ritchie
- Robert Billiot
- Girod Jackson, III
- Walt Leger III
- Jared Brossett
- Neil Abramson
- Wesley Bishop
- Austin Badon
- Jeffery Arnold
- Randal Gaines
- Ed Price
- Edward James (Louisiana)
- Barbara Norton
- Gene Reynolds
- Kenny Cox
- Stephen Ortego
- Vincent Pierre
- Terry Landry (Louisiana House District 96 representative)
- Alfred Williams
- Marcus Hunter
Republican
- Alan Seabaugh
- Thomas Carmody, Jr.
- Richard Burford
- Jeff Thompson (Louisiana)
- Henry Burns
- James Fannin
- Frank Hoffmann
- Charles Chaney
- Steven Pylant
- Frank Howard (Louisiana)
- Lance Harris
- Lowell Hazel
- Nancy Landry
- Brett Geymann
- Charles Kleckley
- John Guinn
- Stuart Bishop
- Joel Robideaux
- Mike Huval
- Bob Hensgens
- Taylor Barras
- Simone Champagne
- Joe Harrison (Louisiana)
- Gordon Dove
- Eddie Lambert
- Valarie Hodges
- Clifton Richardson
- Hunter Greene
- Stephen Carter
- Erich Ponti
- Franklin Foil
- J. Rogers Pope
- Stephen Pugh
- Scott Simon
- J. Kevin Pearson
- Kirk Talbot
- Anthony Ligi
- Joseph Lopinto
- Cameron Henry
- Patrick Connick
- Bryan Adams (Louisiana)
- John Berthelot
- Timothy Burns (Louisiana)
- George Cromer
- Tom Willmott
- Nicholas Lorusso
- Sherman Mack
- Paul Hollis
- Chris Broadwater
- Jay Morris
- Gregory Miller (Louisiana)
- Lenar Whitney
- Clay Schexnayder
- Rob Shadoin
- Kenny Havard
- Chris Leopold
- Ray Garofalo
- John Schroder (Louisiana)
Independent
Louisiana House of Representatives | |||
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Party | As of November 2011 | After the 2011 Election | |
Democratic Party | 46 | 45 | |
Republican Party | 57 | 58 | |
Independent | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 105 | 105 |
Mississippi
Senate
The following candidates won election to the Mississippi State Senate during the November 8 election.
Democratic
- Derrick Simmons
- Russell Jolly
- Steve Hale (Mississippi)
- Bill Stone
- J.P. Wilemon
- Robert Jackson (Mississippi)
- Sampson Jackson
- Haskins Montgomery
- Hob Bryan
- Willie Simmons (Mississippi)
- Bennie Turner
- Kenneth Jones (Mississippi)
- John Horhn
- David Jordan (Mississippi)
- Hillman Frazier
- Alice Harden
- David Blount
- Albert Butler
- Kelvin Butler
- Deborah Dawkins
Republican
- Chris Massey
- Rita Potts Parks
- Josh Harkins
- Will Longwitz
- Angela Burks Hill
- Melanie Sojourner
- Sally Doty
- Phillip Gandy
- John Polk (Mississippi)
- Sean Tindell
- Philip Moran
- Brice Wiggins
- Nickey Browning
- Eugene Clarke
- Videt Carmichael
- Tommy Gollott
- Gray Tollison
- Lydia Graves Chassaniol
- Gary Jackson (Mississippi)
- Terry W. Brown
- Giles Ward
- Merle Flowers
- Briggs Hopson
- Dean Kirby
- Terry Burton
- Perry Lee
- Joey Fillingane
- Chris McDaniel (Mississippi)
- Billy Hudson
- Michael Watson (Mississippi)
- Nancy Collins
- Tony Smith (Mississippi)
Mississippi State Senate | |||
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Party | As of November 2011 | After the 2011 Election | |
Democratic Party | 24 | 21 | |
Republican Party | 27 | 31 | |
Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 52 | 52 |
House
The following candidates won election to the Mississippi House of Representatives during the November 8 election.
