2011 Virginia elections

The 2011 Virginia state elections took place on November 8, 2011. All 140 seats in the Virginia General Assembly were up for re-election, as were many local offices.

Virginia Senate

Main article: 2011 Virginia Senate election

2011 Virginia Senate election

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All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia 21[a] seats needed for a majority
Turnout	1,398,172
Majority party Minority party   Leader Tommy Norment Dick Saslaw Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 9, 2008 January 10, 1996 Leader's seat 3rd district 35th district Last election 19 21 Seats before 18 22 Seats won 20 20 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 768,914 535,703 Percentage 55% 38.3%
Results:      Democratic hold      Republican hold      Republican gain
Majority leader before election Dick Saslaw Democratic Elected Majority leader Tommy Norment Republican

Prior to the election, Democrats held 22 seats, and Republicans held 18 seats. Redistricting caused the 13th district to be moved from Hampton Roads to Northern Virginia and the 22nd district to be moved from the Roanoke area to a district stretching from Lynchburg to Richmond. Republicans gained two seats, making the Senate tied with 20 Democrats and 20 Republicans.^[1]

Virginia House of Delegates

Main article: 2011 Virginia House of Delegates election

2011 Virginia House of Delegates elections

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All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	28.6% 11.8[2]
Majority party Minority party   Leader Bill Howell Ward Armstrong (lost re-election) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 8, 2003 February 24, 2007 Leader's seat 28th 9th Last election 59 39 Seats won 67 32 Seat change 8 7 Popular vote 762,993 438,174 Percentage 59.8% 34.4% Swing 3.0% 1.8%
Results:      Republican hold      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Independent hold
Speaker before election Bill Howell Republican Elected Speaker Bill Howell Republican

The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2011 was held on Tuesday, November 8. Before the election, the House of Delegates consisted of 58 Republicans, 39 Democrats, 2 Independents, with one vacant seat previously held by a Republican (Glenn Oder of the 94th district, who resigned in August 2011). Redistricting eliminated three seats: Southwestern Virginia's 2nd district, the Martinsville-area 10th district, and the Norfolk-based 87th district. These three seats were moved to Northern Virginia. Republicans gained seven seats from the Democrats and one seat from a retiring independent, making the House's composition 67 Republicans, 32 Democrats, and 1 Independent.

Notes

1. A majority of 20 is also possible as the Lt. Gov. of Virginia holds a tie-breaker vote.