Democracy Dies in Darkness

National Republican group launches TV ad campaign aimed at flipping Virginia House seats

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August 16, 2021 at 1:56 p.m. EDT
Del. Chris L. Hurst (D- Montgomery) at a special legislative session on gun issues in 2019. Hurst is being challenged by Republican Jason Ballard in the Blacksburg-area district. (Steve Helber/AP)

RICHMOND — A national Republican group is launching a major TV advertising campaign in six House of Delegates districts around Virginia this week, underlining the high stakes of this fall's battle for control in Richmond.

With all 100 House seats on the November ballot and Democrats defending a 55-45 advantage, the Republican State Leadership Committee PAC is targeting districts seen as vulnerable to being flipped.