1999 Virginia Senate election (original) (raw)

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1999 Virginia Senate elections
← 1995 November 2, 1999 2003 →
All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout 36.1%[1] Decrease 16.1 pp
Majority party Minority party Leader Walter Stosch Dick Saslaw Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 13, 1998 January 10, 1996 Leader's seat 12th 35th Last election 20 seats, 55.3% 20 seats, 42.0% Seats won 21 19 Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1 Popular vote 694,231 440,873 Percentage 59.2% 37.6% Swing Increase 3.9 pp Decrease 4.4 pp
Majority leader before election Walter Stosch Republican Elected Majority leader Walter Stosch Republican

The Virginia Senate election of 1999 was held on Tuesday, November 2.

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21 19
Republican Democratic

| Parties | Seats | Popular Vote | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | 1995 | 1999 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | | | | | Republican | 20 | 21 | Increase 1 | 52.50% | 694,231 | | Increase | | | | Democratic | 20 | 19 | Decrease 1 | 47.50% | 440,873 | | Decrease | | | | Independent | 0 | 0 | Steady | 0.00% | | | | | | - | Write-ins | 0 | 0 | Steady | 0.00% | | | | | Total | 40 | 40 | 0 | 100.00% | | 100.00% | - | |

  1. ^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved April 27, 2020.