1983 Virginia Senate election
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All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia 21 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 50.6%[1] 1.05 pp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Virginia |
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All 40 seats in the
Senate of Virginia were up for election on November 8, 1983, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election
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Overall results
32 | 8 |
Democratic | Republican |
Parties | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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1979 | 1983 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | ||
Democratic | 30 | 32 | 2 | 80.00% | 634,957 | 63.98% | 0.45% | |
Republican | 10 | 8 | 2 | 20.00% | 332,548 | 33.51% | 1.67% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 11,508 | 1.16% | 0.06% | ||
- | Write-ins
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0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||||
Total | 40 | 40 | 0 | 100.00% | 992,460 | 100.00% | - |
See also
References
- ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved April 27, 2020.