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Virginia

elleng

(130,864 posts) Tue Jan 7, 2014, 10:31 PM Jan 2014

VA House tie-breaker election today

'too close to call' at this time. See Rachel show.

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VA House tie-breaker election today (Original Post) elleng Jan 2014 OP

The Democrat won, according to WDBJ, Roanoke, Va.! n/t dgibby Jan 2014 #1

Excellent. elleng Jan 2014 #2

(R) not conceding according to Va Pilot......recount almost certain Gin Jan 2014 #3

Va. Senate control hangs in balance as Democrat leads special election by 22 votes mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2014 #4

dgibby

(9,474 posts)

1. The Democrat won, according to WDBJ, Roanoke, Va.! n/t

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 12:11 AM

Jan 2014

elleng

(130,864 posts)

2. Excellent.

Reply to dgibby (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 12:18 AM

Jan 2014

If this maintains, Dems 'control' all VA legislative venues.

Gin

(7,212 posts)

3. (R) not conceding according to Va Pilot......recount almost certain

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 11:52 AM

Jan 2014

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,393 posts)

4. Va. Senate control hangs in balance as Democrat leads special election by 22 votes

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2014, 05:30 PM

Jan 2014

Va. Senate control hangs in balance as Democrat leads special election by 22 votes
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/va-senate-control-hangs-in-balance-as-democrat-leads-special-election-by-22-votes/2014/01/07/490629f0-7735-11e3-8963-b4b654bcc9b2_story.html

Special election results | Virginia 6th Senate District
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/01/special-election-results-va-6th-senate-district

Special election - Virginia's 6th Senate District

DISTRICT-WIDE RESULTS

Candidate
B. WAYNE COLEMAN (R)
10,180 Votes
49.94% Pct.

Candidate
LYNWOOD LEWIS, JR. (D)
10,198 Votes
50.02% Pct.

Now it's down to 18 votes.

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