There will be one lucky winner of our General Assembly prediction contest, but if the final results from today’s election turns out like what you collectively have predicted, then Republicans will pick up four state Senate seats today, gain the majority, and Ward Armstrong will have nothing but time to campaign for a statewide seat.
State Senate
1st District:
Mickey Chohany (R) – 41
John Miller (D) – 15
6th District
Ralph Northam (D) – 40
Ben Loyola (R) – 16
13th District
Dick Black (R) – 52
Shawn Mitchell (D) – 4
17th District
Edd Houck (D) – 32
Bryce Reeves (R) – 24
20th District
Bill Stanley (R) – 41
Roscoe Reynolds (D) – 15
21st District
Dave Nutter (R) – 30
John Edwards (D) – 26
22nd District
Tom Garrett (R) – 36
Bert Dotson (D) – 19
29th District
Chuck Colgan (D) – 39 (average margin of victory predicted 5.6%)
Tom Gordy (R) – 15 (average margin of victory predicted 3.5%)
31st District
Barbara Favola (D) – 47
Caren Merrick (R) – 10
36th District
Jeff Frederick (R) – 40
Linda “Toddy” Puller (D) -15
37th District
Dave Marsden (D) – 41
Jason Flanary (R) – 14
38th District
Adam Light (R) – 35
Phil Puckett (D) – 20
House of Delegates
9th District
Charles Poindexter (R) – 45
Ward Armstrong (D) – 10