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Two of the 538 state legislative races in 2019 were decided by fewer than 100 votes. One election was for a seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives and the other for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. Both elections resulted in a change in partisan control, with Democrats picking up both seats.

In 2018, 105 of the 6,073 state legislative races were decided by fewer than 100 votes. Of those, 54 resulted in a district changing partisan control. To read more about state legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes in 2018, click here.

Analysis

State by state

The chart and map below show the states where state legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes took place.

State legislative chambers with races decided by fewer than 100 votes, 2019
Chamber District population (2010 Census) Races decided by fewer than 100 votes Partisan control of chamber after elections
Mississippi House of Representatives 24,322 1 Republican Party 75-46
Virginia House of Delegates 80,010 1 Democratic Party 55-45


List of races

The chart below shows the two state legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes in 2019.

State legislative races decided by fewer than 100 votes, 2019
Winner Party Office Winner votes Loser votes Difference Did it flip?
Hester Jackson-McCray Democratic Party Mississippi House of Representatives District 40 1,553 1,539 14 Yes
Nancy Guy Democratic Party Virginia House of Delegates District 83 10,971 10,944 27 Yes

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