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  2. Politics of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Since 2008, Virginia has voted for Democrats in presidential elections, including Barack Obama; in 2016 and 2024, Virginia was the only former Confederate state to vote for Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris over Donald Trump. Regional differences play a large part in Virginia politics. [8]

  3. Virginia's 8th Senate district - Wikipedia

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    District 8 is located in the City of Virginia Beach, encompassing all of the city's coastline along the Atlantic Ocean. [3]The district is contained entirely within Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 21st, 81st, 82nd, and 84th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. [4]

  4. Virginia Senate - Wikipedia

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    The lieutenant governor presides daily over the Virginia Senate. In the lieutenant governor's absence, the president pro tempore presides, usually a powerful member of the majority party. The Senate is equal with the House of Delegates, the lower chamber of the legislature, except that taxation bills must originate in the House, similar to the ...

  5. Who controls the Senate? Red-blue party division, explained

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    The Senate, or upper chamber, has 100 seats — two per state. Of these, 34 are up for election in 2024. Each senator serves a six-year term for their respective state.

  6. United States congressional delegations from Virginia

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    The 1860 census allotted 11 seats to Virginia, but 3 were assigned to West Virginia, established in 1863. Virginia was left with 8 seats. [4] For most of this decade, however, Virginian representatives were not seated in Congress because of Virginia's secession in the Civil War. After January 26, 1870, Virginia was allowed to seat members.

  7. Virginia Senate paves way for constitutional amendments - AOL

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    The chamber passed the resolutions on abortion and voting rights along party lines, while the marriage equality resolution received some bipartisan support 24-15. ... Virginia Senate paves way for ...

  8. Redistricting in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Virginia State Board of Elections in a Virginia state court, plaintiffs sought to overturn the General Assembly's redistricting in five House of Delegate and six state Senate districts as violations of both the Virginia and U.S. Constitutions because they failed to represent populations in "continuous and compact territory". [14]

  9. 2023 Virginia Senate election - Wikipedia

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    Following the 2019 election, the Democratic Party gained 2 seats in the Senate, and gained control of both chambers of the General Assembly, marking the first time that Democrats held a government trifecta in Virginia since 1993. [6] This was short-lived, however, as Republicans regained the governorship and the House of Delegates in the 2021 ...