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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]You are sort of burying the lead here. The single vote that won the election for the Democrat also split the House of Delegates 50-50, effectively giving the Democrats control because Democratic Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax will break ties.

Also, the Democrat was a woman who beat a male Republican. Those pink hats are starting to have an impact.

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I think the Lt Gov breaks ties on the Senate-- they will have to do some sort of powershare in the House, but still denying the R's majority control of the House (while they have a one vote majority in the Senate) is huge.[/quote]

You are correct, Lt. Gov. breaks ties in the Senate [b]but there's no tie-breaking mechanism in the House[/b]. The parties will have to negotiate who will chair committees and who will be Speaker for the House, positions that usually go to the majority party. I believe Republicans hold a two-vote majority in the Senate (21-19), but since they won't be able to get anything through the House without Democrat support, they'll have to either engage in actual bipartisanship or they'll be stuck in two years of gridlock.[/quote]

That's correct.T he Lieutenant Governor does NOThave the right to cast a tie-breaking vote on organizational matters when the General Assembly convenes next month.[/quote]

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