'Something could happen:' Political expert weighs in on balance of power and District 51

(WSET) — All eyes are on Virginia's House and Senate race. Virginia currently has a Democratic Senate and a Republican house, but this election could change that.

One race, political experts have their eye on is the House of Delegates District 51.

The Democratic candidate is Kimberly Moran, the Republican candidate is Eric Zehr, and the current Republican Congressman Matt Feriss is running as an independent.

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University of Lynchburg, Political Science Chair, David Richards said it is a pretty Republican District, but if Republicans split their vote, and if Moran performed great, she could potentially win.

"If they split the vote, um it would have to be pretty strange and Moran would have to sort of overperform and do really well," he said. "Something could happen. I think what will be interesting is to see how well Feriss and Zehr do and who can win that race."

Richards said overall, he is predicting the Democrats will hold the Senate and Republicans will probably hold the House, but there could always be an upset. He said we may not know that outcome until days later.