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Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:33 PM Nov 2017

Update on Virginia House of Delegates race

In a nutshell:

94th District--Dem. Shelly Simonds trails Incumbent rep. David Yancey by 10 votes. Democrats are "optimistic" they will win this seat and Simonds would give us 50 Democrats in a Chamber of 100.

28th District--Dem Joshua Coles trails his opponent by 82 votes. This is the District that not only refuses to count 55 absentee ballots received on Election day, there is also a question of as many as 660 being disenfranchised by being given the wrong ballots to vote. A lawsuit seems likely here.

40th District--Democratic candidate Dante Tanner trails the Republican incumbent by 106 votes, or less than 0.4%. A decision has not been made on whether or not to request a recount. It seems unlikely a recount would reverse that margin.

So to recap Democrats have won 49 seats. republicans have won 48. these 3 seats will decide who controls the House. Most likely scenario a 50-50 split.

http://bluevirginia.us/2017/11/virginia-house-democratic-leader-david-toscano-the-majority-is-still-in-play

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Update on Virginia House of Delegates race (Original Post) Va Lefty Nov 2017 OP
Come on 50! Let's get to 50! greeny2323 Nov 2017 #1
 

greeny2323

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1. Come on 50! Let's get to 50!
Wed Nov 15, 2017, 09:35 PM
Nov 2017

It's hilarious some in the media were saying Brazile's book could have an effect on the election.

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