Ford C. Quillen (acting) Democratic Tom Moss Democratic The Virginia House of Delegates election of 1991 was held on Tuesday, November 5.
Just over a month earlier, on September 28, House Speaker A. L. Philpott died of cancer.
Democratic floor leader Tom Moss led his party going into the election; Moss was elected Speaker two weeks later, after his conference maintained a majority in the chamber.
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