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1983 Virginia Senate elections|
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Turnout | 50.6%[1] 1.05 pp |
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Majority party
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Minority party
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Leader
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Hunter Andrews
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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 9, 1980
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January 14, 1976
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Leader's seat
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1st
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27th
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Last election
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30 seats, 63.5%
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10 seats, 35.2%
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Seats won
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32
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8
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Seat change
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2
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2
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Popular vote
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634,957
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332,548
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Percentage
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64.0%
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33.5%
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Swing
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0.5 pp
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1.7 pp
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All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election on November 8, 1983, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election.
Overall results
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32
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8
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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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1979
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1983
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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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30
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32
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2
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80.00%
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634,957
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63.98%
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0.45%
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Republican
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10
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8
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2
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20.00%
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332,548
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33.51%
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1.67%
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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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11,508
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1.16%
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0.06%
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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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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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992,460
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100.00%
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-
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See also
References
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U.S. Senate | |
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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
- Durham, NC
- Evansville, IN
- Indianapolis, IN
- Manchester, NH
- Philadelphia, PA
- San Diego, CA (special)
- San Francisco, CA
- San Francisco, CA (recall)
- South Bend, IN
- Springfield, MA
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State-wide | |
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