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Back to the 80’s: The last time Democrats held a 60+ seat House majority

Back to the 80’s: The last time Democrats held a 60+ seat House majority

Update: 2025-11-10
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A newspaper headline and photo of A. L. Philpott from his time as Speaker of the House of Delegates.</figcaption></figure>



Speaker of the House of Delegates Don Scott is about to have 64-seat majority.





Michael Pope tells us about the last time Democrats had a majority that large.





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Back to the 80’s: The last time Democrats held a 60+ seat House majority

Back to the 80’s: The last time Democrats held a 60+ seat House majority

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