Virginia flips 14 seats blue in biggest Democratic pick-up since 1899

[mobeau69]

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Source: Share Blue Media

Democrats scored an enormous moral victory and a blow to Donald Trump on Tuesday by electing Ralph Northam as the next governor of Virginia.

But in addition to electing Northam, Democrats flipped 14 number of seats in the Virginia House of Delegates — the largest Democratic gain in a single election in the state since 1899. This victory triples the total number of Democratic state legislative pickups since Trump was elected, and reduces the GOP majority to just a few seats.

Many of these individual races were themselves inspiring. There was Danica Roem, the transgender journalist who beat a virulently antigay GOP lawmaker. There was Kathy Tran, who will be Virginia’s first Asian-American woman lawmaker. There was Chris Hurst, whose reporter girlfriend was shot and killed on live TV, and who gave up his career in news to go into politics and fight gun violence.

But Democrats did even more than win big on Tuesday. They broke a Republican gerrymandering scheme in Virginia that has been in force for nearly a decade.

Read more: https://shareblue.com/virginia-flips-14-seats-blue-in-biggest-democratic-pick-up-since-1899/

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What a night!

[Neurotica]

1. Just returned from my new delegate's watch (i.e. victory) party

Can't even tell you how amazing this night has been for those of us in Virginia who have worked so hard since last November!

[Honeycombe8]

6. Good work (to put it mildly)!!! nt

[mobeau69]

7. Thank you all for all that you did to make this night possible.

Hope! The audicity of hope!

[NastyRiffraff]

10. Congratulations!

I live in MD but I was born in Virginia and still have a love for the Commonwealth. You guys worked hard and deserve a fun night.

[Neurotica]

14. We actually had a lot of people from MD and DC (and elsewhere) helping out

Met some of them tonight. They were involved in Sister District and another program.

[orleans]

2. what a night, indeed!

[burrowowl]

3. WOW!!!!!

[turbinetree]

4. Momentum...............we are coming republicans and trump

we are coming, you only have 365 days until November 2018, we are

[blitzen]

5. Projected to be more than 14, I think...

so not just an "enormous moral victory" but quite possibly an actual victory

[IronLionZion]

8. Everything Is AWESOME!!!

[smirkymonkey]

9. This is the best news in ages.

Let's keep it going!

[NRaleighLiberal]

11. this is the latest count - so close!

Reported on 538

VA DELEGATES COUNT: 48D, 47R. 5 seats to decide control:#HD27 (Chesterfield): Del. Robinson (R) up by 129 votes.#HD28 (F'burg): Thomas (R) up by 86.#HD40 (Fairfax): Tanner (D) up by 68.#HD68 (Richmond): Adams (D) up by 316.#HD94 (Newport News): Del. Yancey (R) up by 12.

[aeromanKC]

15. 2 Seats D's have advantage

If D's are at 48 and they are up in 2 of the 5 remaining seats, then they get to 50 if they bring those home. Is that Control with the Lt. Gov a D?

[redwitch]

12. Thank you Virginia!

So glad to hear this news!

[DesertRat]

13. K&R

[G_j]

16. a pleasure to K&R!

[fierywoman]

17. With energy going this way in VA, would some moderate R's there find voting with

the D's a little bit alluring?

[Podkayne K]

18. VA Results:

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11:44pm Eastern Time

I count--and I may have missed something, but I don't think so:

FORTY SIX HOD WINS FOR THE DEMOCRATS

SIX TOO CLOSE TO CALL, AND OF THOSE:

THREE SHOW A DEMOCRATIC VICTORY

TWO A PUKE WIN

If this is a final result it means 50 Pukes, 49 Democrats and if we can take HOD 95 (Correction HOD 94), a 50-50 HOD, which means a Democratic HOD.

Un--frigging--believable!

[mobeau69]

20. Thank you, PK. Please update.

Too many R&C's for me to look.

[Podkayne K]

21. THE CLOSE ONES

will probably be in recount for a while. And on HOD 94--with a 12 vote difference: ??????????????????

