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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI'm counting 11 R-to-D flips in the Virginia House of Delegates so far

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I'm counting 11 R-to-D flips in the Virginia House of Delegates so far (Original Post)
In It to Win It
Nov 2025
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dem4decades
(14,054 posts)1. Funny how shitting on federal employees in Virginia by Republicans works.
SSJVegeta
(2,848 posts)2. SUPERMAJORITY
Yeah!!!!
Leghorn21
(14,090 posts)3. HOT DAMN!!
What a night, WHAT A NIGHT!!!
Wiz Imp
(9,991 posts)4. According to this source it is 13 flips with 1 race still undecided
https://virginiamercury.com/2025/11/04/blue-wave-rebuilds-the-house-democrats-soar-to-at-least-64-seats-in-virginia/
Blue wave rebuilds the House: Democrats soar to at least 64 seats in Virginia
Democrats managed to increase their majority in the Virginia House of Delegates, moving from 51 to 64 seats (with one race still undecided as of 11 p.m.) as voters turned out Tuesday in a pivotal election for control of the chamber. The win came amid a backdrop of fierce competition across suburban and exurban battlegrounds, with both parties viewing the outcome as a bellwether for 2026 and beyond.
Despite heavy Republican spending and Youngkins late push to recapture momentum, Democrats successfully defended vulnerable incumbents and flipped several key districts in vote-rich regions around Richmond, Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.
Turnout surged in several suburban swing areas, reflecting continued polarization over national issues like abortion and democracy as well as local concerns over housing, health care and school funding.
Democratic leaders credited what they described as a disciplined, issue-focused campaign that emphasized protecting abortion access and investing in public services, while Republicans leaned on messages about parental rights, public safety and economic management.
Democrats managed to increase their majority in the Virginia House of Delegates, moving from 51 to 64 seats (with one race still undecided as of 11 p.m.) as voters turned out Tuesday in a pivotal election for control of the chamber. The win came amid a backdrop of fierce competition across suburban and exurban battlegrounds, with both parties viewing the outcome as a bellwether for 2026 and beyond.
Despite heavy Republican spending and Youngkins late push to recapture momentum, Democrats successfully defended vulnerable incumbents and flipped several key districts in vote-rich regions around Richmond, Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads.
Turnout surged in several suburban swing areas, reflecting continued polarization over national issues like abortion and democracy as well as local concerns over housing, health care and school funding.
Democratic leaders credited what they described as a disciplined, issue-focused campaign that emphasized protecting abortion access and investing in public services, while Republicans leaned on messages about parental rights, public safety and economic management.
Aussie105
(7,914 posts)5. Republicans in disarray!
Wondering why things are going so wrong.
But they will have to work that out for themselves, no one wants to spend a few days of their time explaining it to them.
BlueWavePsych
(3,336 posts)6. Democrats didn't just rebound. They dominated.
Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill cruised to double-digit victories in Virginia and New Jersey. Two Georgia Democrats flipped seats on the states Public Service Commission, the first non-federal statewide wins for a Democrat in nearly two decades. Democrats flipped a pair of Republican-held state Senate seats in Mississippi, cracking the GOP supermajority in a deep-red state. And a successful California ballot measure delivered five additional seats for the partys House margins ahead of the 2026 midterms, offsetting Texas redistricting push.
But they also started to overperform in special elections, hinting that the tide was turning. And on Tuesday, their first big electoral test of the second Trump era, they didnt just match the wins from eight years ago that had been a harbinger of a blue wave in the 2018 midterms in several key races, they exceeded them.
After brutal losses, like 2024 and 2016, it is hard to trust polling
and your gut of what should happen historically. You cant trust it, said Stephanie Schriock, a Democratic strategist who formerly led EMILYs List, a progressive group that elects women. But everything, the internal polling, the organizations on the ground, the No Kings and Indivisible movement, the energy, it was all there.
The one thing that would worry me, besides making sure you hold the House, is looking at how Democrats were able to fire up their base in some of these local elections in Georgia, the strategist said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/05/democrats-2025-win-midterms-virginia-new-jersey-00637057