Democratic
- Kelvin Buck
- Clara Burnett
- Joe Gardner
- Preston Sullivan
- Chuck Espy
- Linda Coleman (Mississippi)
- Robert Huddleston
- Sara Thomas
- Linda Whittington
- David Gibbs (Mississippi)
- Tyrone Ellis
- Esther Harrison
- Bryant Clark
- Willie Bailey
- John Hines (Mississippi)
- Bobby Moak
- Rufus Straughter
- Edward Blackmon Jr.
- Deborah Butler Dixon
- Earle Banks
- Cecil Brown
- Mary Coleman (Mississippi)
- James Evans (Mississippi)
- Alyce Clarke
- Credell Calhoun
- Adrienne Wooten
- Kimberly Campbell Buck
- Gregory Holloway Sr.
- Omeria Scott
- Charles Young
- America Chuck Middleton
- Joseph Warren
- Angela Cockerham
- Robert Johnson III
- David Myers, Mississippi Representative
- Percy Watson
- Billy Broomfield
- Sonya Williams-Barnes
- Johnny Stringer
- Ferr Smith
- Willie Perkins Sr.
- Bob Evans
- David Baria
- Blaine Eaton, II
- George Flaggs, Jr.
- Reecy Dickson
- Thomas Reynolds II
- Sherra Lane
- Kevin Horan (Mississippi)
- Brad Oberhousen
- Tom Miles
- Bennett Malone
Republican
- Wanda Jennings
- Trey Lamar
- Margaret Rogers
- Mac Huddleston
- Jerry Turner (Mississippi)
- Brian Aldridge
- Gary Chism
- Jeff Smith (Mississippi)
- C. Scott Bounds
- Bobby Howell
- Jason White (Mississippi)
- Thomas Woods (Mississippi)
- Alex Monsour
- Kevin McGee
- Rita Martinson
- Thomas Weathersby, Sr.
- Ray Rogers (Mississippi)
- Mark Baker (Mississippi)
- Andy Gipson
- Randy Rushing
- Jessica Upshaw
- Bill Pigott
- Sam Mims V
- Hank Lott
- Manly Barton
- Mark Formby
- Jeffrey S. Guice
- Hank Zuber III
- John Read
- Greg Haney
- Scott DeLano
- Becky Currie
- Ken Morgan
- Toby Barker
- Doug McLeod
- Donnie Bell
- Eugene Forrest Hamilton
- Richard Bennett (Mississippi)
- Casey Eure
- Randall Patterson
- Herb Frierson
- Larry Byrd
- William Shirley
- Bill Denny
- Philip Gunn
- Joey Hood
- Charles Jim Beckett
- Chris Brown (Mississippi)
- Randy Boyd (Mississippi)
- Pat Nelson
- Gene Alday
- Gary Staples
- Bobby Shows
- John Moore (Mississippi)
- Jody Steverson
- Nolan Mettetal
- Brad Mayo
- Steve Massengill
- Kevin Horan (Mississippi)
- Tommy Taylor
- Timmy Ladner
- Lester Carpenter
- Nick Bain
- William Arnold
- Dennis DeBar
- Carolyn Crawford
- Greg Snowden
- Charles Busby
- Steve Horne
Independent
None
Mississippi House of Representatives | |||
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Party | As of November 2011 | After the 2011 Election | |
Democratic Party | 68 | 58 | |
Republican Party | 54 | 64 | |
Total | 122 | 122 |
New Jersey
According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of unofficial county results, New Jersey voters set a new record low turnout of roughly 26%. Only 1.4 million of the state's 5.2 million registered voters actually cast a ballot. The previous record was 31% in 1999.[1]
Senate
The following candidates won election to the New Jersey State Senate during the November 8 election.
