Virginia Results – Dems take state senate November 7, 2007
Posted by krogenar in Politics.Tags: Virginia
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Not looking good so far – looks like Colgan will hold serve in the 29th Senate district, while Devolites Davis (34th) and Jay O’Brien (39th) appear to be losing their races, and Ken Cuccinelli is neck and neck in the 37th with Oleszek. That race looks headed to a recount – the final margin was Cuccinelli by 91 votes with all precincts counted.
The GOP held a 23-17 seat edge in the State Senate going in, but with two seat losses in tidewater, looks like the Dems will emerge with a 21-19 split. This was necessary for control, as the GOP holds the Lt. Governor seat (Bill Bolling), which would break a tie for control of the chamber if the Dems didn’t pick up the 21st seat. The House of Delegates is in no danger of changing control; it is not even certain that the net seats between the parties will change.
