WMAL Interview - GREGORY SCHNEIDER - 12.20.17

INTERVIEW - GREGORY SCHNEIDER - Virginia politics reporter at The Washington Post

A single vote leads to a rare tie for control of the Virginia legislature

Republican seat flipped Democratic in a wild recount Tuesday.

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A single vote leads to a rare tie for control of the Virginia legislature

By Gregory S. Schneider December 19 at 6:38 PM

NEWPORT NEWS — The balance of power in Virginia’s legislature turned on a single vote in a recount Tuesday that flipped a seat in the House of Delegates from Republican to Democratic, leaving control of the lower chamber evenly split.

The outcome, which reverberated across Virginia, ends 17 years of GOP control of the House and forces Republicans into a rare episode of power sharing with Democrats that will refashion the political landscape in Richmond.