Democratic
- Jeff Van Drew
- Jim Whelan
- Stephen Sweeney
- Donald Norcross
- Fred Madden
- James Beach
- Dawn Addiego
- Shirley Turner
- Bob Smith (New Jersey)
- Barbara Buono
- Joseph Vitale
- Raymond Lesniak
- Nicholas Scutari
- Richard Codey
- Ronald Rice
- Teresa Ruiz (New Jersey)
- Sandra Cunningham
- Nicholas Sacco
- Brian Stack
- Nia Gill
- Paul Sarlo
- Loretta Weinberg
- Robert Gordon (New Jersey)
- Linda Greenstein
- Samuel Thompson (New Jersey)
- Nellie Pou
Republican
New Jersey State Senate | |||
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Party | As of November 2011 | After the 2011 Election | |
Democratic Party | 24 | 24 | |
Republican Party | 16 | 16 | |
Total | 40 | 40 |
House
The following candidates won election to the New Jersey General Assembly during the November 8 election.
Democratic
- Gabriela Mosquera
- Paul Moriarty (New Jersey)
- Angel Fuentes
- Gilbert Wilson
- John Burzichelli
- Louis Greenwald
- Pamela Lampitt
- Thomas Giblin
- Joseph Cryan
- Annette Quijano
- Mila Jasey
- John McKeon (New Jersey)
- Cleopatra Tucker
- Ralph Caputo
- L. Grace Spencer
- Alberto Coutinho
- Charles Mainor
- Jason O'Donnell
- Vincent Prieto
- Ruben Ramos, Jr.
- Sean Connors (New Jersey)
- Sheila Oliver
- Gordon Johnson
- Marlene Caride
- Gary Schaer
- Valerie Vainieri Huttle
- Linda Stender
- Peter Barnes, III
- Patrick Diegnan Jr.
- Gerald Green
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
- Daniel Benson
- Wayne DeAngelo
- Nelson Albano
- Joseph Egan
- John Wisniewski
- Connie Wagner
- Craig Coughlin
- Shavonda Sumter
- Benjie Wimberly
- Timothy Eustace
- Herbert Conaway Jr.
- Troy Singleton
- Matthew Milam
- Reed Gusciora
- Celeste Riley
- Angelica Jimenez (New Jersey)
Republican
- Brian Rumpf
- Gary Chiusano
- DiAnne Gove
- Alison McHose
- David Rible
- Sean Kean
- Gregory McGuckin
- Chris Brown (New Jersey)
- John Amodeo
- Christopher Brown (New Jersey)
- Scott Rudder
- Mary Pat Angelini
- Caroline Casagrande
- Jon Bramnick
- Jay Webber
- Nancy Muñoz
- Michael Carroll
- Alex DeCroce
- Robert Schroeder
- Holly Schepisi
- John DiMaio
- Declan O'Scanlon, Jr.
- Amy Handlin
- Erik Peterson (New Jersey)
- Scott Rumana
- David Russo
- Peter Biondi
- Jack Ciattarelli
- Robert Clifton (New Jersey)
- Ronald Dancer
- David Wolfe (New Jersey)
- Anthony M. Bucco
Independent
Results will be posted after polls close.
New Jersey General Assembly | |||
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Party | As of November 2011 | After the 2011 Election | |
Democratic Party | 47 | 48 | |
Republican Party | 33 | 32 | |
Total | 80 | 80 |
Virginia
Senate
The following candidates won election to the Virginia State Senate during the November 8 election.
Democratic
- Barbara Favola
- Adam Ebbin
- John Miller (Virginia)
- Mamie Locke
- Yvonne Miller
- Ralph Northam
- Louise Lucas
- Dick Saslaw
- Donald McEachin
- Dave Marsden
- Henry Marsh (Virginia)
- Charles Colgan
- Janet Howell
- Mark Herring
- John Chapman "Chap" Petersen
- Linda Todd "Toddy" Puller
- Creigh Deeds
- Phillip Puckett
- John Edwards (Virginia)
- George Barker
Republican
- Richard Black (Virginia)
- Thomas Garrett
- Thomas Norment Jr.
