1991 Virginia House of Delegates election

Virginia House of Delegates election, 1991
November 5, 1991
All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.1%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Tom Moss Andy Guest
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since September 28, 1991 December 3, 1985
Leader's seat 88th 31st
Last election 59+1 40
Seats won 58+1 41
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 623,577 493,658
Percentage 54.2% 42.9%
Swing 1.2% 2.1%
Results:
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Independent hold
Speaker before election

Ford C. Quillen (acting)
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Tom Moss
Democratic

The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1991 was held on Tuesday, November 5. Just over a month earlier, on September 28, House Speaker A. L. Philpott died of cancer. Democratic floor leader Tom Moss led his party going into the election; Moss was elected Speaker two weeks later, after his conference maintained a majority in the chamber.

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