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part of the 1st District before going into the 3rd in 1992. He could also take over those portions of Hanover and Spotsylvania counties that Bliley now represents.
In Sisisky’s case, he would probably lose his part of Portsmouth to Scott, but pick up such present 7th District localities as Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Greene and part of Albemarle while taking those parts of Suffolk, Petersburg, Howell and Prince George County presently in Scott’s district, and get county from the 3rd.
Scott would almost certainly get the part of Hampton that is now in the 1st District. He might also pick up more of Norfolk, though Pickett might be reluctant to go along and end up in a district that would be controlled more than 2-1 by Virginia Beach which often leans Republicans. Yet because his voting record is moderateconservative Pickett would likely still be secure in such a district.
Scott is presently in a 64 percent black majority district. His new district may be from 45 to 50 percent black, but if he gets more of Norfolk,
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