Democrats projected to flip Virginia Senate and House, taking control of state government for the first time in a generation
BREAKING: Democrats are projected to flip the Virginia Senate and House, taking control of state government for the first time in a generation.
All 140 seats in the state Senate and House of Delegates were on the ballot as Republicans tried to protect thin majorities in each chamber. Of the four states holding legislative contests this year, Virginia is the only one where control was up for grabs.
Democrats have promised to enact a slew of party priorities, including restricting guns, easing abortion access, passing the Equal Rights Amendment and raising the minimum wage.
Democrats appeared to gain control of both houses of the Virginia General Assembly Tuesday, with election results incomplete but suggesting that the party would complete a historic sweep of the state’s government.
After polls closed on the most expensive and most-watched Virginia legislative races in years, Democrats appeared to have picked up at least two seats in the state Senate and that many or more in the House of Delegates to take narrow majorities.
