1991 Virginia Senate election

1991 Virginia Senate elections
November 5, 1991
All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia
21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.1% 10.0 pp
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Hunter Andrews William A. Truban
(retired)
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 9, 1980 January 14, 1976
Leader's seat 1st 27th
Last election 30 seats, 63.2% 10 seats, 33.4%
Seats won 22 18
Seat change 8 8
Popular vote 657,012 499,273
Percentage 54.8% 41.7%
Swing 8.4 pp 8.3 pp
Majority leader before election

Hunter Andrews
Democratic

Elected Majority leader

Hunter Andrews
Democratic

In the elections to the Senate of Virginia, United States in October 1991, the Republican Party gained 8 seats from the Democrats, but the Democrats retained a majority with 22 seats to the Republicans' 18. One electoral district was newly created and another two were merged into one.

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