Virginia Republicans saw widespread success in Tuesday's elections, topped off by Glenn Youngkin's victory in the gubernatorial race.
Eight of the Republican incumbents who won re-election were uncontested, while two of the seats flipped were the last of the predominantly rural districts held by Democrats. In some of the races that have yet to be formally called, the GOP has already declared victory while party leaders voiced confidence that they had gained control of the House.
Tuesday's election was seen as a referendum on a series of progressive reforms that Democrats have enacted over the past two years, including the repeal of the death penalty, the legalization of marijuana, a loosening of abortion restrictions. and a series of police reforms. Republicans criticized a series of progressive policies promoted by Democrats to try to convince voters that once-conservative Virginia has moved too far to the left, including the repeal of the death penalty, the legalization of marijuana, a loosening of abortion restrictions and a series of police reforms.
Democrats held a 55-45 majority heading into Tuesday's election, but Republicans waged an aggressive campaign to flip up to 13 seats held by Democrats whom they considered vulnerable. The GOP needs to flip at least six seats to regain the majority the party lost in 2019.
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