2005 Virginia House of Delegates election

2005 Virginia House of Delegates elections
All 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates; 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	45.0%
	Results:; Republican hold Republican gain; Democratic hold Democratic gain; Independent hold Independent gain
Speaker before election; Bill Howell; Republican	Elected Speaker ; Bill Howell; Republican

The Virginia House of Delegates election of 2005 was held on Tuesday, November 8.

Results

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57	40	3
Republican	Democratic

Parties		Candidates	Seats				Popular Vote
Parties		Candidates	2003	2005	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Republican		61	57	4	58.00%	979,209	56.11%
	Democratic		37	40	3	39.00%	640,958	36.73%
	Independent		2	3	1	3.00%	83,908	4.81%
	Libertarian		0	0		0.00%	11,302	0.65%
	Independent Greens		0	0		0.00%	1,664	0.10%
-	Write-ins		0	0		0.00%	28,031	1.61%
Total			100	100	0	100.00%	1,745,072	100.00%	-

^ "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
^ "Election Results - Virginia Department of Elections".