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1979 Virginia Senate elections|
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Turnout | 51.65%[1] |
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Majority party
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Minority party
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Leader
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Abe Brault
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William A. Truban
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Party
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Democratic
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Republican
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Leader since
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January 14, 1976
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January 14, 1976
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Leader's seat
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34th
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27th
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Last election
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35 seats, 69.6%
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5 seats, 26.2%
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Seats won
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30
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10
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Seat change
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5
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5
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Popular vote
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625,023
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346,137
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Percentage
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63.5%
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35.2%
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Swing
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6.1 pp
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9.0 pp
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The 1979 Virginia Senate elections were held on November 6, 1979, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election. All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election.
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30
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10
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Democratic
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Republican
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Parties
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Seats
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Popular Vote
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1975
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1979
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+/-
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Strength
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Vote
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%
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Change
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Democratic
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35
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30
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5
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75.00%
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625,023
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63.53%
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6.09%
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Republican
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5
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10
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5
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25.00%
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346,137
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35.18%
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8.99%
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Independent
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0
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0
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0.00%
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11,988
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1.22%
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2.95%
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-
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Write-ins
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0
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0
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0.00%
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680
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0.07%
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0.04%
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Total
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40
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40
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0
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100.00%
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983,828
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100.00%
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U.S. House | |
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Governors | |
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State legislatures | |
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Mayors |
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Burlington, VT
- Chicago, IL
- Cleveland, OH
- Durham, NC
- Evansville, IN
- Hartford, CT
- Indianapolis, IN
- Philadelphia, PA
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- South Bend, IN
- Springfield, MA
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State-wide | |
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