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1991 Virginia Senate election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1991 Virginia Senate elections | |
| country | Virginia | |
| type | legislative | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1987 Virginia Senate election | |
| previous_year | 1987 | |
| election_date | November 5, 1991 | |
| next_election | 1995 Virginia Senate election | |
| next_year | 1995 | |
| seats_for_election | All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia | |
| majority_seats | 21 | |
| turnout | 49.1% 10.0 pp | |
| image1 | [[File:Senator Andrews 1988.jpg | 160x160px]] |
| leader1 | Hunter Andrews | |
| leader_since1 | January 9, 1980 | |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) | |
| leaders_seat1 | 1st | |
| last_election1 | 30 seats, 63.2% | |
| seats1 | 22 | |
| seat_change1 | 8 | |
| popular_vote1 | 657,012 | |
| percentage1 | 54.8% | |
| swing1 | 8.4 pp | |
| title | Majority leader | |
| before_election | Hunter Andrews | |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) | |
| after_election | Hunter Andrews | |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) | |
| image2 | [[File:Senator Truban 1988.jpg | 160x160px]] |
| leader2 | William A. Truban | |
| (retired) | ||
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) | |
| leader_since2 | January 14, 1976 | |
| leaders_seat2 | 27th | |
| last_election2 | 10 seats, 33.4% | |
| seats2 | 18 | |
| seat_change2 | 8 | |
| popular_vote2 | 499,273 | |
| percentage2 | 41.7% | |
| swing2 | 8.3 pp | |
| map_size | 300px | |
| map_caption | Results: | |
(retired)
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In the elections to the Senate of Virginia, United States in October 1991, the Republican Party gained 8 seats from the Democrats, but the Democrats retained a majority with 22 seats to the Republicans' 18. One electoral district was newly created and another two were merged into one.
Overall results
| Democratic | Republican |
|---|
| Parties | Seats | Popular Vote | 1987 | 1991 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | Total | 40 | 40 | 0 | 100.00% | 100.00% | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 30 | 22 | 8 | 55.00% | 657,012 | |||||||||||
| Republican | 10 | 18 | 8 | 45.00% | 499,273 | |||||||||||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||||||||
| - | Write-ins | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Results by district
| District | Incumbent | Party | First | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| elected | Result | Candidates | ||||
| 1 | Hunter Andrews | Democratic | 1963 | Re-elected | Hunter Andrews (D) 52.44% | |
| Barry I. Epstein (R) 44.90% | ||||||
| Lorene Marable-Safavinia (I) 2.63% | ||||||
| 2 | Robert C. Scott | Democratic | 1982 | Re-elected | Robert C. Scott (D) unopposed | |
| 3 | William E. Fears | Democratic | 1967 | Lost re-election | ||
| Republican gain | Tommy Norment (R) 54.27% | |||||
| William E. Fears (D) 45.71% | ||||||
| 4 | Elmo G. Cross, Jr. | Democratic | 1975 | Re-elected | Elmo G. Cross, Jr. (D) 62.15% | |
| Randy D. Barrack (R) 37.83% | ||||||
| 5 | Yvonne B. Miller | Democratic | 1987 | Re-elected | Yvonne B. Miller (D) 75.53% | |
| F. P. Clay, Jr. (R) 20.20% | ||||||
| Loretta F. Chandler (I) 3.99% | ||||||
| 6 | Stanley C. Walker | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Stanley C. Walker (D) 83.10% | |
| Alain E. Lareau, Jr. (R) 16.40% | ||||||
| 7 | Clarence A. Holland | Democratic | 1983 | Re-elected | Clarence A. Holland (D) 53.41% | |
| Mark S. Bailey (R) 46.47% | ||||||
| 8 | Moody E. Stallings, Jr. | Democratic | 1987 | Lost re-election | ||
| Republican gain | Ken Stolle (R) 54.02% | |||||
| Moody E. Stallings, Jr. (D) 45.80% | ||||||
| 9 | Benjamin Lambert | Democratic | 1985 | Re-elected | Benjamin Lambert (D) unopposed | |
| 10 | Joseph B. Benedetti | Republican | 1986 | Re-elected | Joseph B. Benedetti (R) unopposed | |
| 11 | Robert E. Russell, Sr. | Republican | 1983 | Re-elected | Robert E. Russell, Sr. (R) 53.54% | |
| Alexander B. McMurtrie, Jr. (D) 46.33% | ||||||
| 12 | Edwina P. Dalton | Republican | 1987 | Retired | ||
| Republican hold | Walter Stosch (R) 75.61% | |||||
| Charlotte L. Armstrong (D) 24.30% | ||||||
