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This was to have been the year in which Virginia Republicans were expected to storm the battlements of the Democratic dominated General Assembly. Massive increases in the size of the GOP caucus in both houses had been predicted as a prelude to a takeover by the Republicans as the majority party in at least one chamber two years hence.
As things are working out, it appears unlikely that the fore-going, or anything close to it, will occur.
Going into the 1983 elections, this is the legislative lineup. In the 100-member House of Delegates there are 64 Democrats, 35 Republicans and one independent. In the 40-member Senate there are 32 Democrats and eight Republicans. All 140 seats in both houses will be up for grabs in November.
This is the first year in which an entire General Assembly will be elected under the reapportionment plan which was enacted following the tortuous redistricting ordeal of 1981 and 1982. Thus, it is the first year in which all of the legislators will be elected from single-member districts.
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