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Whatever political news there is in this oddly quiet election year, it appears to be centered on the races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. Very little of it has focused on the fact that all 100 seats in the House of Delegates are also up for election.
Yet regardless of how the numbers turn out in those lower house races, there will be some important changes in the body. Some of its most powerful and respected war horses are bowing out.
Going into the '85 election, there are 65 Democrats, 34 Republicans and one independent in the House. Neither party expects major changes as a result of the November balloting, however the Democrats appear a shade more optimistic than their GOP counterparts about the way things will look w hen the votes have been counted. Spokespersons for both parties addressed the matter in highly tentative terms.
It should be noted that only the members of the House, with their two-year terms, are up for election. The senators, whose terms last for four years, will not face the voters until 1987.
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