2013 Virginia House of Delegates election explained

Election Name:2013 Virginia House of Delegates elections
Country:Virginia
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2011 Virginia House of Delegates election
Previous Year:2011
Election Date:November 5, 2013
Next Election:2015 Virginia House of Delegates election
Next Year:2015
Seats For Election:All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
Majority Seats:51
Turnout:43.0% 14.4[1]
Leader1:Bill Howell
Leader Since1:January 8, 2003
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:28th
Last Election1:67
Seats1:67
Popular Vote1:1,088,032
Percentage1:53.8%
Swing1: 6.0%
Speaker
Before Election:Bill Howell
Before Party:Republican Party (United States)
After Election:Bill Howell
After Party:Republican Party (United States)
Leader2:David Toscano
Leader Since2:November 19, 2011
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:57th
Last Election2:32
Seats2:33
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:817,066
Percentage2:40.4%
Swing2: 6.0%
Map Size:400px

The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2013 was held on Tuesday, November 5.

Delegates not running for re-election

DelegateSeatFirst electedPartyDate announcedRef.
data-sort-value="Cosgrove, John" John Cosgrove[2] data-sort-value="78" 78th district2001Republican[3]
data-sort-value="Cox, John" John Coxdata-sort-value="55" 55th district2009Republican[4]
data-sort-value="Crockett-Stark, Annie" Annie Crockett-Starkdata-sort-value="6" 6th district2005Republican[5]
data-sort-value="Iaquinto, Sal" Sal Iaquintodata-sort-value="84" 84th district2005Republican[6]
data-sort-value="Johnson, Joe" Joe Johnsondata-sort-value="4" 4th district1989 (1966–70)Democratic[7]
data-sort-value="Merricks, Donald" Donald Merricksdata-sort-value="16" 16th district2007Republican[8]
data-sort-value="Purkey, Bob" Bob Purkeydata-sort-value="82" 82nd district1985Republican[9]
data-sort-value="Putney, Lacey" Lacey Putneydata-sort-value="19" 19th district1961Independent[10]
data-sort-value="Scott, Jim" Jim Scottdata-sort-value="53" 53rd district1991Democratic[11]
data-sort-value="Tata, Bob" Bob Tatadata-sort-value="85" 85th district1983Republican[12]

Results

Overview

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6733
RepublicanDemocratic
PartiesCandidatesSeatsPopular Vote
align=center 2011align=center 2013align=center +/-align=center Strengthalign=center Votealign=center %align=center Change
Republicanalign=right align=right 67align=right 67align=right align=right 67.00%align=right 1,088,032align=right 53.77%align=right
Democraticalign=right align=right 32align=right 33align=right 1align=right 33.00%align=right 817,066align=right 40.38%align=right
Independentalign=right align=right 1align=right 0align=right 1
align=right 0.00%align=right 47,817align=right 2.36%align=right
Libertarianalign=right align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0.00%align=right 15,252align=right 0.75%align=right
Independent Greensalign=right align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0.00%align=right 12,682align=right 0.63%align=right
-Write-insalign=right align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0.00%align=right 42,773align=right 2.11%align=right
align=center colspan="2" Totalalign=center align=center 100align=center 100align=center 0align=center 100.00%align=center 2,023,622align=center 100.00%align=center -

Seats that changed hands

Democratic to Republican (1)
Independent to Republican (1)
Republican to Democratic (2)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registration/Turnout Statistics. Virginia Department of Elections. January 23, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181018023154/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/registration-statistics/registrationturnout-statistics/index.html. October 18, 2018. dead.
  2. Cosgrove filed to run but entered the special election to replace 14th district Senator Harry Blevins after Blevins announced his early retirement. Cosgrove won and was subsequently replaced on the November ballot by Jay Leftwich.
  3. News: Sheler. Jeff. Cosgrove wins special election to fill Va. senate seat. The Virginian-Pilot. January 23, 2018. August 7, 2013. January 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180125015318/https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/article_20512736-0066-565c-b6a9-24a60c859ce1.html. live.
  4. Web site: Schmidt. Markus. Del. John Cox not running for re-election. Richmond Times-Dispatch. January 23, 2018. March 6, 2013. September 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200906223710/https://richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/del-john-cox-not-running-for-re-election/article_f537ebbe-3d77-581d-8290-279747aa5f23.html. live.
  5. News: Sluss. Michael. Crockett-Stark won't seek 5th term in House. The Roanoke Times. January 23, 2018. March 13, 2013. September 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200906221150/https://roanoke.com/news/politics/crockett-stark-won-tseek-th-term-in-house/article_bfb17f0e-1740-541e-b75d-20c7fba5f53d.html. live.
  6. News: Sizemore. Bill. Virginia Beach Del. Iaquinto won't seek re-election. The Virginian-Pilot. January 23, 2018. February 24, 2013. January 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071117/https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/virginia/article_faf10b6a-d970-5d5e-94d5-a27ea72e5689.html. live.
  7. News: McGee. David. Southwest Virginia delegate ending service 'while I'm ahead'. Bristol Herald Courier. Bristol. January 23, 2018. February 26, 2013. September 6, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200906221601/https://heraldcourier.com/news/local/southwest-virginia-delegate-ending-service-while-i-m-ahead/article_a2987224-806f-11e2-b4ba-0019bb30f31a.html. live.
  8. Web site: Dashiell. Joe. Delegate Don Merricks will not seek reelection to Virginia General Assembly. https://archive.today/20130615232333/http://articles.wdbj7.com/2013-03-06/4th-term_37509307. dead. June 15, 2013. Roanoke. WDBJ7. January 23, 2018. March 6, 2013.
  9. News: Walker. Julian. Del. Purkey latest local Rep. not seeking re-election. The Virginian-Pilot. January 23, 2018. April 6, 2013. January 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071257/https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/del-purkey-latest-local-rep-not-seeking-re-election/article_374ded04-de2b-5081-ace7-dbd080c01069.html. live.
  10. News: Va. delegate ending legislative service after 5 decades. The Virginian-Pilot. January 23, 2018. March 27, 2013. January 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124071059/https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/local/pilot-on-politics/article_94b44659-d9a1-5803-b84a-fccd68dae8cc.html. live.
  11. Web site: Benton. Nicholas F.. State Del. Jim Scott, Human Rights Champion, Won't Seek 12th Term. Falls Church News-Press. Falls Church. January 23, 2018. March 6, 2013. January 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124195537/https://fcnp.com/2013/03/06/state-del-jim-scott-human-rights-champion-wont-seek-12th-term/. live.
  12. News: Walker. Julian. Long-serving Va. Beach delegate won't seek re-election. The Virginian-Pilot. January 23, 2018. March 27, 2012. January 24, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180124070952/https://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/local/pilot-on-politics/long-serving-va-beach-delegate-won-t-seek-re-election/article_f81e5e13-6a4f-5768-b899-81857a871a1e.html. live.
  13. Web site: Election Results - Virginia Department of Elections. www.elections.virginia.gov. 2019-12-16. 2019-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20191218005855/https://www.elections.virginia.gov/resultsreports/election-results/. live.

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