2023 Election Night Wrap Up

Election 2023 saw many successes for Democrats across the state and a change in party control of the House of Delegates.  Many were calling this election a referendum on the performance of Governor Glenn Youngkin and if that’s true, the results indicate that about half the population isn’t thrilled.  Democrats retained their control of the State Senate and also swept away the narrowly-held Republican majority in the General Assembly.

The State Senate stands at 21 Democrats and 18 Republicans with 1 race currently too close to call.  That seat has the Republican challenger edging out the Democratic incumbent by just 20 votes.  The General Assembly stands at 51 Democrats and 48 Republicans with 1 race currently too close to call.  That seat has the incumbent Republican up by less than 200 votes.

The Virginia legislature remains deeply divided and both Democrats and Republicans will have to work together to get anything accomplished for the remaining 2 years of Gov. Youngkin’s term.  Our local races were a mixed bag with R’s and D’s both picking up seats and a long-time incumbent friend of FAAR losing in Stafford County.  The charts below indicate the outcomes of races in the FAAR service territory.*denotes incumbent

*denotes incumbent