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Virginia Democrats took a drubbing in Tuesday’s election. As was widely reported, former Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe lost to Republican businessman Glenn Younkin, while the House of Delegates, where Democrats had enjoyed a ten-vote margin, tipped to Republican control with the likely loss of seven seats.
U.S. elections in odd-numbered years rarely generate a lot of excitement, but several out-of-the-ordinary contests will come to a climax next week.
New developments over the past month have increased chances that voters could remove two West Coast governors: one Democrat and one Republican.
In an odd twist on convention, Bridgeport, Connecticut will hold a Democratic primary election after next week’s general election.
Two years ago, control of only one state legislature flipped from one party to another. This year saw more changes, some of them surprising and some less so.