| 13 | Johnny Joannou | Democratic | 1983 | Lost re-election | ||
| Republican gain | Fred Quayle (R) 50.78% | |||||
| Johnny Joannou (D) 49.20% | ||||||
| 14 | Mark Earley | Republican | 1987 | Re-elected | Mark Earley (R) 68.44% | |
| Johnny W. Butt (D) 31.51% | ||||||
| 15 | Richard J. Holland | Democratic | 1979 | Re-elected | Richard J. Holland (D) unopposed | |
| 16 | Elmon T. Gray | Democratic | 1971 | Retired | ||
| Democratic hold | Henry L. Marsh (D) 60.10% | |||||
| Don A. Harrington, Jr. (I) 22.40% | ||||||
| John C. Holden (I) 17.45% | ||||||
| 17 | Edd Houck | Democratic | 1983 | Re-elected | Edd Houck (D) 63.78% | |
| J. Russ Moulton, Jr. (R) 36.22% | ||||||
| 18 | Howard P. Anderson | Democratic | 1971 | Retired | ||
| Democratic hold | Louise Lucas (D) 51.88% | |||||
| Frank Ruff (R) 48.12% | ||||||
| 19 | William Onico Barker | Republican | 1979 | Retired | ||
| Republican hold | Charles R. Hawkins (R) unopposed | |||||
| 20 | Virgil Goode | Democratic | 1973 | Re-elected | Virgil Goode (D) unopposed | |
| 21 | Granger Macfarlane | Democratic | 1983 | Lost re-election | ||
| Republican gain | J. Brandon Bell (R) 53.49% | |||||
| Granger Macfarlane (D) 46.45% | ||||||
| 22 | Dudley J. Emick | Democratic | 1975 | Retired | ||
| Republican gain | Malfourd W. Trumbo (R) 43.27% | |||||
| Francis E. Longaker (I) 28.87% | ||||||
| A. Carole Pratt (I) 27.84% | ||||||
| 23 | Elliot S. Schewel | Democratic | 1975 | Re-elected | Elliot S. Schewel (D) unopposed | |
| 24 | Frank W. Nolen | Democratic | 1974 | Re-elected | Frank W. Nolen (D) unopposed | |
| 25 | Thomas J. Michie, Jr. | Democratic | 1980 | Loss re-election | ||
| Republican gain | Edgar S. Robb (R) 50.76% | |||||
| Thomas J. Michie, Jr. (D) 49.20% | ||||||
| 26 | Kevin G. Miller | Republican | 1983 | Re-elected | Kevin G. Miller (R) 59.47% | |
| Margaret E. Haynes (D) 40.52% | ||||||
| 27 | William A. Truban | Republican | 1971 | Retired | ||
| Republican hold | Russ Potts (R) 49.61% | |||||
| Dennis L. Hupp (D) 31.35% | ||||||
| Thomas A. Lewis (I) 17.20% | ||||||
| Robert Lynwood Coffman (I) 1.83% | ||||||
| 28 | John Chichester | Republican | 1978 | Re-elected | John Chichester (R) 69.48% | |
| Edwin C. King (D) 30.52% | ||||||
| 29 | Charles Colgan | Democratic | 1975 | Re-elected | Charles Colgan (D) unopposed | |
| 30 | Robert L. Calhoun | Republican | 1988 | Re-elected | Robert L. Calhoun (R) 65.25% | |
| Stanley R. Vosper, Jr. (D) 34.59% | ||||||
| 31 | Edward M. Holland | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Edward M. Holland (D) 71.80% | |
| Francis J. Mahoney, Jr. (R) 28.02% | ||||||
| 32 | Clive L. DuVal | Democratic | 1971 | Retired | ||
| Democratic hold | Janet Howell (D) 52.46% | |||||
| Frederick T. Dykes (R) 47.41% | ||||||
| 33 | Charles L. Waddell | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Charles L. Waddell (D) 48.98% | |
| Dennis G. Pierce (R) 25.83% | ||||||
| Kristen C. Umstattd (I) 25.14% | ||||||
| 34 | Emilie F. Miller | Democratic | 1987 | Loss re-election | ||
| Republican gain | Jane H. Woods (R) 52.06% | |||||
| Emiie F. Miller (D) 47.88% | ||||||
| 35 | Richard L. Saslaw | Democratic | 1979 | Re-elected | Richard L. Saslaw (D) 60.21% | |
| Christy Anne Marie Collins (R) 39.74% | ||||||
| 36 | Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | Democratic | 1971 | Re-elected | Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. (D) 51.17% | |
| John M. Griswold (R) 48.71% | ||||||
| 37 | None (District created) | New seat | ||||
| Republican gain | Warren E. Barry (R) 60.60% | |||||
| James C. Tso (D) 39.32% | ||||||
| 38 | Daniel W. Bird, Jr. | Democratic | 1975 | Re-elected | Jackson E. Reasor, Jr. (D) unopposed | |
| 39 | Madison E. Marye | |||||
| Redistricted from the 37th district | Democratic | 1973 | Re-elected | Madison E. Marye (D) unopposed | ||
| 40 | J. Jack Kennedy Jr. | Democratic | 1991 | Loss redistricting contest | ||
| Democratic loss | William C. Wampler, Jr. (R) 52.35% | |||||
| Joe Jack Kennedy, Jr. (D) 47.63% | ||||||
| William C. Wampler Jr. | ||||||
| Redistricted from the 39th district | Republican | 1987 | Re-elected |
References
References
- "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections.
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