{"id":1081284,"date":"2021-12-03T16:44:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T21:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1081284"},"modified":"2021-12-03T16:44:04","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T21:44:04","slug":"leftists-fail-in-virginia-recount-republican-state-house-majority-affirmed-gop-officially-taking-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-fail-in-virginia-recount-republican-state-house-majority-affirmed-gop-officially-taking-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftists Fail in Virginia Recount: Republican State House Majority Affirmed, GOP Officially Taking Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftists-fail-in-virginia-recount-republican-state-house-majority-affirmed-gop-officially-taking-power%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1081284&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1204958131-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Democrats failed Friday to overturn a Virginia House of Delegates seat in a recount, officially affirming Republican majority control of the Commonwealth\u2019s lower chamber.<\/p>\n<p>As Breitbart News previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/01\/election-overview-virginia-state-house-up-for-grabs-after-two-years-of-democrat-control\/\">reported<\/a>, the Democrat-controlled Virginia House of Delegates was up for grabs on election night as Republicans led an upset in all three statewide races \u2014 handing Glenn Youngkin the governor\u2019s mansion, Winsome Sears the lieutenant governorship, and Jason Miyares the Attorney General\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>On election night, it was clear that Republicans took control of the House from Democrats, but the question remained whether the lower chamber would have a 50-50 split or Republican majority control.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>With incumbent Democrat Del. Alex Askew losing his seat to Republican challenger Karen Greenhalgh in the 85th House District, Republicans took a 51-48 majority, with one more recount underway that also appears favorable to the Republican challenger. On November 2, Askew, who represents a district in Virginia Beach, was behind by 127 votes, below the 0.5 percent margin needed to have a publicly funded recount. A panel of three circuit court judges met Friday to issue the result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s result is just another confirmation that the people of Virginia last month rejected the far-left\u2019s failed policies and voted for an optimistic future that empowers parents, brings safety to our streets, lowers costs, and supports small businesses,\u201d Republican State Leadership Committee President Dee Duncan said of Greenhalgh\u2019s win.<\/p>\n<p>The second recount is in Hampton, Virginia, where incumbent Democrat Del. Martha M. Mugler has a 94-vote deficit to Republican A.C. Cordoza. That race will be called Wednesday by another panel of judges.<\/p>\n<p>If Cordoza maintains his lead over Mugler, Republicans will have a 52-48 majority in Richmond heading into 2022.<\/p>\n<p><em>Breccan F. Thies<\/em>&nbsp;<i>is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreccanFThies\">@BreccanFThies<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats failed Friday to overturn a Virginia House of Delegates seat in a recount, officially affirming Republican majority control of the Commonwealth\u2019s lower chamber. 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