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Democrats and all the votes that got cast for republicans, democrats shellacked the republicans of virginia. they were plus 10 statewide in terms of those votes for those legislative seats. but then the next morning virginia democrats woke up and they were still in the minority in the legislature. and that's because virginia's districts are drawn to be so favorable to republicans. a bunch of those races, though, were really close. and then today in virginia, did you see how it all worked out? today virginia democrat shelly simons beat republican incumbent david yancy in a recount in one of the...

state capital and getting boisterous. christin ayers is in san jose with what they are demanding lawmakers to do up there. good morning, christin. >> reporter: good morning, frank. the buses have just fired up and we have many students out here getting ready to board the buses for a march on sacramento. part of the day of action for thousands of students headed to the capital today. right now i'm joined by faculty president david yancy. >> we are hoping over 10,000 students will show up to make their voices heard in sacramento so the folks inside will know that it's time to step up a...

Going on two decades in virginia or make it a 50/50 tie which will require them to share power. enormous consequences here as to whose name is drawn from that bowl. >> no doubt about it. we are going to take the name drawing live as it happens. spare our viewers all the speeches that lead up to it. let's keep chatting, talk about how we got to this moment. >> it's been a pretty surreal experience for the candidates and people that live in new port news and members of the house of delegates. it was a close race, 10-vote lead for david yancy that allowed shelly simonds for a recount. they went t...

Three panel circuit court judge, three different judges, had to review the results of the election and certify the ballot and that's when david yancy's lawyers came forward with one ballot that should have been counted but wasn't. both names were filled in but there was an "x" through simonds name. the person who voted that we don't know who that person is voted for republicans in every other race. the lawyers for david and the republican party arguing that meant that the vote should count and that would mean that would turn the race into a tie. those judges agreed. and that's where we get now...

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