Fri Nov 5, 2021 – 10:28 pm EDT
RICHMOND, Virginia (LifeSiteNews) – Republicans have won back majority control of the Virginia House of Delegates, completing a sweep of Tuesday’s elections that were widely seen as a referendum on the Biden administration.
The GOP flipped a total of seven House seats, according to election results updated Friday by the Virginia Department of Elections. The gains wiped out Democrats’ majority in the lower chamber, which stood at 55-45 before Tuesday. Republicans now control the House 52-48.
Democratic House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax) conceded Friday evening, saying that she “will work to provide a smooth transition for the incoming speaker, and our Democratic caucus will work with the new majority in the House of Delegates and the governor’s administration to serve the best interests of all Virginians.”
“Virginia voters made an historic statement, delivering a clear rebuke of the failed policies of the last two years and electing Republicans up and down the ballot,” House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) said in a victory statement Wednesday. “We are grateful to Virginians who place their trust in us, and we look forward to immediately going to work with Governor-elect Youngkin and
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