[rpannier]

23. I have House of Delegates 95 as being Marcia Price unopposed

I have 94 as Yancey and Simonds
Am I getting the wrong info?

[Podkayne K]

25. MY BAD!

You are absolutely correct.

I misread 94 for 95. BIG APOLOGIES!

But 12 Vote diff. And people think their vote doesn't count. Just show them the HOD 94 results.

Sorry about the mistake!

[rpannier]

26. NP

I am unfamiliar with Virginia politics
I've been watching the House of Delegates numbers
I wondered if there was another slate of votes (like House and Senate) that I was missing
Thanks much

[mobeau69]

28. Virginia State Senate

General Information
Party control: Republican
Session start: January 11, 2017
Session end: February 25, 2017
Term length: 4 years
Term limits: None
Redistricting: Legislative control
Salary: $18,000/year + per diem

Members
Total: 40
Democrats: 19
Republicans: 21
Other: 0
Vacancies: 0
Leadership
President: Ralph Northam (D)
Maj. Leader: Thomas Norment Jr. (R)
Min. Leader: Dick Saslaw (D)

Elections
Last Election: November 3, 2015
Next election: November 5, 2019

[rpannier]

33. Thanks

[Podkayne K]

30. VA A BIT COMPLICATED

The HOUSE OF DELEGATES (HOD) is the lower house--like the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in our congress. HOD is voted on every two years in and off year election. This means that the next HOD Election is 2019.

Virginia State Senators run all at the same time every fourth year, also in an off year election. So the next Virginia Senate election is also 2019.

Right now the R's hold the State Senate 21 - 19. However, if one Senator switches, with the state hierarchy being completely Blue, that would make the State Senate Blue as well.

Depending on House District 94--with its 12 vote difference--both HOD and State Senate could belong to the Democrats before year's end.

Stranger things have happened--like flipping the Virginia HOD tonight. Again,

UN-FRIGGIN'--BELIEVABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rpannier]

32. Thank you

[rpannier]

22. You mean HoD 94

95 is Marcia Price and she's unopposed
94 is Yancey and Simonds

[Podkayne K]

34. INDUBITABLY!

[Thekaspervote]

19. Thank you to all the great Virginians who rose to the occasion !

May she be a model for the rest of us in the coming months!!

[blue-wave]

24. OH YES!!!!

My anxiety level was high all day, I can breath again. A huge blue-wave tonight and hopefully for years to come. A blue gubernatorial win in Virginia!! YES!! A transgender lawmaker in Virginia? YES!!! First Asian, YES!!! America, have you finally woken to wipe your eyes and see through all the bullshit, lies and con artists in the repuke party? I hope so. It is the character of the individuals you elect that matters. Not what they look like or who they love. Thank you Virginia!

[aeromanKC]

27. But wait, there's more!!

Simran Jeet Singh?Verified account @SikhProf 2h2 hours ago Hoboken, New Jersey just elected the first turbaned Sikh mayor in American history

[C Moon]

29. woo hoo!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

31. K&R! About time for some good news!

My district here in New York did well, too - the Democrats I was most rooting for won! A lot of local offices are decided in the Republican primaries so I just vote a straight ticket, voted for exactly three candidates today and I already know that the most important office was won by the Democrat.

[Hulk]

35. We need some good news.

Finally....a flicker of hope. Now, if only the rest of the nation will follow!
It's time to designate this republican party to endangered.

[Midnight Writer]

36. I saw on FOXNEWS, of all places, that increased Democratic turnout in VA was key.

[rpannier]

37. 5 Seats left to decide

2 lean D, 3 lean R
If it ends like that it's +16 and a 50-50 split in the HoD

[DarthDem]

39. In That Case . . .

Does the Lt. Gov. break the tie?

[rpannier]

40. Not really knowledgeable about VA politics

From what I've read, yes the Lt Gov does break ties

[riversedge]

38. Oh, what a night.......late Dec back in 63......

[workinclasszero]

41. Oh what a night!!!!!

[RKP5637]

42. Yea !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t

[DonViejo]

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