Virginia GOP completes sweep of elections with state House win

[Polybius]

Source: Politico

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A three-judge panel overseeing a recount in a close Virginia Beach state House race upheld the Republican candidate’s victory on Friday, a decision that also reaffirms the GOP’s takeover of the chamber and completes the party’s sweep of last month’s elections.

Republicans also claimed the statewide offices of governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general in the Nov. 2 election. Those wins were a dramatic turnaround in a state where the GOP had not won a statewide race since 2009.

The certified results from the election showed Republicans leading in 52 districts and the Democrats leading in 48. The recount in the 85th District race resulted in Democratic incumbent Alex Askew gaining 12 votes, but he still trailed Republican challenger Karen Greenhalgh by 115 votes. There was one contested ballot. The panel found that the intent of the voter was unclear, so that ballot was not counted for either candidate.


After Democrats requested recounts in two races with razor-thin margins, that left open the remote possibility of a 50-50 split.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/03/virginia-gop-election-sweep-523714

[ColinC]

1. Well that sucks.

[Galraedia]

2. Democrats still control the VA senate

[Cha]

12. That's what I had read after

the VA election in November.. until 2022..

So why is the headline al "Sweep"?

[Polybius]

13. Probably because there weren't any Virginia State House elections up in 2021?

Just a guess.

[Cha]

15. Ah.. TY.. that could be.

[appalachiablue]

3. K/R

[videohead5]

4. Democrats did not turn out

Biden received 2.4 million votes last year. McAuliffe only received 1.6 million votes. If just 10% to 20% more had voted it would be a whole different story.

[CrispyQ]

11. At times it seems as though our side needs an enemy to vote against, to get our base to the polls,

but their side is committed to whoever runs as a repub.

[DanieRains]

5. Time To Invest In Funeral Homes And Graveyards And Coffin Builders And Crematoriums In Virginia

I have a bad feeling about this....

[oldsoftie]

6. Hope everyone pays attention to those results

There's not always a trump running to motivate turnout

[Historic NY]

7. Democrats never learn....

then they cry when they lose rights, etc, Republicans will out vote Democrats in most off year elections. If there isn't a better campaign beside begging for money its will happen again .

[JI7]

9. Campaigns need money. It's stupid to complain about that

especially with the media giving free time to Republicans.

[JI7]

8. Feel bad for those that voted democratic. But for those that didn't

fuck them.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. More guns, more Bibles

less sanity

[SunImp]

14. Not good