- Ryan McDougle
- Frank Wagner
- Harry Blevins
- Jeffrey McWaters
- John Watkins (Virginia)
- Steve Martin (Virginia)
- Walter Stosch
- Frank Ruff
- Stephen Newman
- Emmett Hanger
- Jill Vogel
- Richard Stuart, Virginia Senator
- Ralph Smith (Virginia)
- Bill Stanley
- Bryce Reeves
- Mark Obenshain
- Bill Carrico
- Note: The race between Bryce Reeves (R) and incumbent R. Edward "Edd" Houck may go to a recount because the difference is less than 1%. In Virginia, there are no automatic recounts but the loser can request a recount.[2]
Virginia State Senate | |||
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Party | As of November 2011 | After the 2011 Election | |
Democratic Party | 22 | 20 | |
Republican Party | 18 | 20 | |
Total | 40 | 40 |
House
The following candidates won election to the Virginia House of Delegates during the November 8 election.
Democratic
- Joe Johnson (Virginia)
- Onzlee Ware
- Patrick Hope
- Johnny Joannou
- Mark Sickles
- David Englin
- Charniele Herring
- Mark Keam
- Alfonso Lopez
- Jim Scott (Virginia)
- Roz Dance
- Delores McQuinn
- Betsy Carr
- Jennifer McClellan
- Lionell Spruill
- Matthew James
- Algie Howell
- Kenny Alexander
- Jeion Ward
- Lynwood Lewis
- Bob Brink
- Mamye BaCote
- David Toscano
- Roz Tyler
- David Bulova
- Kaye Kory
- Vivian Watts
- Ken Plum
- Eileen Filler-Corn
- Luke Torian
- Scott Surovell
Republican
- Terry Kilgore
- Anne B. Crockett-Stark
- Greg Habeeb
- Larry Rush
- Steve Landes
- Manoli Loupassi
- Rob Bell (Virginia)
- Bob Tata
- Danny Marshall III
- C. Todd Gilbert (Virginia)
- Kathy Byron
- Donald Merricks
- Ben Cline
- T. Scott Garrett
- Tony Wilt
- Roxann Robinson
- Bill Howell
- Beverly Sherwood
- Ed Scott
- Thomas Greason
- Joe T. May
- Jackson H. Miller
- John Cox (Virginia)
- Peter Farrell
- James Edmunds II
- Tommy Wright (Virginia)
- Riley Ingram
- Lee Ware
- Kirk Cox
- Chris Jones (Virginia)
- Jimmie Massie
- John Cosgrove
- Barry Knight
- Bob Purkey
- Christopher Stolle
- Salvatore Iaquinto
- Tom Rust
- Mark Cole (Virginia)
- Gordon Helsel
- Brenda Pogge
- Chris Peace
- Will Morefield
- Israel O'Quinn
- Chris Head
- Michael Webert
- Richard Bell (Virginia)
- Scott Lingamfelter
- Matt Fariss
- Bobby Orrock
- Keith Hodges
- Mark Dudenhefer
- Ronald Villanueva
- David Yancey
- Margaret Ransone
- Rick Morris (Virginia)
- Bob Marshall (Virginia)
- Charles Poindexter
- Tim Hugo
- Dave Albo
- Randall Minchew
- Joseph Yost
- Michael Watson (Virginia)
- Barbara Comstock
- James LeMunyon
- John O'Bannon
- David Ramadan
- Richard Anderson (Virginia)
Independent
Results will be posted after polls close.
Virginia House of Delegates | |||
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Party | As of November 2011 | After the 2011 Election | |
Democratic Party | 39 | 32 | |
Republican Party | 58 | 67 | |
Independent | 2 | 1 | |
Vacancy | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 100 | 100 |
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