Tag: Virginia House of Delegates 2025 election
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Twenty-eight races in 2025 are rematches of a previous contest
In 2025, looking at the elections held so far and those that have yet to happen, 28 races are rematches of contests that previously happened in 2023, 2021, and 2019. Fifteen of the 28 rematches are state legislative elections, and 13 are local elections. Of the 15 state legislative races, 14 are rematches for a…
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Sixteen percent of possible state legislative primaries were contested in 2025
There were 46 contested state legislative primaries in 2025. That was 16% of the 280 possible primaries between the New Jersey General Assembly and the Virginia House of Delegates, the only two state legislative chambers with elections this year. The total number of contested primaries in 2025—46—was two more and a 5% increase from 2021.…
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Ballotpedia identified 23 Virginia House races as battlegrounds
Ballotpedia identified 23 Virginia House of Delegates districts as general election battlegrounds. Democrats are favored to win seven battleground districts that Republicans represent heading into the election. Republicans are not favored to win any Democratic battleground districts. The Virginia House is one of two state legislative chambers with elections in 2025. Off-year elections in Virginia…