The 2019 Virginia elections took place on November 5, 2019. All 40 seats of the
Senate of Virginia
The Senate of Virginia is the upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. The Senate is composed of 40 senators representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts. The Senate is presided over by the lieutenant governor of Virg ...
and 100 seats in the
Virginia House of Delegates
The Virginia House of Delegates is one of the two parts of the Virginia General Assembly, the other being the Senate of Virginia. It has 100 members elected for terms of two years; unlike most states, these elections take place during odd-numbe ...
were up for re-election, as were many local offices.
As of June 30, 2018, incumbents in both parties were out-raising their challengers, and there was a brisk pace of fundraising among Northern Virginia incumbents.
A
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
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panel had chosen a redistricting map that was expected to favor Democrats in some key districts, including those of
Kirk Cox
Marvin Kirkland Cox (born August 17, 1957) is an American retired politician and educator. A Republican and a former high school teacher, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1990 to 2022, representing the 66th District. From 2018 to ...
, House Speaker, and
Chris Jones, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.
The
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won majorities in both the House of Delegates and the Senate, giving them control of both houses and the governor's mansion in Virginia for the first time since 1994.
Special elections
Following Democrat
Jennifer Wexton
Jennifer Lynn Wexton (née Tosini; born May 27, 1968) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the United States representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district since 2019. The district is anchored in the outer portion of Northe ...
's
2018 election to represent
Virginia's 10th congressional district
Virginia's 10th congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is currently represented by Democrat Jennifer Wexton, who was first elected in 2018.
The district includes all of Clarke County, Fr ...
, a special election was held on January 8, 2019 to fill the
33rd Virginia Senate district seat she was vacating. Democrat
Jennifer Boysko
Jennifer Barton Boysko (born November 16, 1966) is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. She represents the 33rd district in the Virginia Senate. Previously, she represented the 86th district in the Virginia House of Delegat ...
defeated Republican Joe May. The seat she vacated,
86th Virginia House of Delegates district, held a special election on February 19, 2019, which was won by Democrat
Ibraheem Samirah
Ibraheem S. Samirah (born August 20, 1991) is an American politician. He served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the Virginia's 86th House of Delegates district, 86th district. Samirah was re-elected to a full term on November ...
.
Senate
According to official results, Democrats won 21 seats in the Senate, while Republicans won 19. This gives the Democrats the net gain of 2 seats they needed to take the chamber.
House
According to official results, Democrats won 55 seats, enough for a majority, while Republicans won 45 seats.
Municipal elections
County Board of Supervisors
All
95 counties in Virginia in Virginia had at least one Board of Supervisor member up for election or reelection in 2019.
Juli Briskman
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, who had been fired from her job for giving
the finger
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to the motorcade of
Donald Trump
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pe ...
, was elected to the
board of supervisors
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for
Loudoun County, Virginia
Loudoun County () is in the northern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. In 2020, the census returned a population of 420,959, making it Virginia's third-most populous county. Loudoun County's seat is Leesburg. Loudoun C ...
.
Soil and Water Directors
Ninety-four of the 95 counties in Virginia (Arlington County being the exception) elected Soil and Water Directors in 2019.
Town Council
Twelve of Virginia's
190 towns had town council elections in 2019.
City School Board
Four of Virginia's
38 cities elected school board members in 2019. These cities are
Alexandria
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,
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,
Charlottesville
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, and
Falls Church
Falls Church is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,658. Falls Church is included in the Washington metropolitan area.
Taking its name from The Falls Church, an 18th-century Churc ...
.
County School Board
All 95 counties in Virginia elected school board members in 2019.
References
See also
*
2019 Virginia House of Delegates election
*
2019 Virginia Senate election
The 2019 Virginia Senate election was held on November 5, 2019, concurrently with the House election, to elect members to all 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia for the 161st Virginia General Assembly and the 162nd Virginia General Assembly. Pr ...
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Virginia
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