2023 Virginia Races 

In a very tight election, Swing Blue Alliance helped protect democracy in Virginia, where Dems held the State Senate and flipped the House of Delegates.

Our district, SD-17, was a mixed bag, Our state Senate candidate lost, but one House of Delegates candidate won a substantial victory, helping to clinch the new Democratic legislative majority in Virginia. The other, who lacked support aside from what Swing Blue provided, ‘overperformed’ what would be expected in this fairly red district, losing by a mere 550 votes (out of 28,957).

Rural District Strategy

In April 2023, Swing Blue Alliance joined with Rural GroundGame and Red2Blue to help build a political infrastructure that would empower Dem candidates to reclaim rural votes. Together, we set up phone banks where volunteers spoke to over 1600 rural voters, found 1034 supporters, and recruited 77 volunteers. We also sent over 50,000 postcards to these voters.  Our candidates didn’t win, but most did better than predicted and, more important, they forced Republicans to spend money where they hadn’t previously, weakening them in other, tighter races.  This dealt the GOP a mortal wound that allowed the Democrats to hold the State Senate and retake the House of Delegates, a tremendous win.

Summing Up Swing Blue Alliance’s Contributions

• 16 volunteers went to Suffolk, Virginia and knocked on over 5,000 doors, spoke with 1,100 voters, and identified 565 supporters.
• 125 volunteers had nearly 3,000 phone conversations with voters and identified over 2,000 supporters.
• 198 donors raised $48.5K for Virginia candidates and voter empowerment organizations.
• Volunteers sent 77,300 postcards on behalf of urban and rural candidates.